Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 2010
Dustin Johnson Wins the 2010 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Not since Mark O'Meara in 1990 has someone won back-to-back at Pebble Beach, and this can only help Dustin Johnson with the U.S. Open coming to Pebble this summer.
The other back-to-back winners are all in the Hall of Fame—Sam Snead, Cary Middlecoff, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. Johnson closed with a 2-over 74, the highest final round by a Pebble Beach champion since Johnny Miller (74) in 1994.
The 25-year-old Johnson is the first player since Tiger Woods to go straight from college and win in each of his first three years on the PGA Tour.
Johnson hit a 3-iron into the front right bunker on hole 18, the best place to miss, and blasted out to 3 feet. He lightly pumped his fist when he made the putt, a mixture of celebration and relief from a long day in which four players had a share of the lead at some point.
Paul Goydos missed his opportunity. Leading by one shot with five holes to play, Goydos hit a chip that ran off the other side of the treacherous 14th green, another chip that came back down the slope toward his feet and 3-putted for a quadruple-bogey 9.
Johnson became the first player since Davis Love IIl in 2003 to win Pebble Beach with a birdie on the 72nd hole from the final group. He finished at 16-under 270 and moved to number two in the Ryder Cup standings.
The U.S. Open returns to Pebble Beach for the fifth time in June, although it will be far differently with firm greens and fast fairways. Even so, it doesn't hurt Johnson to have won twice here, even if he had only two sub-par holes in the final round.
This weeks top ten finish's —
| Position | Player | Finish | Score | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | F | -16 | $1,116,000 |
| T2 | David Duval | F | -15 | $545,600 |
| T2 | J.B. Holmes | F | -15 | $545,600 |
| 4 | Steve Marino | F | -13 | $297,600 |
| T5 | Josh Teater | F | -12 | $226,300 |
| T5 | J.P. Hayes | F | -12 | $226,300 |
| T5 | Paul Goydos | F | -12 | $226,300 |
| T8 | Tom Gillis | F | -11 | $186,000 |
| T8 | Phil Mickelson | F | -11 | $186,000 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | F | -10 | $137,433 |
We "Congratulate Dustin Johnson" on his inpressive win at the 2010 Pebble Beach National Pro–Am and the check for $1,116,000.
Bobby Lewis a.k.a. Vanilla Gorilla
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