AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson finally has a green jacket, and a Masters record to go with it.
The 36-year-old who has been close before at Augusta was never really threatened Sunday, winning the seven-month-delayed Masters by five strokes over Cameron Smith and Sungjae IM and, in the process, posting the lowest 72-hole score in tournament history. Johnson’s 20-under bested the previous record of 18-under held by Tiger Woods and Jordan Speith.
The record comes with a caveat — a November Augusta National is more forgiving than an April one, evident by the fact that Smith’s and IM’s 15-under is the lowest score ever by a non-winner — but it is, nonetheless, now the lowest four-round total in the history of the tournament.