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Johnson savouring life as Masters champion ahead of title defence
Dustin Johnson, who fulfilled a childhood dream by winning last year's Masters, said on Tuesday he does not feel short-changed that his status as reigning champion could end after five months as opposed to the usual year. Last year's Masters was held in November instead of April because of the COVID-19 outbreak and, barring a successful title defence next month, Johnson will slip the winner's Green Jacket on a new champion at the year's first major. Johnson's five-shot victory at Augusta National was the largest winning margin at the Masters since Tiger Woods won by 12 in 1997 and his 20-under-par 268 broke the previous 72-hole Masters record that was also held by Woods.