By now, you’ve undoubtedly seen Dustin Johnson’s near hole-in-one on a 390-metre(!!) par 4 yesterday. And if for some reason you haven’t, stop what you’re doing and watch this a few times, because it’s absolutely amazing:
Still can't decide what's harder to believe:
The drive itself, or that it didn't go in. pic.twitter.com/nQExRTPhqZ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 8, 2018
Johnson settled for a tap-in eagle and went on to win the US PGA Tour’s opening event of 2018 by eight strokes. It was an incredible shot that had people buzzing on Twitter almost as much as Oprah’s Golden Globes speech. OK, not quite that much, but people were talking. And one of those people was NBC/Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, who offered this bold take on where Johnson’s mighty blow ranks against other full shots:
My 10 favorite shots ever hit on the PGA Tour
10)Phil 2nd/13’10 Masters
9)Jones’2 Iron/18’23 USO playoff
8)Jack 16 ‘86 Masters
7)Woods 15/‘OO AT&T
6)Jack17/72USO
5)Woods 18/‘00 Can. Open
4)Palmer at 1‘60 USO
3)Worsham 18‘53 World Champ
2)Sarazen15th/‘35 Masters
1)DJ 12th‘18 TOC— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) January 8, 2018
That’s right, No.1. Wow.
