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Dustin Johnson reacts after
hitting a putt on the 18th green
to force a playoff against
Jordan Spieth during the final
round of The Northern Trust golf
tournament on Sunday, Aug.
27, 2017, in Old Westbury, N.Y.
Associated Press
A quality

winner, but

a quiet crowd
for the playoffs

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) —
The PGA Tour began the
second decade of its post-
season with a winner that
matched the quality of the
FedEx Cup playoffs, and a
celebration that matched
the atmosphere.
That was good news on
only one front.
Dustin Johnson holed an
18-foot par putt to force
a playoff in The Northern
Trust, and then he smashed
a 341-yard drive over the
water to set up a birdie
that allowed him to beat
Jordan Spieth.
The star power can’t get
any better. It also extend-
ed an amazing run of win-
ners in these FedEx Cup
playoff events dating to
2015 — two victories by
Johnson, two by Rory McIl- Venus Williams improves to 19-0 in Open’s 1st Round
roy, two by Jason Day and
one each by Spieth, Rickie
Fowler and Patrick Reed. Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot
As for the celebration? from Viktoria Kuzmova, of Slovakia, during the first
“That was a weak fist round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday,
pump,” Johnson said. Aug. 28, 2017, in New York.
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