• American received a free drop after wayward shot on the 5th
• Johnson went on to win Mexico tournament by five shots
Perhaps the whiff of cordite is destined to fill the air for this entire golf season. Glory for Dustin Johnson at the WGC-Mexico, his second success in only three appearances here, was overshadowed in part by the sort of controversy that has suddenly become a common bedfellow for a sport once portrayed as gentile in nature. Contentious moments are the new normality.
Johnson will care little about background noise – he never does – as he celebrates what is a 20th US PGA Tour success. His eventual canter was such that a closing round of 66 for a total of 21-under par was sufficient to claim the trophy by five shots.
Written by Ewan Murray in Mexico City
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/25/dustin-johnson-rory-mcilroy-mexico under the title “Path ruling helps Dustin Johnson hold off McIlroy’s challenge in Mexico”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
