Masters: DJ alone in the world in Augusta, Tiger shipwrecked in Amen Corner

Do you know a world number one consecrated by chance, you?

It is a real demonstration of golf to which Dustin Johnson indulged during the 4th and last round of the 84th edition of the Masters.

With his swaying and almost nonchalant approach, the native of Columbia returned a card of 68, which allowed him to go and win his first Masters victory with a record score of -20.

Without anything and no one being able to find fault with it.

Exceptional and admirable.

Dustin Johnson's walk

This season, Dustin Johnson (36) has reached impressive golfing maturity.

The winner of the 2016 US Open, whose ability to win at the decisive moment was sometimes doubted, perfectly dominated his subject in Augusta this week (65-70-65-68), to be able to stroll on Sunday at mass time.

Co-leader from day one, his statistics are terrifying: 2 eagles and 20 birdies for 4 small bogeys, 83% of greens affected in regulation, 281 meters average driving, and above all 1.62 putts on average.

Triple winner on the PGA tour this season (Travelers Championship, Tour Championship, Northern Trust), Dustin Johnson has not played over par in the last round of a tournament for the past nine months.

"It is the consecration of the best player of the year 2020", concluded Jean Van de Velde, the consultant of Golf +.

Quite simply.

With a score of 268, Dustin Johnson wins the Green Jacket and sets a new Tournament scoring record.

# themasterspic.twitter.com / r39UeYgsIy

- The Masters (@TheMasters) November 15, 2020

Dustin Johnson's victory is all the more respectable since it was won against a player, Cameron Smith (27) who, too, blew up the card.

By signing four laps (67-68-69-69) under the score of 70, the Australian becomes the only player to achieve this feat on the fairways of the Augusta National Golf Club, a Masters week.

A first which gives all the more value to the victory of the American Dustin Johnson in the 2020 Masters Tournament. "I was not there to finish 2nd in the tournament," explained Smith when he returned to the clubhouse. .

I knew I had to put the pressure on early.

Besides, I got off to a good start but DJ was too good at the end… ”.

By also finishing at -15, tied for second, South Korean Sungjae Im (22) has shown that he has all the blows in his game. Like Smith, he will have to be closely watched over the next few seasons at the time to identify potential favorites at the Masters.

The drowning of Tiger Woods

Terrible disillusionment for Tiger Woods (38th, -1), the defending champion in Augusta, five-time winner of the Masters, who sank during this 4th round by drowning on the 140-meter par 3 of hole 12, in the heart from Amen Corner, with a score of ... 10 strokes.

The streak will remain as one of the saddest moments of his fabulous career: a face-off that goes down into the frontal water hazard from the front green, penalty, drop and wedge that goes back into the water. due to uncontrolled backspin, re-penalty, new approach shot that goes into the bunker at the back of the green, new disaster in acrobatic position with the ball that goes through the water, third penalty and two putts to finish after having dropped on the green.

Horrible.

His worst score on a career hole.

»READ ALSO - 

10 is the highest score of Tiger's PGA TOUR career.

https://t.co/vGt7WgKjAS

- PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 15, 2020

Wordlessly and as a huge champion, Tiger Woods finished his course with five birdies on the last six holes.

Respect.  

Baptism successful for Victor Perez

By becoming the 5th French player to pass the cut at Augusta - after Van de Velde, Levet, Dubuisson and Langasque - Victor Perez had already succeeded in his Georgian baptism after the 2nd return.

If it ends up quite far from the best in 46th place (+1), the Tarbais is far from being unworthy, demonstrating good skills on the route of the Augusta National GC, which he was discovering.

"I'm very happy with the way things went," he confessed in the press room, for his last conference.

It was much more difficult today (Sunday).

I think the wind was a bit high and made the conditions a bit trickier.

I struggled yesterday (Saturday), which obviously put me in a bit of a hole.

I felt like I had had good days before.

It was, I think, to gain experience… ”

Like many other guests of this 84th edition, Victor Perez, given his world rank (36th) will return to Augusta in five short months, for the 2021 edition traditionally organized in the first week of April.

"It's an advantage not to have a whole year to wait and think about it," he concluded on Sunday.

It's going to be good.

I think it will be different, with greens that are probably firmer and faster ”.