{"id":17859,"date":"2020-11-16T18:11:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T00:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17859"},"modified":"2020-11-16T18:11:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T00:11:44","slug":"awesome-and-unbelievable-dustin-johnson-receives-green-jacket-from-tiger-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17859","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Awesome and unbelievable\u2019: Dustin Johnson receives green jacket from Tiger Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dustin Johnson finally clinched an elusive second major title with a five-stroke victory at the Masters, overcoming a shaky start to his final round to end with a tournament-record low score at Augusta National. Johnson led throughout the final round, though only by one stroke early, and did not drop a shot in the final 13 holes on his way to a four-under-par 68 and an unprecedented 20-under-par 268 total. Tiger Woods added to the achievement by placing the green jacket on Johnson\u2019s back. \u2019Obviously having Tiger put it on was awesome and unbelievable, but any guy could put it on me and I&#8217;d be just fine,\u2019 Johnson said, laughing. Australian Cameron Smith and South Korean Im Sung-jae kept Johnson honest, both shooting 69 to tie for second on 15-under, but in the end they had no answer to the champion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"content__header tonal__header\">\n<div class=\"u-cf\">\n<h1 class=\"content__headline \">Unstoppable Dustin Johnson cruises to record-breaking first Masters victory<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta__numbers\"><strong>The highest compliment to <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/dustin-johnson\" data-link-name=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Dustin Johnson<\/a> is that he did not allow the final round of the 84th Masters to become particularly interesting. The cool and calm Johnson has now collected a Green Jacket.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"content__article-body from-content-api js-article__body\" data-test-id=\"article-review-body\">\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element--thumbnail element-rich-link--upgraded\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-2 | 1\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-dead--item rich-link--pillar-sport\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__container\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__header\">\n<h2 class=\"rich-link__title\"><strong><a class=\"rich-link__link\"> The Masters 2020: Dustin Johnson wins first green jacket \u2013 as it happened <\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>His career and status enter fresh territory, with the 36-year-old becoming a multiple major champion only 75 miles from where he grew up in South Carolina. Johnson has no reason to care less about a final day painfully lacking in drama. His approach was that of a cold-blooded champion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johnson won by five shots, at 20 under par, and it was every bit as comfortable as the figures suggest. That aggregate is a Masters scoring record, beating the previous best of minus 18. There is a legitimate debate to be had regarding whether Johnson\u2019s figures require an asterisk, given the forgiving nature of Augusta National in November, but an increase in wind during the closing stretch of his victory march meant nothing could be straightforward. Johnson played like the No 1 player in the world, his position heading into this major.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Masters to me is the biggest tournament and the one I wanted to win the most,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI was nervous all day. I\u2019m very proud of the way I handled myself and finished off the golf tournament. This is a dream come true.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johnson, normally so emotionless, was reduced to tears during his post-round media duties.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods, who added to this sense of achievement by placing the Green Jacket on Johnson\u2019s back, led the praise. \u201cHe\u2019s an amazing athlete,\u201d said Woods. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the first guys to ever bring athleticism to our sport. DJ has just an amazing ability to stay calm in tough moments.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"img-1\" class=\"element element-image img--landscape fig--narrow-caption fig--has-shares \" data-component=\"image\" data-media-id=\"885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\">\n<div class=\"u-responsive-ratio\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=2e4b0a65366b5429a6fb71b7d4329aa3 1240w\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"620px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=be6ed4da8e29de05476ec6e8fd9a350f 620w\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" sizes=\"620px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=dd0cfa2b606a52acc8cd9ad21047167d 1210w\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"605px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9c11980e9bad15e36d61b2d7d0256586 605w\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"605px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=dbbae72be5cfd14a375cde07e17c9664 890w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"445px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=dec9b5cac8eca62ccede23710a842d12 445w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"445px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gu-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/885fb05c32ba232d02ffa62cb1fe7a7b4102145f\/0_177_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c7afe36ec766e1f8367030c1d9c4eda3\" alt=\"A view from behind the tee as Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the 9th\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"block-share block-share--article hide-on-mobile \" data-link-name=\"block share\"><strong>WHO IS DUSTIN JOHN<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-link-name=\"block share\">\n<p><strong>Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American <a title=\"Professional golfer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_golfer\">professional golfer<\/a> who plays on the <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a>. He has won two <a title=\"Men's major golf championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Men%27s_major_golf_championships\">major championships<\/a>, the <a title=\"2016 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2016 U.S. Open<\/a> at <a title=\"Oakmont Country Club\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakmont_Country_Club\">Oakmont Country Club<\/a> with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the <a title=\"2020 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_Masters_Tournament\">2020 Masters Tournament<\/a> with a record score of 268, 20-under-par. He had previously finished in a tie for second at both the <a title=\"2011 Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Open_Championship\">2011 Open Championship<\/a> and the <a title=\"2015 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2015 U.S. Open<\/a>. He has six <a title=\"World Golf Championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Championships\">World Golf Championships<\/a> victories, with only <a title=\"Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods\">Tiger Woods<\/a> having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the <a title=\"World Golf Championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Championships#Multiple_winners\">four World Golf Championship events<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By virtue of his 2020 <a title=\"Travelers Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Travelers_Championship\">Travelers Championship<\/a> win, Johnson became the third player in Tour history to win a Tour title in each of his first 13 seasons, joining <a title=\"Jack Nicklaus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Nicklaus\">Jack Nicklaus<\/a> (17) and Tiger Woods (14).<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dustin_Johnson#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> Johnson is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top ten annually in driving distance from 2008 to 2020, and leading in 2015.<sup id=\"cite_ref-pga_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In February 2017 Johnson became the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"List of World Number One male golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_World_Number_One_male_golfers\">world number 1-ranked golfer<\/a> and remained there for 64 consecutive weeks, the 5th longest run as number 1. He returned to the number 1 position in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and has been at number 1 for a total of over 100 weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dustin Johnson finally clinched an elusive second major title with a five-stroke victory at the Masters, overcoming a shaky start to his final round to end with a tournament-record low score at Augusta National. Johnson led throughout the final round, though only by one stroke early, and did not drop a shot in the final [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,8,1314,2432,1456,1156,110,14,1,7,9,10],"tags":[3282,3287,3288,3286,3285,3284,3283,3281,3289],"class_list":["post-17859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-gamers","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-golf-sports-news","category-most-commented","category-news","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-20171-104-weeks","tag-2018-byron-nelson-award-2016","tag-2018-fedex-cup-champion-2020","tag-2020-pga-tour-leading-money-winner-2016-vardon-trophy-2016","tag-2020-u-s-open-won-2016-the-open-championship-t2-2011-achievements-and-awards-pga-player-of-the-year-2016-pga-tour-player-of-the-year-2016","tag-2020-number-of-wins-by-tour-pga-tour-24-european-tour-8-other-2-best-results-in-major-championships-wins-2-masters-tournament-won-2020-pga-championship-2nd-t2-2019","tag-as-of-november-15","tag-career-college-coastal-carolina-university-turned-professional-2007-current-tours-pga-tour-professional-wins-27-highest-ranking-1-february-19","tag-dustin-johnson","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}