Watching Dustin Johnson play, it’s hard to tell whether he’s four shots ahead or behind. He doesn’t anguish over bad shots and rarely celebrates good ones.
He’s the same no matter the size of the stage.This week, there were plenty of reasons for that ease. Johnson arrived at Augusta National ranked No.
1 in the world and arguably the hottest player in golf — that despite almost two weeks in quarantine last month after a positive test for the coronavirus.
Asked to assess the state of his rival’s game, Rory McIlroy chuckled.“See ball, hit ball, see putt, hole putt, go to the next,” he said.A moment later, McIlroy added, “I think he’s got one of the best attitudes toward the game of golf in the history of the game.