{"id":28366,"date":"2017-05-05T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=28366"},"modified":"2017-05-05T10:34:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T10:34:28","slug":"golf-johnson-makes-tidy-return-from-back-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/golf-johnson-makes-tidy-return-from-back-injury.html","title":{"rendered":"Golf Johnson makes tidy return from back injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGolf Johnson makes tidy return from back injury<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tWorld number one Dustin Johnson declared himself ready to challenge for victory after a tidy return to competition left him four strokes behind first-round leader Francesco Molinari at the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTwenty-nine days after slipping down stairs and badly bruising his back on the eve of the U.S. Masters, Johnson reported no ill-effects after his morning round at Eagle Point.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe carded a two-under-par 70, while Italian Molinari chipped-in twice to lead on 66, one stroke ahead of four players including Swede Alex Noren.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I felt good physically, no issues," world number one Johnson told reporters. “I just need to get some more rounds in, get some more reps, but I feel like the golf swing’s in good shape.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I hit the ball great. If I hit it like I did today (over) the next few days, I’ll be right there on Sunday."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe only top-10 player in the field, Johnson attracted a huge gallery in what almost counts as a home tournament, taking place as it does not far from where he grew up across the border in South Carolina.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJohnson was perhaps more satisfied with his performance than his score in his quest to become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to notch four consecutive victories on the PGA Tour.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"Since I hadn’t played in so long I’m happy with the way I played,” he said. "I didn’t score that great, didn’t hole many putts. I felt like I hit good putts, just nothing was going in. All in all I’m very pleased with the day."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMany players approached the first round apprehensively on a course few had played before this week, but low scores were plentiful after the greens were watered overnight, allowing for attacking approach shots.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSOLID ROUND<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“It’s a great track, not the longest, but especially in the breeze, you need to hit the ball in the right spot on the greens,” said leader Molinari.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“Just a good, solid round. I hit a lot of good shots, gave myself a lot of chances. I missed some makeable ones but made a couple from off the green, so great day.”<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHis first hole-out came at the fifth, from 25 yards, while he also chipped in from 25 feet at the last.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMolinari is seeking his first U.S. PGA Tour victory, after winning four times on the European Tour, including the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNoren played with the precision befitting a world number 12, before saying he wants to play more on the PGA Tour, without abandoning Europe.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“I’ve got a little kid at home,” he said. “They like it in Sweden and we’ll see how it goes.”<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tsource:-http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-golf-wellsfargo-idUSKBN1802O8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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