Dustin Johnson won the Dell Technologies Match Play with more drama than he needed to cap off an otherwise dominant week that made him the first player to sweep the four World Golf Championships.
Johnson never trailed in any of his seven matches over 112 holes, ending with a 1-up victory over Jon Rahm on Sunday in Austin, Texas, for his third straight victory that left no doubt who was No. 1 in the world.
Johnson was 4 up with six holes to play when the Spanish rookie with a big game and no fear hit driver over the water and onto the 13th green to win the hole with a birdie. He stuck a wedge close on the 15th for another birdie. Rahm hit a shot through the trees on the 16th and won the hole with a 30-foot birdie.
But his big rally fell a little short. Playing the 356-yard 18th hole for the first time in competition all week, and needing a birdie to send this heavyweight bout to overtime, Rahm smashed a driver over the back of the green. But his chip down the slope checked up and stayed short of the ridge, and he had to settle for par.
Johnson came up just short of the green, chipped to 30 inches and rolled in it to complete another big week.
"That was a tough day, a long day," Johnson said. "I'm proud of the way I played, the way I hung in there."
• Mirim Lee of South Korea shot a 7-under 65 to win the Kia Classic by six strokes and tie the tournament record of 20 under. It was her third LPGA Tour victory and first since winning two titles in 2014.
Lee, 26, tied the tournament record set in 2015 by Cristie Kerr. So Yeon Ryu of South Korea and Austin Ernst of Greenville, S.C., finished tied for second at 14-under.
