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Dustin Johnson Shows He Can Handle the Pressure With Historic Masters Win

It was a performance the golf world should have seen coming.

Dustin Johnson is the world’s No. 1 player. He traveled to Augusta this week as the most consistent player on the planet, yet there was still doubt. Doubt as to whether he could handle the pressure that comes with trying to win the Masters. Questions about whether he could take a 54-hole lead at a major and turn it into a green jacket.

Well Sunday, Dustin Johnson answered all of those questions and conquered some serious demons in the process. Johnson’s 20-under-par performance was an example of strategic dominance.