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Dustin Johnson hits one of the most impressive drives you’ll ever see

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Dustin Johnson and his brother and caddie, Austin Johnson, had plenty to smile about on the 18th hole on Sunday.

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Dustin Johnson stood on the 18th tee at TPC River Highlands on Sunday with trees and sand on his left and trees and sand on his right. He stood, too, with Kevin Streelman right behind him. After Johnson’s bogey on the 16th hole, his lead was down to a stroke during the fourth round of the Travelers Championship. Johnson needed his best. 

He got the best. Of the day and nearly the week in one category. And the tournament, theoretically, in another. 

Johnson grabbed his driver and pounded his ball 351 yards down the left-center of the fairway. Three shots later, he had his par, and he had his 21st career PGA Tour victory.

351 yards!

The longest drive on 18 today at the perfect time.@DJohnsonPGA leads by 1 with 1 to play.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/GOdWRAShIp

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 28, 2020

“Touch ’em all,” CBS analyst Dottie Pepper said after the drive, using a reference to hitting a home run.  

“Houston, we have liftoff, that one,” CBS analyst Nick Faldo said, using a reference to a space shuttle launch.   

Indeed. All of the above.

To that point on Sunday, only Will Gordon, at 336 yards, had hit a drive farther on 18. After Johnson’s shot, only one ball had gone farther on the weekend. Sergio Garcia’s 356-yard poke a day earlier, which was followed by three putts from 6 feet for a bogey. No drives went farther in Round 2. 

Four did in Round 1 – Xander Schauffele drove it 357 yards, Tony Finau 356 yards, Jamie Lovemark 352 yards. And Johnson, at a whopping 360 yards. 

None of those shots, too, were with the tournament directly at stake. Johnson not only was deep. He was clutch. His drive gave him just 83 yards to the hole. Pitch-and-putt distance. 

“I managed to hold it together and hit some really nice shots on 17 and 18,” Johnson said. 

Johnson needed his best. He got the best. 

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Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Magazine. In his role, he is responsible for editing, writing and developing stories across the golf space. And when he’s not writing about ways to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native is probably playing the game, hitting the ball left, right and short, and drinking a cold beer to wash away his score. You can reach out to him about any of these topics — his stories, his game or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.

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