Dustin Johnson is pretty good at golf, and if you have been untethered from your computing devices for the past few days and need convincing, his near hole-in-one on the 433-yard par-4 12th hole Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions ought to do the trick.
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The world No. 1’s near ace on a 433-yard par-4 was outrageous. But the best shot ever? That seems a bit much.
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Did we mention that the world No. 1, who ran away from the field with an eight-shot laugher at the Tournament of Champions, almost holed his tee shot from 433 yards away? With a driver?
DJ’s incredible feat during Sunday’s finale of the tour’s 2018 curtain-raiser was the talk of the tourney, with Brandel Chamblee going absolutely bonkers and calling it “the greatest shot ever hit in the game.”
That, after the outspoken NBC/Golf Channel analyst took heat on Twitter for ranking Johnson’s bomb No. 1 among his “10 favorite shots ever hit on the PGA Tour.”
Well, the PGA Tour’s Twitter account on Monday posted a video of a number of near-hits that other players — from the legendary Nick Taylor to two-time major champion Zach Johnson — have enjoyed over the past several years.
As for the author of Chamblee’s greatest hit, the 17-time tour winner was not nearly so impressed with his prowess, joking as he walked to the green that he “hit it a little thin” and “came up a little short.”
Yes, he did, by an entire six inches. So, um, better luck next time, DJ.
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