Richard S. Johnson matches ace of Tiger Woods

Even professional golfers get excited about a hole-in-one. Especially when the last guy to ace the hole was Tiger Woods. Richard S. Johnson's hole-in-one on the 185-yard 14th Thursday helped him take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship. Woods made his during his professional debut in 1996. "I had no idea. Wow!" Johnson said. "Yeah, it's always nice to follow him in something." The ace and a bunch of birdies helped him shoot a 7-under 63. His final birdie on the par-5 18th put him a shot ahead of Brenden and Deane Pappas to deny them a shot at golf history. If Johnson had missed, the South African brothers would have been the first siblings to share the lead in a PGA event. "It was a nice putt to roll in there," Johnson said of his stroke from just under 10 feet. "It probably killed the record... [read full story]