World No 1 Dustin Johnson eases to eight-shot victory in Hawaii

Dustin Johnson

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson powered to an eight-shot triumph at the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions in Hawaii this morning. Johnson's masterful display off the tee at the par-73 Plantation Course at Kapalua included a near hole-in-one at the par-four 12th hole -- where his drive left him a six-inch tap-in for eagle.

He carded an eight-under par 65 for 24-under 268 and his 17th US PGA Tour triumph, seemingly impervious to the wind and intermittent rain throughout the round.

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