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Agence France-Presse

Dustin Johnson led by example at Whistling Straits this week, becoming just the fifth player in Ryder Cup history to win five of five matches as he spearheaded America’s sensational 19-9 victory over Europe.
The oldest player on a new-look squad that had an average age of 29.4, Johnson was the only American to play five matches.
With his 1-up win over Paul Casey, the world number two became the first American since Larry Nelson in 1979 to win in every session.
The only others to accomplish the feat were Americans Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson in 1967 and Italy’s Francesco Molinari for Europe in 2018.
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In characteristic fashion, two-time major winner downplayed the accomplishment, but his youthful teammates were less reticent.
“That’s 5-0, ladies and gentlemen, 5-0,” Collin Morikawa crowed with a nod to the two-time major winner.

“I had good partners though,” said Johnson, who teamed with Morikawa to win two foursomes matches and a four-ball and won another four-ball match with Xander Schauffele.
Johnson capped the run with his narrow victory over Casey – who had already lost to the American three times in the first two days.
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Their singles match was a close affair, the first five holes tied before Johnson rolled in a tricky 11-foot birdie putt at the sixth to go 1-up.
The lead didn’t last long, as Casey won the par-3 seventh with a par as Johnson failed to reach the green.
Johnson was back on top with a birdie at the eighth and went 2-up with a four-foot birdie at the 10th.
He wouldn’t trail again, Casey able to take him to the final hole but unable to capture a first point of the week.
“You know, starting the week, if you had told me I was going to go 5-0-0, I probably would have said you were crazy,” Johnson said. “I didn’t think I was going to play five matches.
“Obviously, got off to a good start and had some good partnerships there with Collin and Xander, so captain just kept us rolling.

“I felt like the game was coming together,” Johnson added. “Ryder Cup is always a fun week. “It’s so much fun for us to come out and play golf like this just because we don’t usually do it.”
The victory gave Johnson something to celebrate on a Whistling Straits course where he suffered bitter disappointment in the final round of the 2010 US PGA Championship.
Johnson held a one-shot lead entering the final hole. He appeared to have bogeyed the hole to fall into a three-way play-off with Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer, but he received a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker and finished tied for fifth.
The week also helped expunge the memory of Le Golf National in Paris, where Johnson – then number one in the world – went 1-4-0 in the United States’ 2018 Ryder Cup loss to Europe.
“It’s obviously a lot more fun when you win,” Johnson said.


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Dustin Johnson emerged victorious from all five matches he competed during the United States’ regaining of the Ryder Cup. Photo: AFP

KOHLER, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 26: Dustin Johnson of team United States celebrates with champagne after defeating team Europe during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

KOHLER, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 26: Dustin Johnson of team United States celebrates on the 15th green during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka of the United States hugged it out, ending their feud after the Ryder Cup victory. Photo: AFP

Golf - The 2020 Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. - September 26, 2021 Team USA vice captain Phil Mickelson, Team USA's Jordan Spieth and Team USA's Brooks Koepka celebrate with champagne after winning The Ryder Cup REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Bryson DeChambeau delivered the goods for the US on Saturday at the Ryder Cup. Photo: AP

epa09488656 European team member Sergio Garcia of Spain hits out of the 12th bunker during the Four-Ball matches on the pandemic-delayed 2020 Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Whistling Straits golf course in Kohler, Wisconsin, USA, 25 September 2021. Competition for the 43rd Ryder Cup between the US and Europe begins 24 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

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Dustin Johnson emerges victorious from all five matches he competes during the United States’ regaining of the Ryder Cup


Dustin Johnson emerges victorious from all five matches he competes during the United States’ regaining of the Ryder Cup.


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