Johnson takes 2nd title in row, edges Duval

PEBBLE BEACH, California – Dustin Johnson became the first player in 20 years to win back-to-back titles at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after making a short birdie putt on the final hole Sunday for a one-shot victory over David Duval and J.B. Holmes.

Johnson closed with a 2-over 74, the highest final round by a Pebble champion since Johnny Miller in 1994. And he became the first player since Davis Love III in 2003 to win at Pebble Beach with a birdie on the last hole in the final group.

Paul Goydos, who started the final round level with Johnson, had a one-shot lead until taking a quadruple-bogey 9 on the 14th hole.

The last time Johnson won he was declared the winner after 54 holes because of rain.

He hammered the tee shot on the final hole Sunday, put his approached into a simple lie in the front bunker and blasted out to just over three feet. Johnson lightly pumped his fist when he made the putt, becoming the first player in seven years to win with a birdie on the 72nd hole from the final group.   (AP)