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His win in New Jersey one year ago kicked off an outstanding
finish capped by Johnson claiming the Tour Championship. To put
the icing on top, Johnson won the Masters two months later, his
first green jacket.
That win at Augusta National was also his last victory.
On Wednesday, Johnson was asked what he would have said a year
ago if he'd be winless on Tour in 2021.
"I would have said I was probably struggling," Johnson said.
Regardless of his inconsistent play of late, including missing
the cut at the 3M Open last month, Johnson is right where he was
last year -- 17th in the FedExCup rankings vs. 15th in 2020.
"Obviously, last year was a little bit different because a lot
of golf tournaments leading right up into the playoffs," Johnson
said Wednesday. "I feel like the game is starting to round into
form. I'm starting to in the last couple of events, definitely
played a little bit better, played a little bit -- it's a lot
closer to what it was last year."
Johnson responded with a T10 at the WGC-St. Jude Invitational
two weeks ago.
"I feel like I'm in a good spot. Obviously, need a good couple
of weeks here, first and foremost here at the Northern Trust,
and then next week at the BMW just to improve my position going
into Atlanta," Johnson said.
After winning The Northern Trust in 2020, Johnson placed second
at the BMW Championship before winning again at East Lake. He
said Wednesday he didn't see it coming.
"No, but I don't look that far ahead, so I would have never
predicted it. I was playing well, so it wasn't a surprise
because I felt like I was playing good coming into it," Johnson
said. "I was playing really good golf. ... I mean, definitely
couldn't have predicted that, but obviously I felt really good
about the game."
--Field Level Media
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