Johnson no longer defending champion after missing Masters cut


  • Golf
  • Saturday, 10 Apr 2021

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 9, 2021 Dustin Johnson of the U.S. plays out from the bunker onto the 10th green during the second round. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson's quest to join an exclusive group of back-to-back Masters champions ended lamely when he bogeyed the final two holes and missed the halfway cut on Friday.

He had some notable company in exiting early, with Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka sent packing from Augusta National, but it was Johnson's poor performance that most disappointed the local fans.

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