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Scottie Scheffler was alone in second place
after shooting a 7-under 65, also on the North Course.
Fifteen players shot 4-under or better in the first round, with
13 of those rounds on the easier North Course.
Peter Malnati and Ryan Palmer each shot a 66 on the highly
regarded South Course to join a group of 12 tied for fourth
place at 6-under.
Players swap courses for Friday's second round, with rain, wind
and thunderstorms expected along the California coast. The final
two rounds are set for the South Course.
Reed, who started his round on the back nine, had four birdies
on each side. He birdied his first three holes and closed with
birdies on his 14th, 15th and 16th holes of the day before
registering a par on No. 8 and 9. He played the four par 5s in
3-under par.
"You know, kind of put myself in position today where I had to
go out knowing that we're going to get pretty good conditions,
go out and try to make as many birdies as possible to be able to
kind of weather the storm tomorrow," Reed said. "I was able to
kind of get off to a hot start and just kind of ride momentum
going on through the rest of the round and continue attacking
that golf course since that's the one you're able to attack.
Noren, who also started his round on the North Course's back
nine, was at 4-under through eight holes after an eagle 3 at the
par-5 17th hole. He posted his lone bogey at 18 before going
5-under on his final nine holes.
"I hit it very good with my irons and wedges, putted very good,"
Noren said. "The driver wasn't as good as I wanted it, but out
here (on the North Course) you could get away with it if you
manage to get out of the rough, hit the greens anyway. But I
definitely need to shape up the driver for tomorrow."
Defending champion Marc Leishman of Australia shot a 1-under 71
on the South Course and was in a tie for 69th place. Jason Day
of Australia, who won the event in 2015 and 2018, struggled to a
4-over 76 on the South Course and was in a tie for 136th place.
Phil Mickelson, a San Diego-area native and three-time winner of
the event, was also in a tie for 69th place with Leishman after
shooting a 71 on the North Course.
Seven-time winner Tiger Woods, who captured four consecutive
titles in 2005-08, is not participating after undergoing back
surgery.
The Torrey Pines South Course also is the site of the U.S. Open
in June. It is one of six PGA Tour events to be played in
California this year.
--Field Level Media
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