Billy Horschel, uncertain of playing from back stiffness, opened the Farmers Insurance Open with the low score of 63, -9, on a rare Wednesday start at the North Course, Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. Michael Thompson is in second at 8-under; while Kevin Tway and Stephan Jaeger, Germany, finished third with 7-under. The leaders took advantage of the easier scoring North Course to include Ricky Fowler, Doug Ghim, and Francisco Molinari (Italy) to tie for fifth at 6-under. John Rahm, world #1 from Spain, is also tied for fifth, scoring the lowest on the longer South Course. He won his first PGA Tour event in 2017 at Torrey Pines, and won his first major last year here at the U.S. Open. Rahm has stated that he likes the tough conditions at Torrey Pines; and would prefer more difficult conditions, long yardage with tall rough, at more PGA tournaments. “The conditions were …
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