How Dustin Johnson Failed To Turn 54-Hole Leads Into Wins | Golf news

Dustin Johnson in search of the second major title and the first when he holds a 54-hole or more lead in a major; Johnson takes a four-shot lead in the final round of The Masters at Augusta National.

Dustin Johnson will have another chance to end an unwanted major record after taking a massive lead in the final round of The Masters.

The number 1 in the world walked off the field with a bogey-free 65 at Augusta National, placing an eagle and five birds to get to 16 under and equal the lowest 54-hole score in Masters history.

Johnson will draw a four-stroke lead on the final day as he seeks a first big win from the 2016 US Open, although the 36-year-old has never managed to turn a 54-hole lead into a win in his previous four attempts.

Let’s look back at previous occasions where Johnson held a share of the lead or, better yet, in the final round of a major …

2010 US Open

Johnson came to Pebble Beach as the flagship horse of the California course, having won consecutive editions of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Ams at the same venue, with the then 25-year-old adding a third round 66 to rounds 70 and 71 for take a three shot lead on the last day.

After a par of two putts on Sunday’s opening hole, Johnson’s hopes quickly vanished as he dropped six shots on the next three holes, with a triple bogey on the second and a double bogey on the next followed by a bogey on the fourth for blow up the tournament.

Johnson continued to drop further out of the game as he failed to record a single birdie on the final day, with an 11 out of 82 which saw him finish the week tied in eighth and five hits behind eventual winner Graeme McDowell. .

2015 US Open

Four players were tied for the lead on a dramatic final day at Chambers Bay, with Johnson alongside Jason Day, Branden Grace and then Masters champion Jordan Spieth.

Johnson briefly moved into a two-time lead on the final day, but then registered three bogeys in a four-hole stretch during his back-nine, before a birdie from the penultimate hole forced him to take the lead. five last to record a main title maiden.

Having found the green par five in two, Johnson made his 12-foot eagle attempt about three and a half feet over the hole and looked set for a closing birdie to force an 18-hole playoff, only to lose the putt. Coming back hand Spieth a second consecutive big win.

2018 US Open

Johnson was leading by four by mid-stage and looked set to win the US Open for the second time in three years, just for world number 1 to have a weekend to forget on the Shinnecock Hills greens.

Most of the field criticized the course setup on day three, where Johnson needed 38 putts to reach a seven of 77 and slipped into a four-way tie for the lead starting Sunday, with the American. who continues to experience a cold putter on the last day.

Johnson missed four putts from within eight feet and took 35 flat club strokes during a frustrating par 70, with one birdie in the last hole just enough to finish third and two drifting strokes from Brooks Koepka.

PGA Championship 2020

Johnson was one ahead of a congested ranking in the opening men’s major of the year and briefly extended his cushion by birding at the opening hole on the final day, before recovering a three-point bogey at third by picking up a shot the next.

A series of nine consecutive saves saw Johnson lose his lead and a 14th-place bugbear brought him further back as Collin Morikawa hit the passable 16th hole on his way to a first major win.

Johnson contributed birdie in 16th and signed his week by punching a 15-foot birdie in the lead, which was enough to finish two behind Morikawa and in a second with Paul Casey.

Will Dustin Johnson manage to end his unwanted record in the majors and win the Masters? Watch the final round live on Sky Sports. Live coverage starts Sunday at 3pm on Sky Sports The Masters.