OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – As it turned out, Dustin Johnson hit only the second most memorable putt of the BMW Championship.
Johnson’s 43-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation, a downhill, curling effort that slammed off the stick and dropped to force a playoff, elicited a fist pump from the normally stoic world No. 1. But it ultimately only bought him a brief extension, as Johnson was unable to answer Jon Rahm’s birdie on the first playoff hole.
The sudden turn of events left Johnson to stomach a runner-up finish, but the sting didn’t last very long.