PALM HARBOR, Fla. Dustin Johnson missed out on a chance to tackle Augusta National at the height of his powers, but hes not far removed from getting another crack at it.Johnson was the clear favorite heading into the 2017 Masters, having won each of his last three starts, including a pair of WGC events. But a slip down the stairs led to a withdrawal just before he was set to tee off in the opening round, and he didnt play competitively again for a month.Johnson has won plenty of tournaments in the two years since, and hes spent much of that time as the top-ranked player in the world. But with victories already this year in Saudi Arabia and Mexico and coming off a T-5 finish at The Players Championship, Johnson believes heading into this weeks Valspar Championship that his game is as strong as its been since his ill-fated week in Augusta.
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Now is the closest Ive been to that. I mean, back then that was probably the best form Ive ever been in, and getting injured its taken a while to get back to that form, Johnson said. Obviously, I played very well in that stretch, but I wasnt as comfortable as I was then, kind of throughout the whole bag. But its getting, its definitely the closest Ive felt to that stage of my career.Johnsons result last week was his first career top-10 finish in 11 trips to TPC Sawgrass, and his dominating run to the title last month in Mexico was reminiscent of the one he offered up two years ago during his strong run of form. When asked if he believed the performance he authored in Mexico City would be good enough to win his first green jacket next month, Johnson didnt back down.Yes, it would be. I mean, I did everything really well, he said. I just played really solid tee to green and rolled the putter well. Yeah, definitely I would be tough to beat.
"That was probably the best form I've ever been in," Johnson said. "Now it's definitely the closest I've felt to that stage of my career." Reigning British Open champion Francesco Molinari won at Bay Hill and was third in the WGC Match Play, giving the seventh-ranked Italian an extra boost entering Augusta.
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As for this season, Dustin feels confident of his chances heading back to Augusta, provided he stay on his feet, of course."Now is the closest I've been to that," he said of his game compared to 2017.
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