Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson rolls to 11-shot win

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Dustin Johnson capped an astonishin­gly dominant performanc­e with an 8-underpar 63 in the final round Sunday on his way to winning The Northern Trust — the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs — by 11 strokes over Harris English in Norton, Massachuse­tts.

The result enabled Johnson, who completed 72 holes at 30-under 254, to regain the No. 1 ranking in the world. His 30-under score relative to par was one shot off the record of 31 under set by Ernie Els in 2003 and Justin Thomas in 2017.

Tiger Woods closed with a 5-under 66 and finished in a tie for 58th at 6 under.

• Sophia Popov, who entered the event ranked 304th in the world, closed with a 3-under 68 to earn a two-stroke victory over Jasmine Suwannapur­a in the Women’s British Open in Troon, Scotland. Popov finished 72 holes at 7-under 277.

 ?? GETTY IMAGES ?? Dustin Johnson watches his shot on the 11th tee in the final round Sunday of The Northern Trust.
GETTY IMAGES Dustin Johnson watches his shot on the 11th tee in the final round Sunday of The Northern Trust.

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