LOS ANGELES – Jordan Spieth completed his opening round of the Genesis Open early Friday and planned to spend the rest of the day relaxing and preparing for what promises to be a marathon weekend.
Although his bogey-free, 7-under 64 left him two strokes clear of the field at the weather-delayed event, he didn’t expect that lead to hold up considering he wouldn’t tee off in his second round until Saturday.
“This afternoon wave's getting a soft golf course with the tees up and some pretty benign conditions, so even if you're pushing to the lead of the morning wave, it's likely that somebody's going to shoot 7, 8, 9 under, even though it's Riviera,” said Spieth, who chipped in for birdie twice during his first round.