LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Spain’s Jon Rahm fired a 10-under par 62 on Thursday to seize a one-stroke lead in the first round of the US PGA Tour CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California.
Rahm, the highest-ranked player in the field at number three in the world, sizzled on the La Quinta Country Club course – one of three in use over the first three rounds – with eight birdies and an eagle.
He was one stroke in front of Americans Austin Cook, Jason Kokrak and Andrew Landry.
It was a further stroke back to Brandon Harkins, Martin Piller, Beau Hossler and Aaron Wise.
With back-to-back birdies to start, an eagle at the par-five fifth and birdies at six and seven Rahm was six-under through his first seven holes.
He couldn’t help but remember Canadian Adam Hadwin’s 59 on the La Quinta course last year.
