Dustin Johnson win's second Saudi International crown in three years
The top three players before round four were:
| Rank: |
Name: |
Par: |
| 1. |
Dustin Johnson |
-14 |
| 2. |
Victor Perez |
-13 |
| T3. |
Tony Finau |
-11 |
In round four's first nine all three players got a minimum of one birdie to move -14 (Dustin Johnson), -13 (Victor Perez), -11 (Tony Finau) and Johnson was the sole leader with a one-stroke lead over Perez. Tony Finau got a great start in back nine by scoring three consecutive birdies in 11th, 12th and 13th hole to move up -14 while, Johnson got one birdie in first five holes to move -15 and Perez got five straight even pars in first five holes to stay at -13.
Dustin Johnson:
(Photo Credit: Getty Images).
Victor Perez:
(Photo Credit: Getty Images).
Tony Finau:
(Photo Credit: Golf.com).
Score of the three players after 68 holes:
| Name: |
Par: |
| Dustin Johnson |
-13 |
| Victor Perez |
-11 |
| Tony Finau |
-10 |
Final Four holes:
All three players were separated by one stroke and in 15th hole, Johnson and Finau got even pars whereas Perez scored his 18th birdie of the tournament to move -14 and tie with Finau for second place and one stroke behind the leader (Dustin Johnson).
The sixteenth hole saw Johnson and Finau giving away bogeys to move down -13 and -14 while, Perez got the worst a double bogey to move down -12. Johnson recovered from hole 16's bogey by scoring a birdie in next one to come back -15 and Finau was equal to Perez in hole 17th because Finau got a bogey in the same hole to move down -12 and tie with Perez who scored an even-par. Johnson went to the final hole (18) with a three-stroke advantage over Finau and Perez.
Last four holes score:
| Hole: |
Dustin Johnson |
Victor Perez |
Tony Finau |
| 15 |
-14 |
-15 |
-14 |
| 16 |
-13 |
-14 |
-12 |
| 17 |
-12 |
-15 |
-12 |
| 18 |
-13 |
-15 |
-12 |
Tony Finau scored birdie in the last hole to move up -13 to finish tied second and Victor Perez settled for an even-par to complete his final round at 69 and tied fourth in the leaderboards for scoring -12 in four days of golf.
Dustin Johnson reached his 18th green comfortably and Johnson had three putts for victory and he converted the putt for an even-par in his second attempt to win the Saudi International.
Final Leaderboards of selective players:
| Rank: |
Name: |
Round 4: |
Final Score: |
| 1. |
Dustin Johnson |
68 |
-15 |
| T2. |
Tony Finau |
67 |
-13 |
| T4 |
Victor Perez |
69 |
-12 |
The Saudi International was started in 2019 and Dustin Johnson was its inaugural Champion and he won the event again yesterday in Royal Greens Golf and Country and 2020 Saudi International was the only edition where Johnson finished runner up after Northern Ireland's Graeme McDonald won this event in 2020 and now, Dustin Johnson is the most successful player in Saudi International by winning the event twice.
Dustin Johnson performance in Saudi International:
| Year |
Position: |
| 2019 |
1. |
| 2020 |
2. |
| 2021 |
1. |
Interesting Fact:
Did you know that Saudi International have always produced winners who have won this event by two strokes as Dustin Johnson won 2019 edition by two strokes over Haotang Lee than, Graeme McDowell again won the event by two strokes over Johnson in 2020 and now, Johnson won the 2021 edition by two strokes over tied Tony Finau and Justin Rose.
Winners of Saudi International from 2019-2021:
| Year: |
Winner: |
Winning Score: |
Margin of Victory: |
| 2019 |
Dustin Johnson |
265 |
2 strokes |
| 2020 |
Graeme McDowell |
268 |
2 strokes |
| 2021 |
Dustin Johnson |
261 |
2 strokes |
[COVER PHOTO CREDIT: GOLF MONTHLY]
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February 08, 2021 - By Dhruv Trivedi