Augusta, GA …

The hottest golfer in the world at the moment believes golf remains a funny game and this from the World No. 1 Dustin Johnson who is looking to make it four wins in succession with victory in this weeks Masters.

The American has won his past three events – the Genesis Open and the WGC Mexico Championship and then two weeks ago in the Texas catipal.

“Golf is a funny game as it doesn’t matter how good you’re playing, you can still not win,” he said ahead of his eighth Masters showing.

“Same goes for this week.  If I want to win here, everything is going to have to go well for me.  I am going to have to drive it well, hit my irons shots well, and putt really good.

Dustin Johnson at the Tournament Practice Area during Practice Round 2 for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

“You know, I’ve got a lot of confidence in my game right now, especially the way I’ve being playing these last few tournament but you know, anything can happen.”

Bookmakers William Hill is offering 5/1 on Johnson adding the Masters to his US Open while Rory McIlroy is currently 15/2.

And Johnson, who you are never going to sit down for a long fireside chat, admitted his thirst to become the game’s top-ranked player only materialised when Tiger Woods was side-lined back in August 2015.

“When Tiger stopped playing is when I thought I could be the best,” he said smiling.

“The past couple of years I’ve been inside the top-10 for a while and I knew it was definitely a possibility, but I was going to have to get better.

“So clearly over the last year or so I feel like my game’s gotten a lot better but I always believed I could get there.”