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| Big-hitting Johnson makes winning look easy Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT  A fist pump on the 18th green to punctuate Dustin Johnson's win of the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs, shortened to 54 holes by Hurricane Irene. — Reuters pic "Guys like Dustin Johnson can make golf seem really easy," said Kuchar after finishing two shots behind his fellow American in the weather-shortened 54-hole event at Plainfield Country Club. "If you could have any one attribute as a golfer you would want to drive it like Dustin Johnson," he told reporters. "You would want to hit it that far and that accurate. From there golf gets a whole lot easier." Johnson's booming drives on the relatively short course gave him a big edge — he outdrove playing partners Kuchar and Vijay Singh by 80 yards to make birdie at the par-four second — but the winner was more pleased about his short game. "The putter has been lacking a little bit," said Johnson, who won for the first time in 2011 after four top-four results including runner-up finishes at the British Open and WGC-Cadillac Championship. "This week I finally rolled in some putts." The 27-year-old Ryder Cup player said practice was paying off for him. "I've been working hard on my putting, not necessarily making putts but getting it started on line, because I read the greens very well," said Johnson. FedExCup playoffs "You can't control whether the ball goes in but you can control where you start it. I've just been working on starting it where I'm looking." Five successful birdie putts on the front nine yesterday, including one from 30 feet, fell in for Johnson as he battled against Kuchar in the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs. The highlight of the winner's round was an eagle two at the par-four fourth. With forward tees making it a 314-yard hole, Johnson belted his tee shot into a greenside bunker and then holed out. He said it was the first time he had been in sand all week. "I didn't know what to expect," he said. "But to me it seems like the harder the shots, the better I hit it. "It wasn't an easy bunker shot. I hit a pretty good follow through and it came out just right and went in the hole." The win was Johnson's fifth on the US Tour, the most by any current players under the age of 30. Lacking thus far is a major championship crown, although Johnson has come agonisingly close — at the 2010 US Open and US PGA Championship, and in this year's British Open. A victory at this year's PGA led some to acclaim Keegan Bradley, 25, as the best young American player, and Johnson was asked how that made him feel. "I don't care. I play golf. I don't really read the press too much," he said. "It doesn't really matter. I think I'm a pretty good, young American player." — Reuters |
| Dzeko hits four as City crush Spurs Posted: 28 Aug 2011 07:33 AM PDT
Debutant Samir Nasri was the architect of the first two goals as Roberto Mancini's expensively-assembled side made it three wins out of three and took over at the top of the Premier League pending Manchester United hosting Arsenal later. Former Arsenal midfielder Nasri had already gone close himself twice before putting in a perfect left-wing cross for Dzeko (picture) to prod home on 34 minutes. Dzeko, who struggled when he arrived last season but has scored in every league game so far this term, netted again seven minutes later with an expert header from another Nasri ball from the left. Dzeko's close-range third and Sergio Aguero scoring with aplomb underlined City's title aspirations before Spurs, beaten to a Champions League spot by the visitors last term, netted through Younes Kaboul. Chelsea target Luka Modric was booed by his own Spurs fans and their mood darkened further when Dzeko bent in a brilliant fourth in injury time. In the other early kickoff, striker Leon Best scored twice in Newcastle United's 2-1 home win over Fulham. — Reuters |
LONDON, Aug 28 — Edin Dzeko and Manchester City continued their superb start to the season when the Bosnian striker bagged four goals in a vastly confident 5-1 win at a shell-shocked Tottenham Hotspur today.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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