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Molinari Leads At Wells Fargo Championship, DJ Back

The big story this week was supposed to be Dustin Johnson's return to golf. Johnson withdrew from the Masters right before the first round a month ago after falling down the stairs of his rental home. He has not played since, but he teed it up this week at Eagle Point in Wilmington, North Carolina for the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Johnson shot a 2-under 70 in his return which, all things considered, was pretty good. He was four back of leader Francesco Molinari at the time he finished up. Most of Johnson's rust showed itself around the green where he was outside the top 100 in strokes gained. He made four birdies, though, and bogeyed his final hole for 70.
 
Another golfer who should be around on Sunday is Molinari who shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday. He was No. 1 in the field in strokes gained tee to green and made a ridiculous eight birdies. This is nothing new for Molinari, though, who came into the week ranked No. 13 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained from tee to green.
 
Molinari has never won on the PGA Tour, but he is a ball-striking fiend, and as long as he properly manages his game around the greens, he should contend well into the weekend.
 
There were 30 golfers within four of Molinari's lead. Those included Johnson, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed and J.B. Holmes.

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