Johnson feeling right at home
Dustin Johnson, known for length off the tee, showed off his precise ball-positioning and hot putter Saturday to take the RBC Heritage lead in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Johnson shot a threeunder 68 for a one-stroke lead over Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter and Rory Sabbatini.
Johnson, a South Carolina native who had not played his home state’s only PGA Tour stop for nine years before returning in 2018, seems to have found a home on Harbour Town Golf Links’ narrow fairways and smallish greens.
“I’m really enjoying playing in it,” said the topranked Johnson. “I really enjoyed playing in it last year after being away for so long. It’s something I look forward to now. We have a really big fan base here. ”
Lowry led the first 48 holes before making three bogeys on his final six holes in a 71.
Poulter shot a 67, and Sabbatini had a 68.
McCarron leads
Scott McCarron, 53, birdied the par-five 18th hole to take a three-stroke lead in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
McCarron completed a four-under 68 in the morning in the rain-delayed second round and shot a 70 in the afternoon to reach six-under 138 at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.
Henderson wins
Brooke Henderson, 21, successfully defended her Lotte Championship title to tie Sandra Post’s record for LPGA Tour victories by a Canadian with eight.
Henderson closed with a two-under 70 at breezy Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii, for a four-stroke victory over Eun-Hee Ji.