Dustin Johnson was in a class all his own in marching to an emphatic double Tour triumph in capturing the season-ending Tour Championship and landing the FedEx Cup No. 1 title.
Johnson headed home to Florida a mind-blowing $US 15m richer in posting a closing round 68 and win by three shots with a 21-under par victory tally on the East Lake course.
Fellow Tour Championship champ, Xander Schauffele (67) and Justin Thomas (66) shared second place at 18-under par.
Spaniard Jon Rahm (66) was fourth on 17-under par.
‘DJ’ went into the last day in the last round of a COVID-19 hit 2019/20 PGA Tour wraparound season leading by five shots at 19-under par.
The winning putt @PlayoffFinale 🏆
What a career it’s been for @DJohnsonPGA.
23 victories
6 WGCs
1 #FedExCup
1 major#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/vH3QRzAKtC— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 7, 2020
“I got off to a really good start today and then managed to hit the fairways coming in and holed the putts on the back side coming down the stretch,” he said.
“The guys gave me a good fight out there today and it was something that’s always been a goal of mine in my career, and to be a FedEx Cup champion and finally get the trophy in my hand is amazing.
“I am very proud of the way I played as I have played really good especially over the last four tournaments.
“I’m looking forward now to a few days off and then the U.S. Open, so not much of a break but I am definitely pleased to be FedEx Cup champion.”
Johnson won $US 5m for a 23rd PGA Tour success, a 25th of his pro career and a hat-trick of wins in 2020, and the three materialising in his last eight events.
He also pocketed a $10m windfall in capturing a first FedEx Cup crown as the Tour’s leading money earner, and taking Johnson’s earnings in only 15 events in season 2019/20 to just short of $US 11m and that’s excluding the $US 10m bonus.
Johnson’s now earned close to $US 83m on-course in PGA Tour earnings since a first Tour event at the 2008 Hawaiian Open.
In days to come, Johnson will be voted by his peers at PGA Tour No. 1 and he will head to next week’s U.S. Open favourite to capture what would be a second U.S. Open title.
‘DJ’ arrived in suburban Atlanta 34-under par for the prior two Play-Off events and brought Bobby Jones’ famed Atlanta home to its knees to be 55-under for the final three-events of the PGA Tour’s 2019/20 season.
