How about that finish?!
Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson combined to deliver some late fireworks Sunday at Olympia Fields. Johnson birdied the final hole to force a playoff at the BMW Championship before Rahm one-upped his competitor with a long birdie make of his own on the first extra hole to win the title.
Rahm took the clubhouse lead at 4 under after closing a difficult scoring week in 6-under 64. But Johnson gave himself a chance to win back-to-back playoff events by leaving himself 43 feet on the par-4 18th hole. And from the top shelf, Johnson holed the difficult putt to deny Rahm a win in regulation.
A perfect putt at the perfect time.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 30, 2020
If he misses, he loses.
RIDICULOUS, @DJohnsonPGA. 😲#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/RD638C3Hdf
“I played an unbelievable putt, got in the playoff,” Johnson said, “and then Jon made an even more ridiculous putt on top of me.”
With Johnson giving himself a lengthy look at birdie after his drive hit a tree and kicked back into the fairway, Rahm found the back-left part of the 18th green in the playoff. From 66 feet away, Rahm just tried to pick out an aim point and give it proper speed.
“Honestly, I hoped it would be a decent putt for par coming back and have a chance to keep the playoff going,” Rahm said. “Luckily, it looked really good on the way and when it had 10 feet to go it was tracking beautifully. I could hardly believe it.”
66 FEET for the WIN! 🏆
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 30, 2020
UNBELIEVABLE putt from @JonRahmPGA to claim @BMWChamps in a playoff! #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/DktJRjZLoj
Johnson had a chance to extend the playoff, but his birdie try just missed.
“I was fully confident it was going to come into a playoff and hoping to win it,” added Rahm, who won in similar fashion at Torrey Pines two years ago. “Never did I think I would make another 50-, 60-footer – a couple of breaks in there – to end up winning it.”