Zach Johnson leads at Colonial; Dufner 1 back
- By Ryan Ballengee
- May 24, 2012 5:02 PM ET
Zach Johnson is once again in control of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
The 2010 champion and fourth-place finisher a year ago, Johnson shot 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in Fort Worth, Texas.
Johnson leads by a shot over rookie Harris English, Kyle Reifers, veteran Tom Gillis and Jason Dufner, last week's winner and champion in two of the last four PGA Tour events. All shot 65.
Chris DiMarco, Tommy Gainey, Andres Romero and 2001 Colonial winner Sergio Garcia are at 4 under, sharing fifth place.
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Ballengee is a GolfChannel.com contributor who writes for GTC and Fantasy Insider.
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