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Sunday

JD Cuban
Golf fans aren’t used to seeing emotion from the stoic Dustin Johnson, but the new Masters champion showed how much his win meant in a post-round interview with CBS’ Amanda Balionis.

Ben Walton
Dustin Johnson’s 20-under, 268 total surpassed Tiger Woods’ and Jordan Spieth’s previous 72-hole scoring record (270) by two shots.

JD Cuban
DJ’s fiancée, Paulina Gretzky, greeted him on the 18th green.

Ben Walton
“It was a battle all day, just an internal battle with myself,” Johnson said after his round about his former mishaps in the majors. “I knew I had to play well if I wanted to win.”

JD Cuban
Dustin Johnson and his brother, Austin, navigated Augusta National’s greens expertly all week.

Ben Walton
The scene at the 18th tee would normally be packed, but the lucky few at Augusta got to see DJ hit one more tee shot during his Sunday victory lap.

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Dylan Frittelli tied for fifth in his first appearance at the Masters.

JD Cuban
Dustin Johnson’s towering tee balls faded off the loblolly pines perfectly all week at Augusta, as he missed just 12 fairways.

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A confident Dustin Johnson walks across the Sarazen Bridge on Sunday.

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Dustin Johnson laid up on the par-5 13th and 15th holes but made birdie at each of them on Sunday.

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Sungjae Im found the front greenside bunker with his tee shot at the par-3 12th.

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Dustin Johnson missed only 12 greens in regulation all week at Augusta National.

Ben Walton
Faced with a difficult up and down after his pulling his approach at the par-5 15th, Cameron Smith did what he did all week—scrambled brilliantly, setting up another birdie. Smith finished T-2 after carding four rounds in the 60s, the first player ever to do so at the Masters.

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Sungjae Im kept pace all Sunday but never closed the gap enough. The 22-year-old finished T-2 in just his seventh major appearance and his first time at Augusta National.

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Dustin Johnson scrambled whenever he needed to on Sunday.

JD Cuban
Dustin Johnson started play on Sunday with a four-stroke lead, the fourth time in his career that he led a major entering the final round.

Ben Walton
Rory McIlroy made an early charge on Sunday, but his disappointing opening-round 75 was too hard to overcome.

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Augusta National members came out early to watch all the final round action.

JD Cuban
Dustin Johnson showed confidence throughout his round on Sunday.

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Dustin Johnson looked locked in by the time he reached the second nine on Sunday.

Ben Walton
Only a handful watched as Tiger Woods hit his opening tee shot on Sunday.

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Abraham Ancer struggled on the greens on Sunday as he tried to become the first Masters rookie to win at Augusta since 1979.

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Dylan Frittelli plays from out of the fairway bunker on the fifth hole.

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It didn’t turn out to be the week Bryson DeChambeau was hoping for. The U.S. Open champ was the favourite coming to Augusta, but shot a two-under 286 overall after a Sunday 73.

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Saturday

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Abraham Ancer takes a swing on the green as he wraps up his third round with a Saturday three-under 69.

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Justin Thomas walks to the 15th green using the Sarazen Bridge.

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Patrick Cantlay hopes to get this shot close on the 16th hole.

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Dustin Johnson stares down his tee shot on the par-3 12th hole.

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Jon Rahm looks closely at the lie of his tee shot on the 12th hole.

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Justin Thomas plays his second shot on the par-5 13th hole. This would set up a birdie for the 2018 PGA Championship winner.

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Cameron Smith plays an approach shot during his third round.

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Abe Ancer plays his third shot on the par-5 15th hole.

JD Cuban
Dustin Johnson takes dead aim off the seventh tee.

Ben Walton
Cameron Smith plays this bunker shot on the 18th hole. He’d get up and down for par to stay within four strokes of Dustin Johnson.

JD Cuban
Sungjae Im makes his unique, slow-tempo swing on the 17th tee.

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Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay and Dustin Johnson, along with their caddie, walk up to the green on the par-5 15th.

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On the 18th hole, Dustin Johnson hits his final drive of a terrific third round.

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A mudball on his approach to the 18th green left Jon Rahm with this delicate chip shop.

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Jon Rahm lines up his par putt on the 18th hole. After starting the third round with a share of the lead, even-par 72 left him seven back of Dustin Johnson entering Sunday.

