Johnson wins in Memphis for his 6th title
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June 12, 2012, Tuesday
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DUSTIN Johnson won the St. Jude Classic in Memphis on Sunday in his second event back on tour after a back injury cost him nearly three months, shooting a 4-under 66 that held off John Merrick by a stroke.
Johnson began the final round two strokes back and held a piece of the lead three different times. He won his sixth career title with consecutive birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 and finished 9-under 271.
He aggravated his back in early March lifting a jet ski at his home and didn?t return to the PGA Tour until last week at the Memorial, where he tied for 19th.
Johnson, who picked up the check for over US$1 million, led by only a stroke going to No. 18. Rory McIlroy, Chad Campbell and Nick O?Hern, three of the four who had a chance to tie Johnson with a birdie, knocked their tee shots into the lake.
Merrick remains winless in 154 career tour starts. He shot a 69 and had a 272 total. Davis Love III, the US Ryder Cup captain, shot a 69 and tied for third with O?Hern (69), Campbell (68) and Ryan Palmer (66) at 273. McIlroy, who now heads to San Francisco to defend his US Open title, had a 69 and tied three others at 274.
Tour officials pushed tee times up more than three hours and sent players off both tees in threesomes to avoid expected thunderstorms. With so many bunched closely together at the TPC Southwind course, that set up a rollercoaster final round with as many as eight players having a piece of the lead during the day.
Johnson began the final round two strokes back and held a piece of the lead three different times. He won his sixth career title with consecutive birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 and finished 9-under 271.
He aggravated his back in early March lifting a jet ski at his home and didn?t return to the PGA Tour until last week at the Memorial, where he tied for 19th.
Johnson, who picked up the check for over US$1 million, led by only a stroke going to No. 18. Rory McIlroy, Chad Campbell and Nick O?Hern, three of the four who had a chance to tie Johnson with a birdie, knocked their tee shots into the lake.
Merrick remains winless in 154 career tour starts. He shot a 69 and had a 272 total. Davis Love III, the US Ryder Cup captain, shot a 69 and tied for third with O?Hern (69), Campbell (68) and Ryan Palmer (66) at 273. McIlroy, who now heads to San Francisco to defend his US Open title, had a 69 and tied three others at 274.
Tour officials pushed tee times up more than three hours and sent players off both tees in threesomes to avoid expected thunderstorms. With so many bunched closely together at the TPC Southwind course, that set up a rollercoaster final round with as many as eight players having a piece of the lead during the day.
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