Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday to take the lead in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

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Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under 63 for a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 -- the lowest opening-round score of his career -- to lead the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by two strokes.

The California Swing with the Farmers Insurance Open, an annual PGA Tour stop since the 1950s. Players will attempt to navigate the narrow fairways, thick rough and small Poa greens of Torrey Pines, one of the premier municipal golf courses in America and also the host of two U.

Aberg took a first-round lead on the PGA Tour for the first time after posting the best opening-round score of his short career.

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under-par 63 on the Torrey Pines North Course to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday at San Diego.