Dustin Johnson has hole-in-one at Northern Trust Open, also has lead

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Dustin Johnson, playing in the pouring rain at Riviera Country Club, not only is holding on to his first-round lead at the Northern Trust Open, he’s doing it in style.

Johnson had a hole-in-one on the par-three, 199-yard sixth hole. He’d already birdied the first and fourth holes and is four-under on his round so far today through six holes and 11-under for the tournament, a shot ahead of 2009 tournament runner-up Steve Stricker. Johnson used an eight-iron on his hole-in-one.

-- Diane Pucin