Kusuka ku-fairway, UJohnson wakha ukuhola okungu-5 e-East Lake

I-ATLANTA (AP) — UDustin Johnson wabuka idrayivu yakhe yokuvula ihamba isikhathi eside futhi iwe kahle iye endaweni efanele, okufanayo nalokhu akucabangayo. Kanjalo nokushayela okwalandela. Kwaba njalo njalo ngosuku olulodwa e-East Lake, futhi umphumela wawungabikezelwa.

UJohnson ubamba iqhaza kugalofu elingcono kakhulu futhi ubonakala enzima kunangaphambili ukulihlula.

Lapho eqeda ngenyoni engamamitha angu-10, UJohnson ufanise iSonto eliyisiyingi eliphansi ngo-6-under 64 ukwakha amashothi amahlanu ngaphezulu kuka-Justin Thomas no-Xander Schauffele ngaphakathi kweTour Championship, imshiya eyindilinga eyodwa kude ne-FedEx Cup kanye nayo $15 umklomelo wesigidi.

“Ngithenge ukuzethemba okukhulu kukho konke engikwenzayo njengamanje,” kusho uJohnson.

Ukulungisa ngokushesha i-vary ngobusuku bangaphambili kuphela ayefuna ukulungiswa. UJohnson uphuthelwe yizindlela ezintathu kuphela, futhi hhayi ngokuningi. Wafaka inyoni kuzo zonke izimbobo ezintathu futhi wenza eziyisikhombisa.

“Uyakuveza angakwenza,” kusho uSchauffele. “Uma enza into ajwayele ukuyenza, cishe ngeke sikwazi ukumbamba."

Okuvamile kulezi zinsuku kuJohnson kufanele kube nzima kuwo wonke umuntu.

Wayeneminyaka engu-19-ngaphansi kwesigaba, ukwenza lokhu kwakhe 4 ngokulandelana kuqale okungenani ngesabelo sokuhola kwezimbobo ezingama-54. Uguqule uhlobo lwaba yimpumelelo yamashothi ayi-11 ku-TPC Boston. Wabeka kabi ku-a 65 ngu-Collin Morikawa ku-PGA Championship kanye no-65-foot putt ka-Jon Rahm ku-playoff ngesonto lokugcina e-Olympia Fields.

“Sizofuna uDustin asilahle ngethambo futhi angalokothi abe nalo usuku,” kusho uRahm, owayeyizithombe eziyisithupha futhi.

UJohnson uyazi ngokuphakeme kunanoma ngubani ukuthi akukapheli. Ubehamba phambili ngamagoli ayisithupha eShanghai eminyakeni emithathu edlule futhi akazange awine, nakuba ayenesethi entsha yezinsimbi futhi wayephuma ekhefini lamasonto amahlanu. Ubuye wahola amahlandla amahlanu eThe Northern Belief emasontweni amabili edlule futhi wachitha isifundo kanye nomkhakha ukuze awine ngawo. 11.

“Uma eshaya ibhola ngendlela wonke umuntu azi ngayo ukuthi angakwazi futhi ukulibeka ngendlela engcono kakhulu…,” Kusho uHarris English. "Kuyakhathaza ukuyeka."

Kuphela 4 abadlali bamageyimu banethuba elingabizi lokumbamba.

Schauffele, umhlanganyeli womdlalo omkhulu owazuza iTour Championship eminyakeni emithathu edlule, wawisa isibhamu esisodwa nje emnyango 9 futhi igcwaliswe nge-10-foot birdie putt ye- 67 lokho kwambeka eqenjini lokugcina noJohnson.

U-Thomas uphuthelwe i-par putt engu-16-intshi esikhaleni seshumi angena ngokunganaki wayosifaka umpompi., yabhampa futhi nge-birdie putt engamamitha angama-25 endaweni enzima kakhulu 3 e-East Lake futhi wenza izinyoni ezimbili ezengeziwe ezizayo 66.

Kade bekhona 14 ngezansi.

“Kusobala ukuthi u-DJ ubamba iqhaza ngempumelelo. Bekungaqondile okwamanje,” kusho uThomas. “Noma kunjalo i-East Lake. Nokho kukhona okwenzekayo kulesi sifundo. Uzokwazi ukudubula 63 noma 64 futhi ungase udubule 73 noma 74 kalula kakhulu. Kumelwe ngithembe ukuthi kusasa kungokwami 63 noma 64.”

U-Rahm ube nesonto elingalawuleki. Wavula nge 65, amukelwe nge 74 futhi yabhampa futhi nge 66. Wenza i-bogey-free futhi isiyingi sakhe sazizwa siphakeme kuphela lapho eqeda ngezinyoni ezimbili.

“Into enhle engiyenzela mina ukuthi silapha ukuze siwine, ngakho kusasa kuyinto emnene engenalwazi kuyo yonke into,” kusho uRahm.

UMorikawa uhlangane naye 5 birdies phezu futhi 9 ukuhlenga isiqalo esinzima a 67. Wayesele ngemuva eyisikhombisa.

UDaniel Berger ubuye waba ne 64, Nokho akazange enze phansi uJohnson wasala 9 ngemuva. Ukwengeza ku-10-under kwaba ngu-Sungjae Im, odlale eqenjini lokugcina noJohnson futhi bekumele abuze ukuthi yini emshayile. Ngidutshuliwe 72.

I-FedEx Cup ibilokhu isemicabangweni kaJohnson selokhu achitha ithuba elibalulekile lokuyinqoba. 2016.

Ungene ku-spherical yokugcina iminyaka eboshelwe ukuhola ngemuva kwalokho akakwazanga ukuthola i-fairway, ukuvala nge 73. Noma kunjalo ube nethuba lokuwina i-FedEx Cup lapho ngokuyinhloko isekelwe ezintweni. Umhlanganyeli oyedwa kungenzeka ukuthi wamchoboza ngalolo suku futhi kwakunguRory McIlroy, obambe ishothi elivela kokuluhlaza ngomhla weshumi nesithupha wokhozi okwathi ngemuva kwalokho wazuza ku-playoff yezindlela ezintathu.

UJohnson ushaya phambili ngokuwina nokuhlulwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi udlulele kangakanani noma uchoboza kangakanani. Noma kunjalo, ucabanga ngalolo suku, ikakhulukazi ngenxa ye-FedEx Cup igcwele amagama amakhulu futhi akekho phakathi kwawo kodwa.

“Ukuba ngumpetha weFedEx Cup yinto engifisa ukuyenza. Kuyinto eyodwa engingathanda ku-resume yami ngemva kokuyeka ukuba yingxenye yegalofu,” esho. “Yebo, kusho lukhulu kimina. Ngakho ngokuqinisekile, Ngiyafisa ukuwunqoba lo mdlalo. … Ngibe nethuba lokuwunqoba eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Angikwazanga ukuphatha inzuzo ngegalofu lami. Kusasa, Ngiyavuma."

UMcIlroy akazange abe phakathi kwenhlanganisela kulo nyaka. Ubezihambela esuka kweyeshumi nesikhombisa waphinde wavela eJohnson elibangise ku-14, ku-512-yard isig 4 futhi enzima kakhulu e-East Lake. UJohnson wayesevele ekhona 10 izithombe phambili kwakhe, okwathi ngemva kwalokho yaphihliza idrayivu phansi eluhlaza futhi yenza i-birdie putt engamamitha angu-15.

UMcIlroy wenza izinyoni zeshumi nesikhombisa ukuze asindise a 70. Ube kade 11 izithombe futhi.