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On a Saturday when fear of Hurricane Irene was utmost on the minds of people along the East Coast, most of the players at the Barclays continued to attack Plainfield Country Club’s soaked golf course in the third and final round of the rain-shortened tournament.
No one was more fearless all week than Dustin Johnson, who closed with a six-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over the 36-hole leader Matt Kuchar. Johnson, who made only one bogey over his final 45 holes, moved to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings by winning the PGA Tour’s first playoff event of the season with a 19-under-par 194 total.
“Guys like Dustin Johnson can make golf seem really easy,”...
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