Augusta / 14.11.2020 19:00:35
The American Dustin Johnson, number one in world golf, starred this Saturday in a spectacular third round of the Augusta Masters to settle in a comfortable first place, with the Mexican
Abraham Ancer in the second group.
Johnson, 36 years old, signed on Saturday a card of 65 strokes, seven under par, to occupy the first position with a total of 200 strokes (-16), equaling the best result in tournament history after 54 holes, which had Jordan Spieth since 2015.
The American signed on Saturday the best round start of his career in a tournament of Grand Slam, with four under par on the first four holes, and subsequently birdies on the 7th, 13th and 15th on the Augusta National, where this year for the first time the spectator presence.
Ancer, a remontar
The Mexican Golfer Abraham Ancer, located in the second position of the Augusta Masters, acknowledged on Saturday that you will need a “very special” performance in the last round to snatch the victory from the American Dustin Johnson.
At the end of the third round on Saturday, Johnson leads the ranking with 200 hits (-16), four away from a group made up of Ancer, the South Korean Im Sung-jae – both debutants – and the Australian Cameron Smith.
In the first two rounds he signed 68 and 67 hits (4 and 5 under par) and in the third, which started in the group in first position, ended with 69 (-3).
So much Ancer as Cameron Smith (67-68-69) have the opportunity on Sunday to be the first to conclude a Masters with four scores less than 70 strokes.
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