He flew over the debates of his whole class. Imperial throughout the tournament, Dustin Johnson honored his status as world No. 1 by winning the first Masters of his career and his second Grand Slam (after the US Open in 2016). Some doubted his ability to handle the pressure of the last lap in Augusta. Several times in Majors, the American giant had, in fact, overused its lead at the moment of truth. But this time his arm never trembled. On the contrary. At 37, he used both his experience and his talent to finish the event at 20 under par, smashing the records of Tiger Woods (in 1997) and Jordan Spieth (in 2015). In autumn, the course is certainly a little easier to master than in spring. Nevertheless: it is great art!
In truth, Justin Johnson symbolizes the quintessential all-round golfer. Thanks to its wingspan, it sends missiles over 250 m. But he also masters the little game, excels at putting and, as a bonus, manages his emotions very well. It is the maturity of the champion.
Title holder Tiger Woods finally finished 1 under par, in 39th position. But he will long remember his last lap where he had a real nightmare on hole 12, a small par 3 surrounded by water and bunkers. Going from obstacle to obstacle, the world swing icon took 10 strokes to put the ball in the hole. This is the first time in his career that he has scored a double-digit score on a par 3. But, touched in his pride, the Tiger nevertheless reacted like a great champion, scoring five birdies on his last six holes. Class in its purest form!
As for Bryson DeChambeau, often cited among the favorites, he never fought for victory. After narrowly passing the cut, he tucked in two final middle cards (69 and 73) for a total of 2 under par. Obviously, the Californian bulldozer still has work to do to tame the evil Georgian course, which does not like to be attacked like this. If he wants to win the tournament one day, he will have to exchange his brute force with more tactical common sense and take the example of a certain Bernhard Langer who shared his game this Sunday. The 63-year-old German finished 3 under par and at the same time became the oldest player in history to pass the cut to Augusta!
