GOLF ASIA 41Dustin Johnson wins for the first time
since he fell down the stairs at
Augusta – coming back from five
behind to win the Northern Trust
on the first playoff hole. But it’s
hardly a fair fight: Jordan
Spieth leaves himself 174
yards into the green by
playing straight down the fairway.
DJ ammers his tee shot 341 yards
over a lake, leaving him 94 yards.
He sticks it to within four feet for thebirdie and the win. Hideki Matsuyama
shoots a 61 at Firestone, en route to a
five-shot win at the WGC-
Bridgestone Invitational, for his
third win of the season and
second WGC (by a combined
12 shots). Having dropped to his
lowest rank for three years (6th),
Rory splits with long-time
caddie J P Fitzgerald and
announces that his rib injury
has ended his season. TheUS women retain the Solheim Cup with
a dominant 16½ to 11½ romp. Jordan
Smith wins his first European Tour title
at the Porsche European Open.
Bernhard Langer wins again, this time
the Senior British Open for his fourth
win of the year, three of them majors.
And five years after missing the
15-inch putt that would have won her a
first major at the ANA Inspiration, I K
Kim wins the Ricoh Women’s British
Open for some kind of redemption.13
The number
of months it
took Henrik
Stenson to
win again
after his epic
2016 Open
victory. This
month’s
Wyndham title
was also his
first non-
major win on
the PGA Tour
since 2013.Dustin Johnson wins for the first time
since he fell down the stairs at
Augusta – coming back from five
behind to win the Northern Trust
on the first playoff hole. But it’splaying straight down the fairway.
DJ ammers his tee shot 341 yards
over a lake, leaving him 94 yards.
He sticks it to within four feet for thebirdie and the win. Hideki Matsuyama
shoots a 61 at Firestone, en route to a
five-shot win at the WGC-
Bridgestone Invitational, for his
third win of the season and
second WGC (by a combined
12 shots). Having dropped to his
lowest rank for three years (6th),
Rory splits with long-time
caddie J P Fitzgerald and
announces that his rib injury
has ended his season. TheWINNERS
& LOSERS
“It was a long afternoon. I mean, I can tell you I have no nails, no like
nothing... I’m just looking forward to getting hammered tonight”
Roberto Diaz goes ‘all Beef’ after securing his PGA Tour cardA U G
The build-up to August’s US PGA was all about Jordan Spieth. Could the 24-year-old become the youngest golfer to
claim all four majors, usurping Tiger Woods in the history book? No, he couldn’t. Spieth fails to get going and ends
up in a tie for 28th. But while the young Texan struggled, one of his spring break buddies breaks through. A closing
75 when in contention at June’s US Open saw Justin Thomas come into the year’s final major with a question mark
over his ability to close out the game’s biggest events. He silences these doubts with a sublime final round of 68,
where the only time he finds any real trouble is while he’s walking to Quail Hollow’s 17th green. “I was eating some
snacks and I almost choked,” he reveals. “I was like, you’ve got to be kidding. Is this a sign? Am I really going to
choke?” No, he wasn’t. The 24-year-old rolls in a 71st hole birdie putt to stretch his lead to three, before closing with a
risk-free bogey to seal his first major victory. “I want to win every major,” he later states. “But with my dad and
granddad being PGA professionals, the PGA has a special place in my heart. It’s a great win for the family.”NO MORE DOUBTING THOMAS