Posted April 11, 2015, 7:57 pm
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Johnson chunks chances at 12th hole

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Dustin Johnson hits from the sand on No. 18 during the third round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Dustin Johnson and his caddie Austin Johnson line up a par putt on No. 5 during the third round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Dustin Johnson closed with consecutive bogeys Saturday, but his mind after the round was still on
No. 12.

Johnson’s tee shot on the 155-yard, par-3 hole went into the rough, and from there it got only uglier. After missing the green, he chunked his second shot into a bunker and went on to card double bogey.

“Twelve was bad – really bad,” Johnson said. “I got fortunate my tee shot didn’t go into the bunker, but then I hit my second shot in there.”

Johnson bounced back after the double bogey by making birdies on Nos. 13 and 15, but a pair of bogeys on the final two holes capped a disappointing 73.

Johnson will enter today 10 shots back of leader Jordan Spieth (16-under).

“Absolutely have to attack the course tomorrow,” Johnson said. “I have to make a lot of birdies – I don’t have any other choice. I think I’m a little too far back of (Spieth) but you never know.”

Despite finishing the round 1-over, Johnson said he was pleased with a lot of shots.

“I hit a lot of good shots,” Johnson said. “Just couldn’t get anything going. I didn’t hit it close enough to the hole to make the birdies I needed to make.”

Johnson was consistent starting his round, making the turn at 1-under. He birdied Nos. 2 and 6 with the lone blemish coming on No. 4, a bogey.

Johnson carded 38 on the second nine.

“Twelve was the big difference today,” said the golfer from South Carolina. “I was playing OK and knew I had two par-5s coming up. That double bogey really stung.”

Dustin Johnson

SLIDESHOW: Third Round Action

Hole By Hole Scores
Round 3
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	5	4	35	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	5	38	73
Tot	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6


Round 2
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	6	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	33	5	4	3	4	4	3	2	4	5	34	67
Tot	0	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7


Round 1
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	5	5	4	3	2	5	4	4	36	3	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	34	70
Tot	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2

Masters Record

Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
Year	Place	Score	1	2	3	4	Money
2014	68	+7	77	74			$ 10,000
2013	13	-1	67	76	74	70	$ 145,600
2011	38	+1	74	68	73	74	$ 36,800
2010	38	+6	71	72	76	75	$ 34,500
2009	30	-1	72	70	72	73	$ 46,575

Johnson chunks chances at 12th hole

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