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Dustin Johnson shoots 67 to win at Travelers

Claims 21st PGA TOUR victory

트레블러 챔피언쉽, 67타로 더스틴 존슨

PGA TOUR 21번 째 우승

ROMWELL, Conn. – Given the disparity of their cess on the PGA TOUR. From the early turbulence in
Cresumes and PGA TOUR travels, it was easy to look his career, Todd won on the PGA TOUR in 2014. Then
at the final pairing in the Travelers Championship over the next four seasons he missed the cut in 43 of
Sunday – Brendon Todd and Dustin Johnson – and find 55 starts.
yourself searching for ways to accentuate the contrast. Yet here he was again, bouncing back with remarkable
Todd once missed the cut in 25 consecutive tourna- character, the winner of two tournaments in the fall
ments – nine to end the PGA TOUR season in 2009, all portion of the 2019-20 season, at 18-under and leading
13 Korn Ferry Tour starts in 2010, then the first three Johnson by two strokes as they began the final round
KFT events in 2011. Johnson, meanwhile, has never at TPC River Highlands.
gone more than 30 PGA TOUR starts without winning. What wasn’t to love about how Todd personifies the
Digest that one more time – the biggest drought in human spirit?
Johnson’s 13-year career is 30 tournaments. And that’s Nothing, of course, except that sometimes you find
only happened once. In fact, only three times has he yourself guilty of taking things for granted and John-
had winless stretches of 24 or more tournaments. son’s record is one such example. It is, especially in
OK, the human spirit loves the underdog, so it was easy this age of remarkable balance in professional golf,
– and almost mandatory – to embrace Todd and how impressive how consistent he has been since joining
he twice has traveled back from the abyss to find suc-

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