December 9, 2013. Zach Johnson perhaps never expected to be holding the trophy that was almost on the verge to be delivered to the tournament host Tiger Woods. However destiny had something else in store at the World Challenge on Sunday when he holed out for par from the drop area on the 18th hole, which got him into a playoff, and he won when Woods hit a shot into the bunker and missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.
“It looked to me like it was going to be a very, very difficult 4 for him,” Johnson said about Woods’ bunker shot. “I’m trying to get somewhat around the hole and make a 5. It wasn’t exactly a full wedge shot, but it was one that I could be aggressive with — 58 yards, trying to hit it about 52, 53, and we saw what it did.”
[highlight] A little too dramatic for me, Johnson said [/highlight]
The ball took three bounces, the last one just beyond the hole, and it stopped and spun back a few inches into the cup.
“A little too dramatic for me,” Johnson said.
This ended up giving perfect farewell to the final World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club after 14 years. There was a record crowd, and Woods was poised to win with a two-shot lead. Instead, Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play for his second win this year. Johnson moved into the top 10 in the world for the first time in his career.
“Zach, I don’t know how the last three iron shots didn’t go in the hole,” Woods said. “Pretty impressive what he did. He got me.”
Johnson won $1 million and should go to No. 9 in the world, the first time in his career he has been in the top 10.
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