Uihlein on fire in Las Vegas event

– Peter Uihlein fired a 63 to grab the lead on Thursday in the first-round at the PGA Tour’s Shriners for Children Open.

The 29-year-old American Uihlein birdied his final hole – the par five ninth – for his ninth birdie of the round and an eight-under score before play was halted because of darkness at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“I needed to get back to work and be a lot more focused and disciplined. I didn’t expect to see results this quick,” he said. –

Los Angeles