PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler couldn’t miss from the fairway.

And he made his share of putts at Pebble Beach. The result was a 64 that gives him a share of the lead with Ludvig Aberg and Thomas Detry going into a most unpredictable weekend at Pebble Beach.

They were one shot ahead of Patrick Cantlay with Justin Thomas another shot behind.

The weather cooperated again and blessed the Monterey Peninsula mostly with sunshine.

But a storm system was headed this way. The fiercest of the weather was forecast to be Sunday.

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am only has an 80-man field.

NIEMANN SHOOTS 59 IN MEXICO

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Joaquin Niemann began the third LIV Golf season by shooting a 59 at LIV Golf Mayakoba.

It’s the second time in as many years a sub-60 round has been posted on the Saudi-funded league.

Bryson DeChambeau shot 58 at the Greenbrier last year.

Niemann was at 12 under two holes to play on the El Camaleon course at Mayakoba.

He says he didn’t realize the course played as a par 71 until people started encouraging him to shoot 58.

He still was happy with 59.

Masters champion Jon Rahm made his debut in LIV Golf with a 66.

NHL PLAYERS TO PLAY IN OLYMPICS

TORONTO (AP) — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade.

The plan calls for the NHL to allow its players to participate in the 2026 Games in Milan and also in 2030. Commissioner Gary Bettman and players’ union executive director Marty Walsh announced the deal. NHL players have not been at an Olympics since 2014 in Sochi.

“There is a recognition of how important this is to the players,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “Everybody felt on our ownership side that it was the right thing to do. … This really came down to doing something because the players really wanted it.”

The last two have been held in Asia and the pandemic was a factor in scuttling 2022 plans for Beijing.