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SPORTS Friday 5 May 2017

X-FACTOR

Dustin Johnson hits from the
fairway on the first hole during
the first round of the Wells Far-
go Championship golf tourna-
ment at Eagle Point Golf Club
in Wilmington, N.C., Thursday,
May 4, 2017.

Johnson opens
with a 70, 4 shots

out of lead at
Wells Fargo
DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) —
Six weeks away from com-
petition didn’t keep Dustin
Johnson from extending
one streak Thursday, with
hopes of adding to anoth-
er.
Johnson showed more
game than rust at the
Wells Fargo Champion-
ship, where he missed only
two greens — and plenty
of putts — for a 2-under 70
that left him four shots be-
hind leader Francesco Mo-
linari at blustery Eagle Point
Golf Club.
It was Johnson’s 13th con- Orioles pitcher ejected after
secutive round at par or
better. hitting Red Sox’s Bogaerts
Johnson wasn’t as flawless
as he looked while winning
three straight tournaments,
though he had few com-
plaints under the circum-
stances. It was his first time
playing since he slipped in Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts gets hit by a
his socks down the stairs at pitch from Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kevin
his rental house in Augusta, Gausman during the second inning of the base-
hurting his back and knock- ball game at Fenway Park on Wednesday, May 3,
2017. Gausman was ejected on the play.
ing him out of the Masters. Associated Press
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