{"id":5718,"date":"2019-02-24T00:55:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T00:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=5718"},"modified":"2019-02-24T00:55:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T00:55:28","slug":"johnson-extends-lead-to-four-shots-at-mexico-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/johnson-extends-lead-to-four-shots-at-mexico-championship","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Extends Lead to Four Shots at Mexico Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dustin Johnson smiles on the fifth green at the Mexico Championships at the club de golf Chapultepec in Mexico City<\/p><\/div>\n

Dustin Johnson was continuing to lead the Mexico Championship on Saturday during the third round, that was until one shot that had him in a bad position, and the next made it worse.<\/p>\n

At one point, Dustin Johnson<\/a> was out front by six shots however two holes later, that lead was reduced to two after scoring a double bogey. Most would have panicked, Johnson, however, changed nothing and kept with the game plan.<\/p>\n

The good news for punters favouring Johnson to win the Mexico Championship is he responded perfectly scoring bogies on the next two holes. He gained back two shots of the four he gave up, and that saw him ending the round in the lead by four shots going into the final round.<\/p>\n

Johnson stated that he knew he was playing well and chose not to let it bother him adding,<\/p>\n

“I felt like I was swinging good and I knew I could make quite a few birdies coming in. So it was one of those things where it was unfortunate, but I felt like I kept my focus and played really solid coming in.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The double bogey was the worst hole that Johnson has had during the tournament, and it was the last hole like it. The error put McIlroy back in the hunt, but with Johnson adding two more birdies over the remaining holes, McIlroy knew the final round would be tough. Commenting, McIlroy stated,<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s going to be tough, especially against D.J., who is arguably the best player in the world. So I\u2019m going to have to go out there and just play a good round of golf, and hopefully that\u2019s good enough.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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