Good start for Rahm in San Diego with Horschel in the lead

The Spanish Jon Rahm starts in fifth position 70th Anniversary of the Farmers Insurance Open Golf, tournament belonging to the American circuit of the PGA which is disputed in San Diego, California) with an accumulated 66 shots, three behind the leader, the estadounidente Billy Horschel.

Rahm, number one in the world, signed a first card on the southern route of the Torrey Pines Golf Course 66 strokes, six under par, with six birdies, a great eagle on hole 18 and only two errors on holes 12 and 15 that place him in fifth position overall and the best start on the south course, the toughest of the two .

The Spaniard has good experiences in this field, in 2017 he won his first title here in the PGA Tour and won last year’s US Open on the south course.

Billy Horschel, leader

Finished at the top of the ranking Billy Horschel with 63 hits, 9 under par, followed by his compatriot Michael Thomson, with one more hit, both on the north course.

The Farmes Insurance Open is the only PGA tournament with a Saturday final. The tournament has changed the usual dates, from Thursday to Sunday, to avoid broadcast conflict on Sunday with NFL championship games. It is the first to finish on a Saturday since the 1996 Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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