Dustin Johnson emphatically showed just why he s the clear world number one when he overcame a poor putting performance to win his second Saudi International title in three years.
As Rory McIlroy left it too late to burst into life in Arizona, firing nine birdies in a seven-under 64 to finish ninth in the clubhouse in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Masters champion Johnson (36) looked bullet-proof in the Middle East, eight weeks before he defends at Augusta National.
The American was luckless on slow greens at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club but still chiselled out a two-under 68 to win by two strokes from perennial nearly-man Tony Finau and a resurgent Justin Rose, on 15-under par.