PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann has set a 36-hole record at Riviera Country Club while taking a two-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational.
Niemann fired his second straight 63 for a 16-under total. He hit 6-iron to 4 feet for eagle on the first hole and followed with a birdie. He broke the previous 36-hole record set about 20 minutes earlier by Cameron Young, a 24-year-old PGA Tour rookie who birdied his last four holes for a 62.
Young is alone in second, three ahead of Justin Thomas. Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott are at 9 under.
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Three-time champion Bernhard Langer shot his age Friday to take the first-round lead in the Chubb Classic.
The 64-year-old German star had five straight birdies on the back nine in a bogey-free 8-under 64.
He has bettered his age once and matched it one other time on the tour.
Langer has six Charles Schwab Cup season titles and 42 victories on the 50-and-over tour.
Robert Karlsson and Tim Petrovic are two strokes back.
