Golf: Bae, Jacobson share Riviera lead

LOS ANGELES: South Korea’s Sang-moon Bae birdied nine holes en route to a six-under 65 on Friday that left him tied with Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson in the second round of the Northern Trust Open.

Bae, a 26-year-old in his second full season on the US PGA Tour, got off to a blazing start at sun-splashed Riviera Country Club, opening with four straight birdies from the 10th as he positioned himself for a run at a first PGA Tour title.

They were one stroke in front of Americans John Merrick and John Rollins. Merrick carded a 66 and Rollins posted a 65 highlighted by an eagle at the 11th for eight-under 134.

“I feel like I played very well today,” said Bae. “I hit a bunch of good shots. I made many good putts.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 17^th, 2013.