Dustin Johnson Wins 2020 Masters in Record Fashion

Johnson, 36, hopes to find his way there.

“It feels good to get past one major, especially when the second one is the Masters, which I always dreamed of winning as a kid,” said Johnson, who grew up in Columbia, S.C., about an hour’s drive from the Augusta National Golf Club. “I dream of winning a lot of majors. Hopefully, this one will help give me a little spring.”

Johnson, whose unshakable stoicism on the golf course has become his best-known trait, broke down in tears while being interviewed after the final round behind the 18th green.

“It still feels like I’m dreaming,” he said, wiping his eyes.

Johnson’s closest pursuers were Sungjae Im of South Korea and Cameron Smith of Australia, who each finished the tournament at 15 under par. They narrowed Johnson’s lead after he made consecutive bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes, but Johnson rallied with two birdies in his next three holes and then extended his lead from there.

Johnson’s final-round, four-under-par 68 gave him a tournament score of 268, or 20 under par, which broke the 72-hole Masters record of 270 previously held by Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/sports/golf/dustin-johnson-masters-win.html