Jordan Spieth
34-35-69
Spieth had enough of one golf ball. After he three-putted the par-3 sixth green, he gently tossed the orb into East Lake while shaking his head in disgust. He has made no secret of his displeasure with the hole this week. But that had to do with the tee shot into the green nearly surrounded by water. The bogey was his second in a row, matching his total for the first three rounds combined. He would have one more on Sunday but it was inconsequential. His lead was four strokes when he came to the final hole. Game over.
Henrik Stenson
35-37-72
For a short time, Stenson was tied for the lead. After Spieth had back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 5 and 6, the two were deadlocked at 7-under par. Stenson lost the tournament on No. 8. His tee shot on the 402-yard par-4 went right, forcing him to lay up in the bunker that fronts the green. He failed to get up-and-down, missing a 6-foot putt. Spieth drained a 21-foot birdie putt for a two-stroke swing. He hit one close on No. 11 for an easy birdie only to see Spieth make a 60-footer to match him.
Dustin Johnson
34-30-64
Johnson started the final round in 17th place at 2-over par. He moved into a tie for fifth place with the second-best round of the tournament. Stenson’s opening-round 63 was the field’s only lower score. Johnson bogeyed No. 3 and then finished with seven birdies, including four in a row between Nos. 8-11. “It wasn’t any different than the last three days,” Johnson said. “Just today I holed some putts. … I finally rolled in a few putts and it was a lot more fun out there today making some birdies.”
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