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'Patient' Johnson sets early pace at PGA

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Aug 13, 2015; Sheboygan, WI, USA; Dustin Johnson chips onto the 10th green during the first round of …

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson, so often the nearly man in recent majors, took advantage of relatively calm early conditions to take the clubhouse lead in the opening round of the 97th PGA Championship on Thursday.

While most golf fans eagerly awaited the 'Rory and Jordan' show set for the afternoon at Whistling Straits, the long-hitting American racked up an eagle at the par-five 16th, five birdies and a bogey to card a six-under-par 66.