The Natural

Masters Champion Dustin Johnson is the best golfer in the world, a role he’s been preparing for since he was a boy

BY DAVID SAVONA

When he arrived at the hallowed grounds of Augusta National for the much-delayed 2020 Masters last November, Dustin Johnson was a portrait in confidence. At his press conference before the first round began, he sat his six-foot-four frame into a chair and smiled, sounding ready without appearing cocky. It was his 10th Masters, a tournament he had never won. He had lost by only one stroke in 2019, and was coming in with momentum, as the No. 1 golfer in the world and the winner of the 2020 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup. He answered all the questions with ease, and showed just how relaxed he was when fielding the final question: what’s your favorite Masters tradition? “For me,” he said after a pause, “my favorite thing about the Masters is…

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