Dustin Johnson joins rookie in Pebble Beach Pro-am lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Dustin Johnson already was feeling good about his game heading over to the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula. Another day of gorgeous weather in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am made him feel even better.
Johnson ran off three straight birdies to start his round, made four birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn and wound up with a 7-under-par 64 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Beau Hossler.
Hossler, a PGA Tour rookie best known in these parts for contending on the weekend at Olympic Club in 2012 U.S. Open when he was 17, was flawless at Spyglass Hill in a round of 67 to join Johnson at 12 under par. Hossler has not made a bogey this week.
Hossler heads over to Monterey Peninsula, while Johnson spends his last two days at Pebble Beach.
They were two shots ahead to par on Julian Suri (67 at Monterey Peninsula) and Troy Merritt (67 at Spyglass Hill).
Lurking another shot behind were Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm.
Jason Day had a 65 at Monterey Peninsula and was in the group at 9 under that included Steve Stricker (66 at Monterey Peninsula).
At Boca Raton, Fla., Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead in the Boca Raton Championship, the season’s first full-field event.
Calcavecchia, 57, birdied seven of his first 10 holes and added another on the par-4 seventh at The Old Course at Broken Sound.
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At Perth, Australia, Lee Westwood was tied for the lead with defending champion Brett Rumford at 8-under 136 after two rounds of the World Super 6 at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Rumford, who led by two strokes after the opening round, shot a par 72.