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

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Sunday

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.