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Dustin Johnson Leads P.G.A. Championship

Dustin Johnson completed his first round at the P.G.A. Championship on Thursday with a six-under-par 66, finishing his round as the leader in the clubhouse.

Johnson, who started on the back nine, opened with consecutive birdies, then eagled No. 16, sinking a 27-foot putt. After the turn, he added birdies on 1, 2 and 4. His only bogey came on the par-3 third after a failed up-and-down.

Johnson, 31, has won nine times on the PGA Tour but has yet to win a major, though he has been frustratingly close.

The last time the P.