Ben Walton
Dustin Johnson tied the 54-hole scoring record (16-under), carding a second 65 of the week to open up a four-shot lead as he looks for his first Masters title.

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Aussie Cameron Smith, a 36-hole co-leader, continued his great play on Saturday. He finished in fifth at the 2018 Masters and will have a late tee time on Sunday.

JD Cuban
Sungjae Im shot his third consecutive under-par round at the 2020 Masters, carding a 4-under 68 to finish at 12-under par, within striking distance of Dustin Johnson’s lead.

Ben Walton
Jon Rahm, a 36-hole co-leader, was undone by a double-bogey 7 at the eighth hole alongside leader Dustin Johnson. He finished with a bogey to shoot an even-par 72 and sits seven back of the lead.

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The picture-perfect swing of Hideki Matsuyama with fairway wood off the tee.

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Abraham Ancer had never been to Augusta National until last Wednesday but tied for the 36-hole lead after his stellar play.

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Brooks Koepka birdied two of his first three holes on Saturday to get within two of the lead but ended up shooting a 3-under 69 to end the day at 8-under.

Ben Walton
Patrick Cantlay started the third round one back, in the second-to-last pairing with Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm.

JD Cuban
Tiger Woods was never able to get momentum going on Saturday, finishing his round even-par, sitting at 5-under after Day 3.

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Phil Mickelson had a Saturday to forget at Augusta National, shooting a 7-over 79.

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Billy Horschel carded an even-par 72 on Saturday paired with Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler.

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A quiet moment early on the 18th green.

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Shane Lowry hits his tee shot on the 18th hole en route to second-round 69.

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Tiger Woods walks to his third shot on the par-5 13th hole.

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Jon Rahm, having just resumed his second round by making a birdie putt on the 13th hole, tees off on 14.

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Tiger Woods reacts to his second shot on the 17th hole after it spun back off the green.

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Patrick Reed rolls in a birdie putt on the 13th hole.

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Jon Rahm tees off on the 16th hole.

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Bryson DeChambeau checks his swing on No. 17 as he prepares to hit his second shot after his tee ball went into the trees on the left.

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Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the par-3 12th hole.

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As Jon Rahm walks off the 18th green on Saturday morning, he found himself in a five-way tie for the 36-hole lead.

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Paul Casey plays a chip shot on the 18th hole. The first-round leader after an opening 65 followed it up with a 74.

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After a three-month layoff due to the coronavirus, the return of the PGA Tour this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge promises to be an experience unlike any other. Tour officials have gone to great lengths to re-imagine what it means to host a golf tournament that’s safe for all those involved, and Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth is the first attempt at putting their plan for a scaled-down event into motion. There are no fans but plenty of sanitizing stations, as players, caddies and volunteers enter this brave new world. Throughout the week, photographer Darren Carroll will be chronicling the tournament for Golf Digest, honing his camera to give readers a detailed look at this historic event. —Ryan Herrington

Daniel Berger enjoys the spoils of victory, claiming the trophy and the winner’s tarten after beating Colin Morikawa in a playoff.

Berger’s swing comes with a few quirks.

Berger showcases his swing off the tee.

Jordan Spieth watched stunned that this putt in the final round didn’t drop.

Collin Morikawa looked dejected after his playoff loss to Daniel Berger.

Brendan Grace tries to get into a groove with his driver.

The 18th green is frighteningly empty early on Sunday morning.

The media centre is transformed to build social distancing accommodations.

The PGA Tour’s health and safety instructions are prominently displayed for players, caddies and officials.

There was plenty of solitude for players and caddies alike on Sunday at Colonial.

The one benefit of an early tee time in the final round: beating the Texas heat.

By Day 4 at Colonial, new routines are becoming more routine for caddies and their sanitizing wipes.

Those who made the cut faced another warm day in Fort Worth on Saturday as they began the third round.

It’s the third day of competition at Colonial, but there’s still hard to get used to the quiet and solitude of a tournament without fans.

The pained look on Rory McIlroy’s face hints that he wasn’t entirely happy with this drive.

If Jordan Spieth could have gotten this chip from off the 18th green to fall, he would have held a share of the 54-hole lead at Colonial. Instead, he had to settle for starting Sunday one stroke back.

