Mathieu WARNIER, published on Sunday November 15, 2020 at 8:52 p.m.
Second in the Augusta Masters in 2019, Dustin Johnson had a perfect fourth round to win the 2020 edition of the tournament ahead of Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im. Victor Perez finished in 46th place.
Passed close to the green jacket in 2019, Dustin Johnson has finally added his name to the Augusta Masters list. Predicted by Tiger Woods on the legendary Georgia course last year, the Columbia native completed an exemplary fourth lap to seal a victory that was hardly in doubt at the end of the third round on Saturday. If the start of the course was not so obvious, with two bogeys at holes 4 and 5 framed by two birdies, it is on the return that “DJ” has definitively sealed the fate of this 84th edition of the “Tournoi des Masters ”. Coming out of Amen Corner with a birdie at hole number 13, he continued with a performance similar to number 14 then to number 15. Then, it was only a question of ensuring on the last three holes to conclude with a last card of 68, that is to say 20 strokes under the par and the record of the course, to succeed Tiger Woods, author of a catastrophic last day including a sevenfold bogey at hole number 12, which takes the 38th final place. World number 1, Dustin Johnson is the first leader of the hierarchy to win at Augusta since 2002 and a certain … Tiger Woods. He won his second Major after the US Open in 2016.
Smith and Im complete the podium
Already tied for second place, four strokes behind Dustin Johnson, at the end of the third round, Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im could not decide on this fourth passage over the Augusta National. Despite two bogeys at holes 5 and 11, the Australian has never been in awe and, thanks to five birdies, he becomes the first player in Masters history to complete his four laps. with cards under 70 moves, ending five moves from the winner. A total which is identical for the South Korean who saw an excellent start to the day, with a birdie on the first two holes, being erased by a sequence of holes number 6 and 7 concluded on two bogeys. Finally, Sungjae Im finished the day with three more birdies to sign a 69 card and share second place with Cameron Smith. While Justin Thomas held fourth place with a 70 this Sunday, Rory McIlroy concluded his comeback to fifth place. Far from the 75 achieved in the first round, the Northern Irishman signed a card of 69 to join Dylan Frittelli.
Perez finished with a fourth lap in the par
Apart from Tiger Woods, one of the disappointments of this last day of the Augusta Masters will remain Abraham Ancer. In the same game as Sungjae Im and Dustin Johnson, the Mexican totally missed out. With six bogeys, including four on the first nine holes, the rookie in Georgia fell to 13th place. Also participating for the first time in the Masters, Victor Perez ended his tournament on a complicated fourth round from the start. Starting from hole number 10, the organizers having split the participants in two in order to finish the tournament earlier, the Frenchman started well with two birdies and a bogey for his first nine holes but the second part of the course was not completed. same ilk. With a double bogey at hole number 1, Victor Perez lost the credit gained at the start of the day. Then, with two bogeys and a birdie in the last eight holes, the Habs finished in the par and, in total, a stroke over the par for a 46th final place, especially tied with Jordan Spieth. A difficult apprenticeship in the demanding route of the Augusta National for Victor Perez.
GOLF / MASTERS D’AUGUSTA
Final ranking (by 288) – Sunday November 15, 2020
1- Dustin Johnson (USA) 268 (65-70-65-68)
2- Cameron Smith (AUS) 273 (67-68-69-69)
– Sungjae Im (CdS) 273 (66-70-68-69)
4- Justin Thomas (USA) 276 (66-69-71-70)
5- Rory McIlroy (NIR) 277 (75-66-67-69)
– Dylan Frittelli (AFS) 277 (65-73-67-72)
7- C.T. Pan (TPE) 278 (70-66-74-68)
– Brooks Koepka (USA) 278 (70-69-60-70)
– Jon Rahm (ESP) 278 (69-66-72-71)
10- Webb Simpson (USA) 279 (67-73-71-68)
– Corey Conners (CAN) 279 (74-65-71-69)
– Patrick Reed (USA) 279 (68-68-71-72)
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38- Tiger Woods (USA) 287 (68-71-72-76)
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46- Perez (FRA) 289 (70-71-76-72)
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