ON THE LINKS Friday’s pro golf results

DELL CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTON, MASS.

Now that he’s finally won again, Dustin Johnson is starting to look as dangerous as ever. One week after Johnson ended a five-month dry spell brought on by a back injury, he easily handled the early cold and a steady win at TPC Boston for a 5-under 66 to take the early lead in the opening round of the Dell Technologies Championship. And the world’s No. 1 player made it look easy on a tough day for scoring.He started with a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 10. He made the turn with a 6-iron from 220 yards that sailed high and rode the left-to-right wind into 4 feet for eagle. When another beautiful tee shot settled into a divot on the reachable par-5 second hole, he laid up short of the water and still made birdie. Marc Leishman and Kyle Stanley were one shot back among the early starters who had to face the surprising chill of morning, a cruel reminder that the end of a New England summer is not far away. Jonas Blixt was among those at 68, a good start because the Swede is at No. 84 in the FedEx Cup and only the top 70 in the standings move on to the next playoff event outside Chicago in two weeks.

SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC

CALGARY, ALBERTA

Kevin Sutherland shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to take one-stroke lead over California childhood rival Scott McCarron in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. Sutherland played his final nine — the front nine at Canyon Meadows — in 6-under 29. Winless on the 50-and-over tour, Sutherland finished second behind McCarron two weeks ago in New York in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, the event where Sutherland shot a tour-record 59 three years ago. McCarron closed with an eagle. He has three victories this year and five in the last two seasons on the PGA Tour Champions.

WEB.COM TOUR FINALS

COLUMBUS

Keith Mitchell increased his lead to two strokes Friday in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, shooting a 4-under 67 in the Web.com Tour Finals opener. A week after missing a PGA Tour card by a stroke in the Web.com Tour’s regular-season finale, Mitchell had a 10-under 132 total on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course. Seth Reeves was second after a 64, and Andrew Landry had a 67 to get to 7 under. Ryan Armour (68) and Abraham Ancer (70) were 6 under.

CZECH MASTERS

VYSOKY UJEZD, CZECH REPUBLIC

Lee Slattery overcame heavy rain and cold to shoot a 7-under 65 Friday and take the lead in the second round of the Czech Masters as tough weather conditions forced the suspension of play. As the others were dropping shots, Slattery ignored the elements and built a lead. The Englishman opened the back nine with a couple of birdies and added more starting on No. 13. With three more birdies and a bogey, he finished his round at 7-under 137 overall.

Associated Press