Johnson heats up at chilly TPC Boston

NORTON, MASS.— Now that he’s finally won again, Dustin Johnson is starting to look as dangerous as ever.

One week after Johnson ended a five-month dry spell brought on by a back injury, he easily handled the early cold and a steady wind at TPC Boston for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead in the opening round of the Dell Technologies Championship.

And the world’s No. 1player made it look easy on a tough day for scoring.

He started with a 35-foot birdie putt on No.10. He made the turn with a 6-iron from 220 yards that sailed high and rode the left-to-right wind to four feet for eagle. When another big tee shot settled into a divot on the reachable par-5 second hole, he laid up short of the water and still made birdie.

“Put together a pretty good score,” Johnson said.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia opened with five birdies on the front nine, and then saved his day with a par on his final hole. He hooked his tee shot into the trees, got a bounce into the rough, laid up and then hit wedge to 12 feet and made the putt for a 67.

Jon Rahm also had a 67 that he felt was the best he could have possibly done. It helped that the 22-year-old Spaniard birdied four of his last five holes in the afternoon as the temperature warmed slightly and the wind never went away.

Marc Leishman and Kyle Stanley also were one shot back among the early starters who had to face the surprising chill of morning.

Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., both opened with 70s while Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Nick Taylor, also of Abbotsford, shot 72s.