Dustin Johnson earned praise from all over for his performance at Oakmont in winning the U.S. Open for his first career major championship. Johnson played magnificent golf and also showed the mental strength many had previously questioned he had by dealing with the USGA penalty review on the back nine.

Johnson was congratulated and praised by golf legends like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, but one of the coolest came from "The Great One," Wayne Gretzky, who is the father of Johnson's fiancee, Paulina. Johnson told the media on Wednesday what Gretzky told him after his win at Oakmont.

"He was very happy and very proud," said Johnson. "Coming from him, it was pretty cool. He was telling me how it was one of the greatest things he's seen watching that, how it all unfolded and everything, and to see me get it done, so coming from him, I thought that was really cool. It meant a lot, because he's seen a lot of good things."

Wayne Gretzky certainly has seen some "good things," as Johnson put it, so that is some high praise to receive from a sports legend.

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Dustin Johnson received high praise from Wayne Gretzky. USATSI