Dustin Johnson says when he last felt so confident about his game after finishing fourth at LIV Golf Korea

Dustin Johnson was at least three shots better than anyone else over the final two rounds at LIV Golf Korea.

Johnson went into the week in 27th in the LIV Golf standings. He had managed to register just one top 10 finish all season, with the 4Aces captain finishing tied for 10th in Singapore.

The 41-year-old did not get off to the best start in Busan. The two-time major champion was level par after the first two rounds. He made eight bogeys across Thursday and Friday.

However, he would not drop another shot over the remainder of the tournament. Johnson finished 10 under par for the week to end up in fourth place, two shots off making the playoff involving Joaquin Niemann and Talor Gooch.

It was his first top five finish since Indianapolis last year. And Johnson suggested that he was particularly pleased with his performance given that he had not been feeling well at the start of the tournament.

“Starting really Saturday of the PGA, I’ve been really close, but actually felt really good. Even though I played really good on Sunday, I putted terribly. Played really well, drove it well,” he said.

“Even this week, unfortunately on Wednesday, I just got sick, and I barely made it through Thursday and Friday. It was everything I could do just to finish the rounds Thursday and Friday.

“Then felt a little better yesterday and a little bit better today, but still felt like s—.