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Keyur KhamarOLD WESTBURY, NY – AUGUST 27: Jordan Spieth waves to fans after his putt on the 18th hole green during the final round of THE NORTHERN TRUST at Glen Oaks Club on August 27, 2017 in Old Westbury, New York. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)It should come as no surprise that a back-nine battle between Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth did well when it comes to TV ratings. The Americans are two of golf's biggest stars, and as Golf Channel's Justin Ray pointed out, it was the first playoff between a World No. 1 and a former World No. 1 since Tiger Woods topped Ernie Els at the 2000 Tournament of Champions. But it looks like one guy deserves most of the credit for the many TV sets tuned to CBS for Sunday's final round of the Northern Trust.
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OK, so maybe it’s not that cut-and-dried for golf fans still digesting the sweeping new proposed Rules of Golf that the USGA and R&A offered in March—golfers are never going to stay silent when it comes to offering opinions about the rules.
But on Thursday, Aug. 31, the official open comment period regarding the “modernized” rules comes to an end, and the two governing bodies begin the business of formally codifying the changes in preparation for implementing them on Jan. 1, 2019.
According to USGA communications staff, more than 20,000 people have offered their thoughts, with more than 600,000 watching the online videos. For those who still want to pass along your thoughts, you can do go to usga.org/rules or call 908-326-1850.
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If you watched Sunday’s TV coverage of the Northern Trust, you could hear the collective jaw drop of CBS’ Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo over Dustin Johnson’s prodigious drive on the first playoff hole. You also saw the ridiculous line DJ took off that 18th tee and the ridiculous spot to which his golf ball rolled. But it’s worth taking a closer look, because, again, it was ridiculous.
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Let’s start with the video of the mighty blow struck by Johnson's driver that turned the long, uphill closing par 4 at Glen Oaks Club into a pitch and putt that the World No. 1 birdied to beat Jordan Spieth in a playoff. After missing right in regulation on 18 and needing to make a 20-footer to save par and force extra holes, Johnson took a much, much more aggressive aim with his tee shot the second time around:
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Ryan YoungOLD WESTBURY, NY – AUGUST 27: Dustin Johnson sinks a putt to force a playoff during the final round of THE NORTHERN TRUST at Glen Oaks Club on August 27, 2017, in Old Westbury, New York. (Photo by Ryan Young/PGA TOUR)For the most part, Glen Oaks Club's PGA Tour debut received rave reviews. Dubbed by some as “The Augusta National of the North” for its immaculate conditioning, the Long Island track proved to be a beautiful, but difficult venue for the Northern Trust. However, Kevin Kisner and some fellow tour pros weren't big fans of the course's closing par 4 — especially after it wound up determining the tournament's winner in a sudden-death playoff.
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In case you missed it, Jordan Spieth hit a fine tee shot that found the fairway and avoided a lake on the left. Then Dustin Johnson stepped up and bombed one over the lake to set up a short approach and an easy birdie to win. Here..
