The Sun (San Bernardino)

Huh shoots career-best 61

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John Huh wasn’t expecting the lowest round of his PGA Tour career in the Wyndham Championsh­ip in Greensboro, N.C., and he had no complaints about the score or the timing.

Huh made seven of his eight birdie attempts from 10 feet or closer and holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th hole at Sedgefield for a 9-under 61, giving him a two-shot lead over Sungjae Im in the final tournament of the regular season.

“It’s kind of strange because like earlier I mentioned, I wasn’t really feeling great with my game and (to) shoot my career low, it’s kind of weird,” Huh said. “Sort of mixed feelings, but I’ll take this any day.”

Huh needed a round like this. He is No. 120 in the FedEx Cup — with some wiggle room because of the defectors to Saudi-funded LIV Golf — and only the top 125 advance to the lucrative postseason next week and are assured a full PGA Tour card for next season.

“I know what’s on the line, I know how important this tournament would be,” Huh said. “At the same time you’ve just got to go and play and I think I did that really well today.”

Peter Malnati and Brandon Wu were at 64.

• Playing in borrowed clothes doesn’t seem to bother Jessica Korda at the Women’s British Open in Muirfield, Scotland.

Still waiting for her suitcase to arrive, Korda recovered from an early bogey to shoot a 5-under 66 in the first round, putting her one shot behind leader Hinako Shibuno of Japan.

Korda made four birdies and an eagle on the 17th despite missing her normal clothes after her luggage got stuck at an airport in Switzerlan­d.

“If anyone knows anyone at the Zurich airport that would like to put my suitcase on the one flight a day that they have coming into Edinburgh, I’d deeply appreciate it,” Korda said. “I know where it is, I have an air tag on it. I can’t get anyone to actually go get it . ... Monday I wore Megan Khang’s pants. Tuesday, I wore my sister’s

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