Colonial’s famed Wall of Champions has a spot open for the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge winner.

Jordan Spieth makes quite the splash from this bunker during the third round.

If you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t realize this was a PGA Tour event.

A volunteer sanitizes the golf carts used by the players to go back and forth from the driving range to the first tee.

This scoreboard operator near the 18th green can’t help but try to get a glimpse of the action on Saturday.

An official tries to beat the third-round heat with some water.

Bryson DeChambeau gets help breaking down his putting stroke from a member of his team on Saturday.

Harold Varner III and Jordan Spieth exchange smile after finishing out their third round.

Early groups get underway on Friday at Colonial.

Players get in some work on the practice putting green ahead of Round 2.

Jordan Spieth works to knock off the competitive rust of a three-month layoff as he plays his way into contention on Friday.

Fans from a balcony outside the ropes cheer on Bryson DeChambeau.

Health officials prepare a scanning station at a volunteer entrance. As part of the PGA Tour’s health and safety protocols, everyone entering Colonial must pass a thermal temperature scan and fill out a questionnaire to be cleared.

Justin Thomas plays a tricky punch shot.

The trophy that Sunday’s winner will claim was on display at the first tee Friday.

They’re playing a PGA Tour event here, but the emptiness of the course gave Colonial the feel of casual Friday at any club in America.

Matt Fitzpatrick walks down the 10th hole to begin his second round.

A tour official provides Denny McCarthy with his scorecard ahead of his morning tee time.

A caddie handles the flagstick with care … and a sanitizing wipe.

Jon Rahm doesn’t appear to like this tee shot very much.

Jim Furyk and Mike (Fluff) Cowan have gotten the hang of the recommended social distancing between player and caddie.

The “crowd” around the 13th tee is far different this week than in past tournaments.

Phil Mickelson’s sunglasses couldn’t hide the fact that his game appeared rusty, as he would miss the cut.

Jim Furyk doesn’t let this awkward sidehill lie get to him.

Justin Rose watches this drive anxiously.

Residents around the neighbourhood at Colonial offer their support to the players and caddies.

Patton Kizzire heads down the fairway as he begins his opening round.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan watches the start of the first round Thursday.

Jhonattan Vegas practices his putting ahead of his first-round tee time.

Ryan Palmer, a member at Colonial Country Club and a Texas native, plays away in front of the club’s famed Wall of Champions after getting the honour of hitting the first official shot of the tournament.

A handful of players grab breakfast at Colonial on Thursday morning.

A volunteer helps sanitize the media centre, where work stations have been spread out for proper social distancing.

At 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, the PGA Tour held a minute of silence to remember George Floyd and highlight racial injustice.

Who said there were no fans at Colonial? Onlookers from behind a chain-link fence catch a glimpse of Jordan Spieth on Thursday.

Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy mirror each other’s poses as they stand not far from a manual scoreboard.

Rickie Fowler plays away while paired with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas on Thursday.

Brooks Koepka follows a drive anxiously during his first round.

Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy explore a little course strategy as they wait on the tee during the first round.

CBS commentator Dottie Pepper was happily back on the job reporting during the Thursday broadcast.

Dylan Frittelli plays a perilous shot from beside the 18th green.

There might not be any fans inside Colonial Country Club, but players like Brian Harman were still showing emotions after good and bad shots during Thursday’s opening round.

Todd Montoya, caddie for Brian Stuard, has been as vigilant as a looper in following the PGA Tour’s requests on wearing masks and social distancing.

It was bombs away for Phil Mickelson off the tee on Thursday.

Dustin Johnson, too, wasn’t holding anything back in his swing.

Jordan Spieth blasts out of a fairway bunker during his opening round.

The emptiness of the course is best described with images like this.

Wednesday is usually Pro-Am day at PGA Tour events, but there was only the hustle and bustle of players getting in some last-minute practice this week.

Volunteers made sure to protect the statue of Ben Hogan at Colonial.

Defending champion Kevin Na gets interview by local media on Wednesday.

Old habits die hard as Matt Kuchar gives a friend a fist bump after seeing him on Wednesday.

Hand sanitizing stations are dotted throughout the course with players and caddies encouraged to clean their hands often.

Even camera operators isolated in TV towers are encouraged to protect themselves while on the job.

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