PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tom Hoge made the last of six straight birdies with a 40-foot putt on the daunting eighth hole, giving him a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach.
The birdie run to a 9-under 63, by four shots is his best score at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Seamus Power is in second. He birdied his last four holes at Spyglass Hill, traditionally the toughest of the three courses in benign conditions. It was the only course that played over par Thursday.
Alex, Hataoka share lead
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — American Marina Alex closed with a birdie on the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony.
Alex birdied all four par-5 holes and had five birdies in a row on Nos. 9-13 in her bogey-free morning round. Hataoka finished with a birdie on the par-5 ninth.
