These photos tell the story of Sunday at Augusta National
By Golf Digest Middle East
|November 16, 2020
By JD Cuban and Ben Walton The 84th Masters was historic before it started—the first-ever in November and without patrons. Dustin Johnson punctuated the week with a spectacular performance to ensure this year’s tournament would be remembered just as much for his stellar play. Golf Digest photographers JD Cuban and Ben Walton were on site the entire week to document this unique Masters and picked their favourite photos from the final two days of competition. —Ryan Herrington and Stephen Hennessey
JD Cuban Golf fans aren’t used to seeing emotion from the stoic Dustin Johnson, but the new Masters champion showed how much his win meant in a post-round interview with CBS’ Amanda Balionis.
Ben Walton Dustin Johnson’s 20-under, 268 total surpassed Tiger Woods’ and Jordan Spieth’s previous 72-hole scoring record (270) by two shots.
JD Cuban DJ’s fiancée, Paulina Gretzky, greeted him on the 18th green.
Ben Walton “It was a battle all day, just an internal battle with myself,” Johnson said after his round about his former mishaps in the majors. “I knew I had to play well if I wanted to win.”
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson and his brother, Austin, navigated Augusta National’s greens expertly all week.
Ben Walton The scene at the 18th tee would normally be packed, but the lucky few at Augusta got to see DJ hit one more tee shot during his Sunday victory lap.
Ben Walton Dylan Frittelli tied for fifth in his first appearance at the Masters.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson’s towering tee balls faded off the loblolly pines perfectly all week at Augusta, as he missed just 12 fairways.
JD Cuban A confident Dustin Johnson walks across the Sarazen Bridge on Sunday.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson laid up on the par-5 13th and 15th holes but made birdie at each of them on Sunday.
JD Cuban Sungjae Im found the front greenside bunker with his tee shot at the par-3 12th.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson missed only 12 greens in regulation all week at Augusta National.
Ben Walton Faced with a difficult up and down after his pulling his approach at the par-5 15th, Cameron Smith did what he did all week—scrambled brilliantly, setting up another birdie. Smith finished T-2 after carding four rounds in the 60s, the first player ever to do so at the Masters.
JD Cuban Sungjae Im kept pace all Sunday but never closed the gap enough. The 22-year-old finished T-2 in just his seventh major appearance and his first time at Augusta National.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson scrambled whenever he needed to on Sunday.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson started play on Sunday with a four-stroke lead, the fourth time in his career that he led a major entering the final round.
Ben Walton Rory McIlroy made an early charge on Sunday, but his disappointing opening-round 75 was too hard to overcome.
Ben Walton Augusta National members came out early to watch all the final round action.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson showed confidence throughout his round on Sunday.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson looked locked in by the time he reached the second nine on Sunday.
Ben Walton Only a handful watched as Tiger Woods hit his opening tee shot on Sunday.
JD Cuban Abraham Ancer struggled on the greens on Sunday as he tried to become the first Masters rookie to win at Augusta since 1979.
Ben Walton Dylan Frittelli plays from out of the fairway bunker on the fifth hole.
Ben Walton It didn’t turn out to be the week Bryson DeChambeau was hoping for. The U.S. Open champ was the favourite coming to Augusta, but shot a two-under 286 overall after a Sunday 73.
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Saturday
Ben Walton Abraham Ancer takes a swing on the green as he wraps up his third round with a Saturday three-under 69.
Ben Walton Justin Thomas walks to the 15th green using the Sarazen Bridge.
Ben Walton Patrick Cantlay hopes to get this shot close on the 16th hole.
Ben Walton Dustin Johnson stares down his tee shot on the par-3 12th hole.
Ben Walton Jon Rahm looks closely at the lie of his tee shot on the 12th hole.
Ben Walton Justin Thomas plays his second shot on the par-5 13th hole. This would set up a birdie for the 2018 PGA Championship winner.
Ben Walton Cameron Smith plays an approach shot during his third round.
Ben Walton Abe Ancer plays his third shot on the par-5 15th hole.
JD Cuban Dustin Johnson takes dead aim off the seventh tee.
Ben Walton Cameron Smith plays this bunker shot on the 18th hole. He’d get up and down for par to stay within four strokes of Dustin Johnson.
JD Cuban Sungjae Im makes his unique, slow-tempo swing on the 17th tee.
JD Cuban Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay and Dustin Johnson, along with their caddie, walk up to the green on the par-5 15th.
JD Cuban On the 18th hole, Dustin Johnson hits his final drive of a terrific third round.
JD Cuban A mudball on his approach to the 18th green left Jon Rahm with this delicate chip shop.
JD Cuban Jon Rahm lines up his par putt on the 18th hole. After starting the third round with a share of the lead, even-par 72 left him seven back of Dustin Johnson entering Sunday.
Ben Walton Dustin Johnson tied the 54-hole scoring record (16-under), carding a second 65 of the week to open up a four-shot lead as he looks for his first Masters title.
Ben Walton Aussie Cameron Smith, a 36-hole co-leader, continued his great play on Saturday. He finished in fifth at the 2018 Masters and will have a late tee time on Sunday.
JD Cuban Sungjae Im shot his third consecutive under-par round at the 2020 Masters, carding a 4-under 68 to finish at 12-under par, within striking distance of Dustin Johnson’s lead.
Ben Walton Jon Rahm, a 36-hole co-leader, was undone by a double-bogey 7 at the eighth hole alongside leader Dustin Johnson. He finished with a bogey to shoot an even-par 72 and sits seven back of the lead.
Ben Walton The picture-perfect swing of Hideki Matsuyama with fairway wood off the tee.
Ben Walton Abraham Ancer had never been to Augusta National until last Wednesday but tied for the 36-hole lead after his stellar play.
JD Cuban Brooks Koepka birdied two of his first three holes on Saturday to get within two of the lead but ended up shooting a 3-under 69 to end the day at 8-under.
Ben Walton Patrick Cantlay started the third round one back, in the second-to-last pairing with Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm.
JD Cuban Tiger Woods was never able to get momentum going on Saturday, finishing his round even-par, sitting at 5-under after Day 3.
JD Cuban Phil Mickelson had a Saturday to forget at Augusta National, shooting a 7-over 79.
JD Cuban Billy Horschel carded an even-par 72 on Saturday paired with Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler.
JD Cuban A quiet moment early on the 18th green.
Ben Walton Shane Lowry hits his tee shot on the 18th hole en route to second-round 69.
Ben Walton Tiger Woods walks to his third shot on the par-5 13th hole.
Ben Walton Jon Rahm, having just resumed his second round by making a birdie putt on the 13th hole, tees off on 14.
Ben Walton Tiger Woods reacts to his second shot on the 17th hole after it spun back off the green.
Ben Walton Patrick Reed rolls in a birdie putt on the 13th hole.
JD Cuban Jon Rahm tees off on the 16th hole.
JD Cuban Bryson DeChambeau checks his swing on No. 17 as he prepares to hit his second shot after his tee ball went into the trees on the left.
JD Cuban Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the par-3 12th hole.
JD Cuban As Jon Rahm walks off the 18th green on Saturday morning, he found himself in a five-way tie for the 36-hole lead.
JD Cuban Paul Casey plays a chip shot on the 18th hole. The first-round leader after an opening 65 followed it up with a 74.