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The Debrief: 2020 Masters Tournament
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The Debrief: 2020 Masters Tournament

Everything you need to know from the year's final Major Championship.

Johnson

The Masters provided some November excitement as World Number One Dustin Johnson earned his first Green Jacket by recording the lowest winning score at Augusta National Golf Club.

Here's everything you need to know from the week.

Johnson gets his Green Jacket

Johnson started the final round with a four-shot lead but that was reduced to a single stroke in the space of five holes. However, the 36-year-old kept his composure and recorded a remarkable five shot victory, finishing the tournament on 20 under par and breaking the lowest score ever seen at the Masters by two strokes. The victory ended a four-year wait for the American's second Major Championship - his first coming at the 2016 U.S. Open Championship.

The Masters - Final Round

Victory was a family affair, too, with his brother Austin caddying for him, while his partner Paulina Gretzky - daughter of Canadian ice hockey great Wayne - was waiting for him off the 18th green. “Honestly it still feels like a dream," the champion said. "It's unbelievable having my brother on my bag. But he's a big help too. He reads the greens a lot for me. He does a great job reading them. I read them too myself but he definitely helps. He's really good at it. I just love experiencing all these moments with him. I wouldn't want it any other way."

Langer's longevity

When Bernhard Langer made his Major debut at the Open Championship in 1976, the field included Gene Sarazen - born 1902. This week, one of the competitors was Abel Gallegos, born a whole century later in 2002. This week, Langer became the oldest player to make the cut, then holed a 63-foot putt on Saturday and the next day outscored playing partner Bryson DeChambeau. The German finished the tournament in a tie for 29th on three under par and the likes of Thomas Bjørn and Paul Lawrie took to Twitter to congratulate the 42 time European Tour winner on a fantastic week. The man himself, though, was in awe at how the game has changed during his career, having seen big-hitting DeChambeau and Charl Schwartzel up close on the final day. He said: "I got to experience the longest guys in the world right now, and it's quite amazing. Different game. Normally I play my own game. I don't even worry about who I'm with and all that, but I was a little bit spectating here and there. I was in awe and just watching how they swing and how hard they hit it, and every once in a while I had to tell myself 'Go on, stop watching and play your game and focus on what you want to do'. But it is fun to watch and fascinating how they do it."

Rory's impressive finish

A Green Jacket still eludes Rory McIlroy, but the four-time Major Champion recovered from a difficult start to produce the kind of golf needed to win at Augusta National in his final three rounds. A weather-affected first-round 75 left him with too much to do to claim victory, but he ended 66-67-69 to secure a top-five finish. He said: "I guess I need to take the positives, I played the last 54 really well and only made two bogeys in that 54 hole stretch, which is probably the best run of golf I've played here."

Tiger's mental strength

A few amateur golfers will have been encouraged to see it also happens to the very best when defending champion Tiger Woods recorded a 10 on the par three 12th. But where many of us may have called it a day there and then, Woods responded brilliantly with five birdies on the next six holes to finish under par for the tournament. He was then all smiles as he performed his duties as defending champion.

One more time? Oh go on then....

Finally, what better way to round off the week than watching this moment of magic one more time.