The year-old kicked off his final round Sunday with a pair of birdies, then held on as the rest of the field — with the exception of Hideki Matsayama — fell by the wayside.

A sand-save birdie on the 14th hole was the spark that pushed him to a career-defining win. Open history and the most lucrative on the PGA Tour. Johnson was the early favorite to repeat as champion this summer, but a 4-over start kept him from playing into the weekend.

That generous prize pool meant the top 24 finishers went home with six-figure payouts.

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