Dustin Johnson Wins 2020 Masters in Record Fashion

Dustin Johnson won the 2020 Masters and set a scoring record at 20 under par, two strokes above the record held jointly by Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth. Johnson, who was an hour from the Augusta National Golf Course in Columbia, SC, became the first # 1 in the world to win the event since Woods in 2002.

He finished five strokes ahead of Australian golfer Cameron Smith , who became the first player in 84-year Masters history to hit four rounds in the 60s. South Korea's Sungjae Im also finished second at 15 under to Smith, with a final round 69.

"It's a dream come true. As a kid I always dreamed of becoming Masters champion," Johnson said, pausing to hold back tears.

"It's just unbelievable."

Johnson, who ended with a final lap 68 on Sunday, was first congratulated by his brother Austin, who has been on his bag since 2013. Their partnership started as a lark, with Dustin hiring his brother to tournaments in Australia and China so his regular caddy, Bobby Brown, could be home. for the birth of his child.

"The most important thing about being a caddy is knowing your player, knowing what to say to him, what not to say, or when to leave him alone and say nothing," said The New York Times in 2017. "Nobody knows me better than my brother."

They are the third family of golfers and caddy & # 39; s to win the Masters. Jack Nicklaus and his son, Jack Nicklaus II, were the first in 1986; Patrick Reed and his brother-in-law Kessler Karain followed suit in 2018.

Johnson spent much of the past month in a hotel room for 11 days following a positive coronavirus test result.

"Just laying around, doing a little bit of nothing," he said of his mandatory postponement in late October. He played in just one event after his discharge in early November, finishing in tie for second place at the Houston Open.

It was Johnson & # 39; s first win at the Masters, where he previously finished in the top 10 in his last four starts, ending a disappointing streak of failing to win one of the four major championships in which he had maintained the lead of 54 holes, most recently at the PGA Championship in August, when he finished in second place behind Collin Morikawa.

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