American model and pop singer, Paulina Gretzky, is not best known for her artistic talents, but rather for her romantic relationship with one of the greatest golfers, Dustin Johnson. Since their relationship began in 2012, the pair have gone on to become a sports power couple. Their relationship, however, was not smooth as Johnson was accused of infidelity. The development of the relationship over the years has been closely followed by the media. In this article, we will introduce you to their romantic journey so far.
Paulina Gretzky Bio
Before diving into their romantic lives, learn a little more about Gretzky. Paulina Gretzky comes from a very famous family. She was born on December 19, 1988, Paulina Mary Jean Gretzky, to retired hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and his actress wife, Janet Jones. She is the couple’s eldest child and has four siblings, including three brothers.
Paulina Gretzky always wanted a career inshow business. She released a song called Collecting Dust via iTunes. The song was featured on the MTV reality series called ‘Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County’.
In addition to music, Gretzky also started a career in modeling. For her debut, she posed for the cover of the 2005 issue of Flare magazine. Gretzky graced the cover of the May 2014 issue of Golf Digest.
His chronological relationship with Dustin Johnson
how they met
Gretzky and Johnson were introduced to each other by Gretzky’s mother, Hollywood actress Janet Jones. Jones had met Johnson at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament in 2009. A few days later, she was inviting the pro golfer over for dinner, and Johnson quickly became a family friend.
After meeting the Gretzkys, Johnson took on a Paulina Gretzky public favorite, but the timing was bad because they were both dating other people. However, Johnson remained a friend of the Gretzkys. Two years later, the two men started dating. When the couple left for their first date, Gretzky’s parents joined them. Combination dates have become a tradition for the Gretzkys.
Proposal
Seven months of dating was all Johnson needed to be sure that Paulina Gretzky was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. In August 2013, Johnson asked for Gretzky’s hand and she said yes.
Gretzky and Johnson are not a couple to avoid showing a public display of affection. Gretzky quickly became a star at PGA Tour tournaments and would be right next to Johnson, taking a kiss from her whenever she could. During the 2016 Masters, she caddied for him. In addition to their constant PDAs, the two partners frequently take to Instagram to post great snaps of each other, much to the delight of their fans.
When Johnson’s reputation took a hit in 2014, hockey legend Paulina Gretzky’s father came forward. In fact, the golfer became one of football’s bad boys after testing positive for cocaine in his system. As a penalty, he was suspended by the PGA for 6 months. It was a low point in his life but luckily his stepfather, Wayne Gretzky, was there to pick him up and help get him back on track. As a mentor, Wayne Gretzky advised Johnson to stop going to wild parties. Johnson took his stepfather’s advice and adapted his lifestyle to be more family-oriented.
And then came the children
With his deeds cleaned up, Dustin Johnson has become more ready to become a family man. They welcomed their first son, Tatum Gretzky Johnson, on December 19, 2015, and they had a golf-themed revelation for their second son, River Jones Johnson, who was born on June 12, 2017.
2018 breakup rumors
The couple’s followers grew suspiciousThe pair were headed for a split when Paulina Gretzky deleted all of Johnson’s photos from her Instagram page. It was later learned that she would be angry with Johnson for spending too much time with a certain California socialite, Yassie Safai at the Sherwood Country Club. As the rumors heated up, Safai took to social media to debunk them. She said she has only met Johnson at the country club about four times and is not even close friends with him.
Makeup
Things started to look positive for the couple when Johnson took to Twitter to hint that regardless of the ups and downs of their relationship, they were still very much in love. In October 2018, Gretzky resumed posting snaps of her longtime fiancé to her Instagram account. PDAs have also taken over. Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Justin plan to get married by 2019.