Who Is Paulina Gretzky? - Dustin Johnson's Wife

Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky are golf's equivalent of the Beckhams, both used to their careers being in the spotlight. They met in 2009, but didn't officially start dating until early 2013 - and they got engaged seven months later. 

Born in Los Angeles, California, Gretzky is an actress, model and singer. Her filmography includes Grown Ups 2 (2013), Fame (2009) and Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012). Admitting that singing and song-writing is her first love, she has also had record deals in the past.

The eldest of four siblings, Paulina is the daughter of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, arguably the greatest ice hockey player of all time.

Since meeting Johnson, Gretzky has admitted to being more involved in golf, telling Golf Digest: "I didn't appreciate golf as much when I was little, probably because my mum put us in tennis camps and golf camps. My mum has a video of me when I was really young where I'm saying, 'Daddy, don't go play golf any more'".

Gretzky has even featured on the cover of Golf Digest, as well as Canadian fashion magazine, Flare. Regularly appearing at events that Johnson is playing in, she was seen caddying for him at the 2016 Masters Par 3 tournament.

The couple currently live together in Florida and have two sons - Tatum Johnson, who was born in 2015, and River Jones Johnson, who was born in 2017. 

Gretzky has over one million followers on Instagram, and used the platform to announce the gender of River Jones with a video of Dustin hitting a golf ball into the sea. It blew up a bright blue cloud, confirming they were having a boy.

After a long engagement the pair got hitched in November 2022. The couple married at the five-star Blackberry Farm resort, which is around three hours outside of Nashville. The farm is said to be highly-sought after and known for its peaceful atmosphere and romantic setting.

Gretzky explained the long engagement during a podcast interview in 2021, saying: "I just did things my own way, I just didn't want to listen to how everyone else viewed things. I fell in love with someone so fast and we just had the best thing that's ever happened to us happen so quickly." 

Gretzky also featured in season 2 of Netflix's Full Swing docuseries, where she opened up on the pair's relationship and even revealed they had received death threats after Johnson joined the LIV Golf tour.

“There were people sending death threats and awful, awful, awful things. People were aggressive, that’s for sure, but that’s when I shut it down for a little bit and I was like ’I don’t need to look at this, everyone has an opinion on it and fine'," she said.

“We have a little bit more time together now since things have changed a little, whereas before it was 'go go go.' We have more control now of how we do things," she continued on what it's like on the LIV tour.

"The old life we had, it was 'I had to take a back seat' but now it feels like we’re in the front of the plane together flying. It was the right move.”

As well as being an actress, celebrity and family woman, Gretzky is also a keen golfer. She showed off her swing in 2022 and fans were impressed with her swing, which comes as no surprise as she is a long-time casual player.

Paulina Gretzky's golf swing: