3. Dustin Johnson trying to maintain incredible hot streak
Unlike McIlroy, Johnson doesn’t enter Augusta with a chance to win the career slam. He does enter as the hottest golfer on the planet, having won each of his last three events.
Most recently, he won the WGC Match Play in absolutely dominant fashion.
World No. 1 @DJohnsonPGA played 112 #DellMatchPlay holes in Austin.
He trailed for exactly zero of them. pic.twitter.com/WMqNgSzmVh
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 27, 2017
For some reason, Augusta has never been terribly kind to DJ. Granted, in the last two years he’s finished tied for sixth and tied for fourth, respectively. In 2015, he was nine shots behind winner Jordan Spieth, while in 2016, Johnson finished four behind champion Danny Willett. He’s never really been a factor during the second nine on Sunday.
But Johnson has also never entered the Masters (or any major) this hot. He’s well positioned to win his first Green Jacket.