Nicolai Hojgaard defies jetlag as Kevin Yu takes early lead

Nicolai Hojgaard looks over his putt on the second hole (Gregory Bull/AP)

Taiwan’s Kevin Yu fired eight birdies as he took a one-shot lead after the first round of The Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.

Yu carded a bogey-free 64 on the North Course at Torrey Pines, a birdie at the last edging him ahead of America’s Patrick Cantlay and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune.