RUMFORD, R.I. (June 23, 2007) – After two days of heavy winds and fast greens, Dustin Johnson emerged as the only player in the field to finish under par as he fired a one-over 70 and won the 46th Northeast Amateur by two strokes.

Johnson got off to a fast start on the week by shooting a 5-under 64 in the opening round to grab an early lead. He wasn't under par the rest of the tournament but the field struggled as well as heavy winds dried the greens at the par-69, Donald Ross layout. Johnson, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., finished at 1-under 275 (64-69-72-70) to beat both Drew Kittleson (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Chris Kirk (Woodstock, Ga.) by two strokes.

``This is the most important tournament I’ve ever won. I’m very excited,’’ said Johnson, a two-time All-American at Coastal Carolina University.

Four players – defending champion Carlton Forrester, Billy Horschel, Jarred Texter and Kyle Stanley – finished tied for fourth at 2-over 278.

Horschel began the day with a two stroke lead at 6-under par but was 7-over on the front nine and his troubles opened the door for several other players to make a run at the title. Johnson birdied the first hole but made double bogey on the third hole and bogey at the ninth. That brought him back to the field, but he was the only player under par at 1-under.

Johnson proceeded to make six straight pars and a birdie at the 16th hole gave him a three-stroke lead. An errant drive at the 17th tee sparked some nervous moments but he scrambled to make bogey on the hole and then iced the tourney with a tap-in par on eighteen.

- story courtesy Northeast Amateur Tournament Committee

Complete scores from the par 69 Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island, follow:

