1:38 Dustin Johnson struck four balls into the water in the space of two holes during the opening round of the 3M Open.
Johnson narrowly missed out at the PGA Championship after failing to convert a 54-hole lead at the opening major of the year, with a runner-up finish to Collin Morikawa at TPC Harding Park marking the start of an imperious run of results to cap off his season.
Heading into the FedExCup play-offs 15th in the standings, Johnson threatened the lowest round in PGA Tour history after playing the first 11 holes of his second round in 11 under at the Northern Trust.
3:28 Nick Dougherty and Andrew Coltart look back at Dustin Johnson’s second-round 60 at the Northern Trust, where he played his first 11 holes in 11 under!
A possible ’57 round’ turned into an 11-under 60 on the par-71 layout at TPC Boston, with scores of 64 and 63 over the weekend completing a dominant 11-shot victory and equalling the second-lowest 72-hole total ever recorded on the PGA Tour.
Johnson almost made it back-to-back wins the week after at the BMW Championship after holing a 45-foot birdie on the final hole to take the contest into extra holes, only for Jon Rahm to drain a 66-foot birdie of his own in the play-off to snatch the victory over the world No 1.
6:25 The best of the action from a dramatic final day at Olympia Fields, with Jon Rahm edging out Dustin Johnson in a play-off.
Rahm’s victory in Chicago wasn’t enough to move ahead in either the world rankings or the FedExCup standings, allowing Johnson to start the Tour Championship in top spot and on 10 under due to the staggered scoring system for the season-ending finale.
Johnson took full advantage to open up a five-shot advantage heading into the final round of the season, the fourth event in a row where he held a share of the lead or better after 54 holes, negotiating several clutch moments during the Monday finish to close out his victory.
FedExCup glory was one of the few honours missing from Johnson’s glittering golfing CV, with the sport’s most in-form player now heading into this month’s US Open at Winged Foot and the 2020-21 PGA Tour season as the man to beat.
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