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Dustin Johnson Win in Memphis Claims Back World No. 1

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8 years ago

June 11, 2018

Dustin Johnson cruised to another dominant victory and moves to second in the FedEx Cup Standings and reclaims his number one world ranking heading into the US Open. Johnson said, “I knew coming into the week that I was playing really well, I liked my chances coming into this week.”

Dustin Johnson poses with the trophy after the final round of the…

Dustin Johnson poses with the trophy after the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 10, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

Johnson had a four stroke lead over Andrew Putnam, who began to falter after shooting 64 on Saturday, when he came to 18. Johnson holed out a nine iron from the fairway to win by six shots. “It was the perfect club and it was tracking the whole way and kind of a bonus for it go to in.”

Dustin Johnson’s eagle finish at FedEx St. Jude

SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh In the final round of the 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Dustin Johnson holes a 169-yard approach shot for eagle on the par-4 18th hole. The FedEx St. Jude Classic returns to TPC Southwind in Memphis, TN.

Johnson said this win was a “big statement“ that he made heading into next week. He highlighted the importance of hitting fairways and having distance control he said, “I felt like I putted better this week but I really hit the ball well so that gives me a lot of confidence.”

He will be looking for his second US Open victory in three years after winning at Oakmont in 2016.

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