The name on the trophy might not be a surprise, but the margin of victory certainly is. Here's how things ended up at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, where Dustin Johnson turned a 54-hole lead into a whopping eight-shot win:Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-24), Jon Rahm (-16), Brian Harman (-15), Hideki Matsuyama (-14), Pat Perez (-14), Rickie Fowler (-14)What it means: Johnson lost a six-shot lead in the final round of his last official start in China during the fall, but he wasn't about to author a second straight collapse. Johnson blistered the Plantation Course at Kapalua during the final round, combining a fast start and a sizzling finish to lap the field. It's Johnson's fifth win since February, his second in Maui and he has now won at least one event in 11 straight PGA Tour seasons.Round of the day: Johnson wasted little time in putting the trophy out of reach, with birdies on four of his first nine holes. After dropping his lone shot on No. 11, he played his next five holes in 5 under en route to an 8-under 65. It was the lowest round of the week for the world No. 1, who managed to crack 70 for four straight days on the par-73 layout.Best of the rest: Matsuyama made a surge with a final-round 66, his first sub-70 round and one that moved him from outside the top 10 into a tie for fourth. Like Johnson, Matsuyama closed in style by playing his final seven holes in five under, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 15th after sticking his 233-yard approach to 10 feet.Biggest disappointment: Harman was the closest to Johnson entering the final round, two strokes back, but he stumbled out of the gates and never factored. While Johnson piled up birdies, Harman played his first eight holes in 2 over par. The southpaw bounced back from that point, but a 1-under 72 still left him nine shots behind his playing partner.Shot of the day: Johnson got over his lone bogey of the day by hitting perhaps the shot of the tournament. Standing on the tee of the 433-yard 12th hole, he blasted a drive that nearly went in for an ace and instead rolled up to within inches for a tap-in eagle.Quote of the day: "I hit it a little thin." - Johnson, describing his near-albatross on the 12th hole.
Winless since 2015, Z. Johnson (66) in hunt early at Honda Source: The Golf Channel PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. ‑ Even at 43 years old and in his 15th year on the PGA Tour, Zach Johnson sets the bar pretty high for himself.
Winless since 2015, Z. Johnson (66) in hunt early at Honda
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The Plantation Course has some the widest fairways and largest greens on the PGA Tour primarily because of the winds that buffet the layout, like those that gusted to 35 mph for the first three days at this year's Sentry Tournament of Champions. Sunday was a different story, with the wind switching directions and calming considerably.
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Over the years I've used many different putters, the common theme being they've all been stiff/hard. Having a stiffer putter when push putting allows for a cleaner release. I've used multiple varieties of Aviars (P&A, classic, McPro, KCP, Omega AP), soft Wizards, medium Ion, and pro-d Banger GT's waaaay back.
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CROMWELL, Conn. - Brian Harman has moved on. He's not fixated on his major near-miss last week at the U.S. Open, the final-round 72 that dropped him into a tie for second, or even his victory
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BRIAN Harman staked an early claim to become the seventh straight first time major winner by grabbing an early lead in a low-scoring start to the 117th US Open here Thursday. The American world number 50 made the most of benign conditions at Erin Hills Golf Course to move to four under at the turn
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Chris Kirk's 6-under 66 was his best round this year and moved him to within two strokes of the lead, but it would've been even better if not for a mishap on the 18th hole.
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