Winner: Dustin Johnson
Around the wider world of golf: Inbee Park amazed everyone with a dominating final round to win the HSBC Women's Champions on the LPGA; and Dean Burmester got his first win at the Tshwane Open on the ET.
Well, I become nearly right once I picked Jon Rahm this week. Rahm made a overdue run and in reality had the lead after15 holes, but couldn't maintain it to the end. Neither may want to Ross Fisher, who additionally made a run.
Then Tommy Fleetwood made an excellent later run at the lead, posting -13 (a single stroke back of the lead) and setting himself in position to win if the chief befell to stumble.
But Dustin Johnson did not stumble. Despite a balky putter and the on occasion unpredictable shot as a result of 7600 feet of altitude, DJ casually tapped in for the win on 18, turning into only the 6th participant to win in his first occasion after becoming World #1.
There's now not a whole lot to be said approximately DJ's capacity anymore. Are we sincerely amazed when he steps up and closes out any other event? We're more likely to be stunned by way of his capability to address adversity, the way he did while his ball were given caught in a kind of tree that never catches balls, simplest to drop it after he had already performed a new ball.
With his play over the last 12 months or so, DJ is simply rewriting the chances for the imminent majors. It's only a query of ways he'll putt in the ones activities, isn't it? With his 2d win this year and his 5th in the final 9 months, it is going to be hard to wager against him inside the next few occasions -- which, of direction, consists of the Masters. I'm guessing he's going to pass this week and play Arnie's tournament next week.
But for now, I'll just provide him yet any other Limerick Summary and wonder what may be in advance for the World #1...
He started the week Number One
And, now that the tournament's executed,
DJ's nonetheless sitting quite
In Mexico City,
Where "the top" means you're close to the sun. The photo came from this page at the UK Telegraph site.
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