Jon Rahm drained an unbelievable putt from 66 feet to beat world No. 1 Dustin Johnson in a one-hole playoff Sunday at the BMW Championship in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Rahm, who entered the weekend tied for 51st at 6-over par, battled back with a 66 Saturday and a bogey-free 64 — the lowest score of the week — in Sunday’s final round to finish at 4-under 276. Johnson had five birdies and two bogeys on the last day to shoot a 67.
Johnson — last week’s winner at the Northern Trust — forced the playoff by making a 45-foot birdie putt on his final hole. The top-ranked golfer in the world, who has two runner-up finishes and a victory over his last three events, tipped his cap to Rahm’s monster putt.
Johnson will start the chase for the event’s $15 million prize at 10-under par, two ahead of Rahm — the No. 2 seed.