CHICAGO: World number two Dustin Johnson let go a five-under standard 67 Sunday to win the US PGA's BMW Championship by three strokes over England's Paul Casey with a competition scoring record. The 32-year-old American, who caught his first significant title at the US Open in June at Oakmont, completed on 23-under standard 265 more than 72 openings at the 7,516-yard Crooked Stick format in rural Indianapolis. "I played truly strong, drove it truly pleasantly, wedged it better than average," Johnson said. "I played truly strong all week." It was the twelfth vocation triumph for Johnson on the US PGA Tour and his third of the year, his own best after his significant achievement and the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational. "I have a great deal of trust in all aspects of my diversion," Johnson said. "All the work I have put in on my wedges has truly paid off this year. I putted truly incredible this week." In the 113th version of an occasion that follows its history to 1899, Johnson broke the 72-gap record of 22-under set by Tiger Woods in 2007 and coordinated a year ago by Australia's top-positioned Jason Day.
Casey settled for second place for the second week in succession on 268, his seventh runner-up completion on the US PGA Tour, after a 67 with American Roberto Castro third on 271. Day pulled back from the occasion Sunday subsequent to irritating a squeezed bring down left joint case going after a tee at the ninth gap, however was still ready to complete among the five season focuses pioneers.
That implies Day would win the $10 million season focuses reward in the event that he wins the season-finishing Tour Championship in two weeks at Atlanta. Yet, so would focuses pioneer Johnson, Casey, American Patrick Reed and Aussie Adam Scott. "I'm anticipating the Tour Championship," Johnson said. "It would mean a ton in the event that I win it. I'm going to go out there and play great golf and see what happens." Day was driving for the Vardon Trophy as the season low scorer yet is currently ineligible because of the withdrawal.
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