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Zach Johnson

Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the 2007 Masters champion.

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Zach Johnson leads at Colonial

Zach Johnson fired a six-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Johnson, whose last PGA Tour victory came at this event two years ago, owns a one-shot lead over a slew of players, including the hottest golfer in the world.Jason Dufner, who picked up his second in three weeks on Sunday at the Byron Nelson, posted a five-under 65 and is tied for second place.Dufner, who in the span of a month, not only notched has his first two PGA Tour wins, but also got married, flew out of the gate on Thursday with four birdies in his first five holes. He mixed three birdies and two bogeys the rest of the way for his share of second."A nice way to start," said Dufner, who owns four 36-hole leads this season on tour. "I've had a pretty solid last three or four years. I was happy to get a five-under."Dufner is tied for second with Tom Gillis, Harris English and Kyle Reifers and Dufner isn't the only one who is playing great golf at the moment.Engli...

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