JOHNSON SURVIVES COVID-19
TO SET NEW RECORD AT THE MASTERS
Augusta: Just a month ago,
Dustin Johnson was holed up in a Las Vegas hotel room selfquarantining for 11 days after testing positive for COVID-19.
Now, after a week of recordsetting brilliance in the Masters, he can head to the exclusive Champions Locker Room at
Augusta National for the rest of his life.
The world No. 1 played to his ranking with a masterful performance and put a few negative, tragic near-misses and collapses in the final rounds of past majors behind him on Sunday by winning the coveted green jacket in the 84th Masters.
With rounds of 65-70-65-68, Johnson, who tied for second behind Tiger Woods last year, finished five shots clear of the field and set the tournament scoring record for 72 holes with his 20-under 268. That was two shots clear of the previous mark set by Jordan Spieth (2015) and Woods (1997).
Johnson, 36, is the only player ever to reach and finish 20 under in a Masters. It was the second major title for Johnson, who won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont, and his 24th PGA Tour title.