Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

The West Coast swing for the PGA Tour is in, well, full swing. Some of the world’s best golfers descended upon Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA, for the Farmers Insurance Open. Through 36 holes, the Swedish phenom Ludvig Aberg sat tied atop the leaderboard at 6-under par.

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.