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Man of Destiny A force to reckon with, Dustin Johnson often has been the man to beat. In 2020, Johnson’s dominance down the homestretch landed the coveted FedExCup By Jeff Babineau
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ustin Johnson has accomplished pretty much all that a player can accomplish in golf. As the FedExCup finale arrived in August, he already was a major championship winner (2016 U.S. Open). He owns six World Golf Championships. He has won FedExCup Playoffs events. He has reached the No. 1 spot in the World Ranking. He has been a mainstay on U.S. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup squads. Johnson has captured a PGA TOUR event each season since he stepped out on TOUR in 2008 as a freshly minted rookie right out of Qualifying School.
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PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE DECEMBER 2020 – MAY 2021
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A tAlented Athlete Dustin Johnson is a force of nature, a freakishly talented athlete who has moxie and swagger to complement all the magnificent tools to be great. Lanky and powerful, Johnson would seem just as suited firing a 98 mph fastball or finishing off a fast break as he does smashing 330-yard drives. There was one thing missing on Johnson’s resume, though. Johnson never had captured the season-ending FedExCup. He’d been close, but it hadn’t happened. And in 2020 he talked often about fixing that.
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Sparked by a strong finishing kick at East Lake Golf Club, Dustin Johnson finally landed the coveted FedExCup. With an enviable career record, including the No. 1 spot in the World Ranking, Johnson gave determined focus to adding this trophy to his collection.
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