Dustin Johnson celebrates after capturing the 84th Masters

Augusta, Ga - This was a different Masters, it was one without the buzz

of patrons, it was one without the echoing sounds of birdies and eagles

at Amen corner, it was one without the April azaleas blooming their

vibrant hues of pink and white - but to Dustin Johnson, this November

Masters was the one he had always dreamed of. The one where the 36

year-old native of Columbia, South Carolina would lead the tournament

wire to wire and set the tournament scoring record.

DJ's brilliant 20 under par 268 total eclipsed the previous mark set by

Tiger Woods in '97 and Jordan Spieth in 2015 by two shots. Rounds of

65-70-65-68 routed the field - his closest competitors, SungJae Im and

Cam Smith both fired final round 69's to finish five shots back to finish

at 15 under par (Cam Smith became the first player ever in the history

of the event to shoot all four rounds in the 60's).

In a rare show of emotion, Johnson struggled to speak in his post-round

interview with Amanda Balionis, "There were doubts in my mind, just

because I had been there. I'm in this position a lot of times, like when

am I going to have the lead and finish off the golf tournament or finish

off a major? For me it definitely proved that I can do it."

Johnson had a bit of a rocky start, needing to save par at the reachable

par 5 second, then bouncing back with birdie at the tricky 350 yard third,

then he made consecutive bogeys at two of the toughest holes at Augusta

National - the fourth and fifth. Johnson righted the ship at the par 3 sixth

flushing an 8 iron within 6 feet and pouring in the birdie, followed by a

clutch sand save at the seventh. He played four under par the rest of the

way in, including three birdies in a row beginning on the thirteenth.

The victory was Johnson's 2nd career major (Oakmont U.S Open 2016), and

was his 24th career PGA Tour win tying him with Gary Player. And for those

wondering, his Green Jacket is size 42 long.

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Carlos Ortiz celebrates after winning in Houston

Houston, Texas - Carlos Ortiz began the final round at Memorial Park

just a stroke behind 54 hole leader Sam Burns. Ortiz fired a bogey-free

65 in the final round for a 13 under par total to hold off a red hot Hideki

Matsuyama (63) and World no.1 Dustin Johnson who shot 65 Sunday.

Ortiz needed a par at the last to secure victory, but went one better

when he poured in a 22-foot birdie to cap the victory in his 118th

career start on the PGA Tour. Ortiz became the third player from

Mexico to on the PGA Tour.

Talor Gooch finished solo fourth, matching Matsuyama for the round

of the day with a superb 7 under par 63 to finish at 9 under par.

Course design consultant Brooks Koepka finished fifth after posting

8 under par.

54 hole leader Sam Burns struggled on Sunday, posting a 2 over par

72 to finish tied for seventh at -7.

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Brian Gay returned to winner's circle in Bermuda

Southhampton, Bermuda - It had been nearly 8 years since Brian Gay

won on the PGA Tour, but Sunday, he birdied the 1st hole of a sudden-

death playoff to beat Wyndham Clark at the Bermuda Championship at

Port Royal Golf Course.

The 48-year-old former Florida Gator becomes the oldest winner of a

PGA Tour event since Davis Love III at the '15 Wyndham Championship.

After dropping a shot at the par-5 17th, Gay birdied the 72nd hole

Sunday to fire a final round 64 to reach -15 and a playoff with Wyndham

Clark.

"I grew up in the south on bermudagrass, I love bermuda greens. Living

in Florida, the wind doesn't bother me. I think it's familiarity with the

bermudagrass," Gay said. "It's not a long golf course, it's a course where

I get a lot of short clubs and you can't really overpower the golf course.

It keeps the shorter hitters in the game, everybody has a chance here."

Wyndham Clark dropped a shot at the par-3 16th and missed an attempt

from 10ft for the win on the home hole. The victory was Brian Gay's first

since the 2013 Humana Challenge and his fifth career title on the PGA Tour.

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