Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 on the North Course at Torrey Pines, featuring an eagle at the par-5 17th, eight birdies and a bogey to take a two-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open.
“It was nice,” said the Swede. “Felt like I was driving the ball really well. Golf becomes a lot easier when you can do that. Even though North is a little bit easier than South, it still presents its challenges and you’ve still got to hit the shots. Super happy with the way we kind of came out of the gates today and played some good golf.
“I think I like when you hit a lot of drivers and I feel like I did that a lot today and probably going to do the same tomorrow. Any golf course when it looks like this, when you have the views and Torrey Pines is a really, really cool place. Yeah, looking forward to tomorrow.”
63 marks Åberg’s low opening round on the PGA Tour and placed him in his first 18-hole lead/co-lead on Tour.
PGA Tour rookie Danny Walker posted a career-low, bogey-free 7-under 65 for a share of second place, marking the low round of the day on the South Course. Walker hit every green in regulation in the first round, becoming the 12th player to hit all 18 greens on the South course since 1980, and the first since Martin Laird in 2019 (R3).
Fellow American Hayden Springer opened eagle-birdie at the 10th and 11th on the North Course for a share of second place.
American Lanto Griffin signed for a bogey-free 66 on the North Course for a share of fourth place at 6-under alongside compatriots Zac Blair and Zach Johnson as well as South African Aldrich Potgieter, all also playing the North Course.
Potgieter recorded his career-low round on Tour in an individual stroke-play event.
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludvig Åberg(NC) | -9 | 63 |
| T2 | Danny Walker(SC) | -7 | 65 |
| T2 | Hayden Springer(NC) | -7 | 65 |
| T4 | Lanto Griffin(NC) | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Aldrich Potgieter(NC) | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Zac Blair(NC) | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Zach Johnson(NC) | -6 | 66 |
| T8 | K.H. Lee(SC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | John Pak(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Noah Goodwin(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Antoine Rozner(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Aaron Baddeley(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Lee Hodges(SC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Erik van Rooyen(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Andrew Putnam(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | Ricky Castillo(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T8 | S.H. Kim(NC) | -5 | 67 |
| T18 | Sami Valimaki(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Cristobal Del Solar(SC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Chan Kim(SC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Wesley Bryan(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Harris English(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Hideki Matsuyama(SC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Kris Ventura(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Isaiah Salinda(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Jackson Koivun(a) (SC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Norman Xiong(SC) | -4 | 68 |
| T18 | Anders Albertson(NC) | -4 | 68 |
| T29 | Mac Meissner(SC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Sam Stevens(SC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Troy Merritt(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Joel Dahmen(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Kevin Yu(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Greyson Sigg(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Sungjae Im(SC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Peter Malnati(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Keegan Bradley(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Will Gordon(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Justin Rose(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Ryan Gerard(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Steven Fisk(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Alejandro Tosti(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Luke List(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Vincent Norrman(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Aaron Rai(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Adam Schenk(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Taylor Pendrith(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T29 | Michael Thorbjornsen(NC) | -3 | 69 |
| T49 | Charley Hoffman(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Kevin Tway(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Chad Ramey(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Garrick Higgo(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Andrew Novak(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Jhonattan Vegas(SC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Pierceson Coody(SC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Maverick McNealy(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Matteo Manassero(SC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Luke Clanton(a) (NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Danny Willett(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Beau Hossler(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Eric Cole(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Kurt Kitayama(SC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Rikuya Hoshino(NC) | -2 | 70 |
| T49 | Niklas Nørgaard(SC) | -2 | 70 |
| T65 | Sam Ryder(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Victor Perez(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Max Greyserman(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Nick Hardy(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Chris Gotterup(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Si Woo Kim(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Stephan Jaeger(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Jake Knapp(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Sahith Theegala(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Takumi Kanaya(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Max McGreevy(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Trevor Cone(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Mark Hubbard(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Thomas Detry(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Thriston Lawrence(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Joseph Bramlett(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Chandler Phillips(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Patrick Rodgers(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Matti Schmid(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Jacob Bridgeman(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Jesper Svensson(NC) | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Quade Cummins(SC) | -1 | 71 |
| T87 | Carl Yuan(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Kevin Streelman(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Joe Highsmith(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Doug Ghim(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Matt McCarty(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Francesco Molinari(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Austin Eckroat(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Taylor Dickson(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Trey Mullinax(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Ben Griffin(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Shane Lowry(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Tony Finau(SC) | Par | 72 |
| T87 | Brandt Snedeker(NC) | Par | 72 |
| T100 | David Skinns(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Vince Whaley(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Alex Smalley(NC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Frankie Capan III(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | J.J. Spaun(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Ben Silverman(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Harry Higgs(NC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Robert Garrigus(NC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Kevin Roy(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Charles Reiter(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Dylan Wu(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | William Mouw(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Will Chandler(NC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Jackson Suber(NC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Matthieu Pavon(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Camilo Villegas(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T100 | Mason Andersen(SC) | +1 | 73 |
| T117 | Nate Lashley(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Taylor Montgomery(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Adam Svensson(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Philip Knowles(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Ryan Palmer(NC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Jason Day(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Taylor Moore(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Rafael Campos(NC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Kaito Onishi(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T117 | Kevin Velo(SC) | +2 | 74 |
| T127 | Henrik Norlander(NC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Daniel Berger(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Davis Riley(NC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Justin Lower(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Tim Widing(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Paul Peterson(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Patrick Fishburn(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Scott Gutschewski(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Matt NeSmith(NC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Brian Campbell(SC) | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Jim Knous(NC) | +3 | 75 |
| T138 | Ryo Hisatsune(SC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | David Lipsky(NC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Martin Laird(SC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Carson Young(SC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Rico Hoey(NC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Jeremy Paul(SC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Ryan Hall(SC) | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Matthew Riedel(NC) | +4 | 76 |
| T146 | Michael Kim(SC) | +5 | 77 |
| T146 | Matt Wallace(SC) | +5 | 77 |
| T146 | Willie Mack III(SC) | +5 | 77 |
| T146 | Max Homa(SC) | +5 | 77 |
| T146 | Thomas Rosenmueller(SC) | +5 | 77 |
| T146 | Chris Korte(NC) | +5 | 77 |
| 152 | Emiliano Grillo(SC) | +6 | 78 |
| 153 | Hayden Buckley(SC) | +7 | 79 |
| 154 | Cavin McCall(NC) | +8 | 80 |
| W/D | Braden Thornberry | - | - |