Pos	Player	Hometown	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Tot
1	Dustin Johnson	N. Myrtle Beach, S.C.	64	69	72	70	275
T2	Drew Kittleson	Scottsdale, Ariz.	68	68	71	70	277
T2	Chris Kirk	Woodstock, Ga.	67	68	71	71	277
T4	Carlton Forrester	Birmingham, Ala.	68	72	69	69	278
T4	Jarred Texter	Millersville, Pa.	67	65	75	71	278
T4	Kyle Stanley	Gig Harbor, Wash.	66	70	70	72	278
T4	Billy Horschel	Grant, Fla.	67	62	72	77	278
T8	Colt Knost	Pilot Point, Texas	67	74	70	68	279
T8	Adam Mitchell	Chattanooga, Tenn.	66	67	74	72	279
T8	Daniel Summerhays	Provo, Utah	66	68	72	73	279
T11	Nico Geyger	Chile	71	71	70	68	280
T11	Rickie Fowler	Murrieta, Calif.	65	69	74	72	280
T11	Robert Rohanna	Waynesburg, Pa.	72	67	68	73	280
T11	Kevin Chappell	Fresno, Calif.	68	68	67	77	280
T15	Tim Jackson	Germantown, Tenn.	69	73	69	70	281
T15	Kevin Tway	Edmond, Okla.	66	73	71	71	281
T17	Gene Elliott	West Des Moines, Iowa	67	73	74	68	282
T17	Chesson Hadley	Raleigh, N.C.	70	75	68	69	282
T17	Jon McLean	Weston, Fla.	69	71	72	70	282
T17	Dan Woltman	Beaver Dam, Wis.	73	68	71	70	282
21	Rory Hie	Los Angeles, Calif.	70	70	74	70	284
T22	Jesse Speirs	Bangor, Maine	69	72	75	69	285
T22	Danny Green	Jackson, Tenn.	72	69	74	70	285
T22	Michael Morrison	Atlanta, Ga.	69	72	73	71	285
T22	Paul Simson	Raleigh, N.C.	71	71	70	73	285
T22	Frank Vana	Shrewsbury, Mass.	70	70	71	74	285
T27	Brian Harman	Savannah, Ga.	71	72	71	72	286
T27	John Kelly	St. Louis, Mo.	71	76	67	72	286
T27	Trent Leon	Dallas, Texas	70	67	76	73	286
T27	Nathan T. Smith	Pittsburgh, Pa.	72	70	70	74	286
T27	Dave Marino	Cumberland, R.I.	66	73	71	76	286
T27	Michael Thompson	Tucson, Ariz.	69	72	68	77	286
T27	Josh Esler	Wauconda, Ill.	65	76	68	77	286
T34	Brendon Todd	Charlotte, N.C.	71	70	76	70	287
T34	Todd White	Moore, S.C.	72	74	71	70	287
T34	Erik Olson	Newcastle, Wash.	72	68	72	75	287
T37	Jon Curran	Hopkinton, Mass.	70	67	80	71	288
T37	Bank Vongvanij	Bradenton, Fla.	74	71	72	71	288
T37	James Gill	New Zealand	75	69	72	72	288
T37	Mu Hu	Championsgate, Fla.	74	70	72	72	288
T41	Lucas Lee	Torrance, Calif.	71	76	73	69	289
T41	Jonny Dittmer	New Zealand	69	74	75	71	289
T41	Michael Schachner	Libertyville, Ill.	69	70	76	74	289
T41	Gary Woodland	Berryton, Kan.	74	66	75	74	289
T41	Skip Berkmeyer	St. Louis, Mo.	74	69	72	74	289
T41	Daniel Mitchell	Oklahoma City, Okla.	72	72	70	75	289
T41	Tripp Davis	Norman, Okla.	75	70	68	76	289
T48	Chris McCartin	Arlington, Va.	71	69	74	76	290
T48	Manny Villegas	Colombia	75	72	66	77	290
T50	Cameron Tringale	Laguna Niguel, Calif.	81	72	68	70	291
T50	Pat Tallent	Vienna, Va.	70	71	71	79	291
T52	Jason Parajeckas	Woburn, Mass.	73	76	73	70	292
T52	Sean Knapp	Oakmont, Pa.	70	70	79	73	292
T52	Alan Bratton	Stillwater, Okla.	75	71	72	74	292
T55	Michael Quagliano	White Plains, N.Y.	74	70	76	73	293
T55	Philip Francis	Scottsdale, Ariz.	71	73	75	74	293
T55	Rob Grube	Hinsdale, Ill.	67	72	72	82	293
T58	Brad Valois	Warwick, R.I.	72	77	74	71	294
T58	Brendan Gielow	Muskegon, Mich.	74	72	73	75	294
60	Cody Paladino	Kensington, Conn.	72	73	72	78	295
T61	Matthew Swan	Montgomery, Ala.	70	74	77	75	296
T61	Trip Kuehne	Irving, Texas	71	75	71	79	296
T63	Brendan Hester	Northbridge, Mass.	76	80	73	68	297
T63	Charlie Blanchard	Tiverton, R.I.	71	77	76	73	297
T63	Seung-Su Han	Henderson, Nev.	72	76	76	73	297
T63	David May	Auburn, N.Y.	72	72	78	75	297
T63	Larry Haertel	Greenwich, Conn.	74	72	76	75	297
T68	Andrew Green	New Zealand	75	75	70	78	298
T68	Adam Long	Defiance, Mo.	74	69	76	79	298
T68	Hudson Swafford	Tallahassee, Fla.	75	70	74	79	298
71	Jason Pannone	East Greenwich, R.I.	74	73	74	79	300
T72	Austin Eaton	North Sutton, N.H.	76	79	73	73	301
T72	Mike McCoy	West Des Moines, Iowa	75	74	76	76	301
T72	Keegan Bradley	Jackson, Wyo.	71	71	79	80	301
T75	Garrett Medeiros	Rumford, R.I.	72	75	80	75	302
T75	Matt Savage	Scottsdale, Ariz.	72	73	79	78	302
77	Sam Korbe	Springdale, Ark.	77	74	75	77	303
T78	Frank Ford III	Charleston, S.C.	81	78	72	75	306
T78	Buddy Marucci	Wayne, Pa.	76	73	79	78	306
	Brian Locke	Los Angeles, Calif.	70	72			WD
	Jonathan Mount	Kingston, Tenn.	78				WD
	Joseph Bramlett	Saratoga, Calif.					WD

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