Rahm living up to his billing at Mexico Open

Jon Rahm is the biggest star in the Mexico Open and he lived up to his billing Thursday, chipping in for birdie and making a late eagle putt for a 7-under 64 and a five-way share of the early lead in the first round.

Jonathan Byrd, Brendon Todd, Trey Mullinax and Monday qualifier Bryson Nimmer also were at 64.

The Mexico Open is part of the PGA Tour schedule and inherits the history of a national open that dates to 1944.

The event in Puerto Vallarta takes the place of the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship that was at Chapultepec in Mexico City for four years through 2020.

Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko halfway through the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off a third-place tie Sunday in the LA Open at Whilshire Country Club, Lee had a bogey-free round at hilly Palos Verdes Estates in the first-year event that wraps up the LPGA Tour’s West Coast swing. Lee won the Evian Championship last season for her first major title and sixth LPGA Tour victory.

NHL: Kings forward Dustin Brown will retire after this season, his 18th with the club. The 37-year-old made the announcement ahead of the Kings’ regular-season finale. The Kings will face the Oilers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Brown has played in a franchise record 1,295 regular-season games during his 18 seasons with the Kings. He has 325 goals and 387 assists in his career.

Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth goal in three gamessalvaged a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea that further damaged his team’s chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League. United currently is in sixth place. It is five points behind fourth-place Arsenal and has played two matches more than its rival.