Dustin Johnson won The Northern Trust by 11 shots at the TPC Boston golf course in Massachusetts Sunday, earning a return to the world’s Number-1 ranking. Johnson’s 11-stroke victory was the largest margin of victory since Phil Mickelson won by 13 at the TPC Sugarloaf in 2006, and his 30-under 254 finish made him only the third player in PGA Tour history to finish at 30 under or better.
Germany’s Sophia Popov, the 304th ranked women’s golfer in the world, won the British Women’s Open on Sunday for her first victory in a major. Popov had never even won a senior professional event before yesterday’s two-stroke victory at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. The 27-year-old also became the female golfer from Germany to win a major title.