The second day's game at the Riviera Contry Club, in the Pacific Palisades outside Los Angeles, did not start well for Alex Norén.
The Swede, split four after the first round, made bogeys on holes 2, 7 and 8 and quickly fell away from the top of the results list.
But Norén, who has not yet won on the PGA Tour, managed to break the negative spiral.
On tian, the famous par 4-hole that is short but tricky, came the first birdie.
At twelve, Norén had to call in a new third after the second birdie of the round.
And when it also became birdies on holes 16 and 17, the 38-year-old was almost back where he started the day.
After rounds 67-70, Alex Norén shared sixth place in five under par when he had finished playing.
May be over for Norlander
Henrik Norlander, who went in the same three-ball as Norén, has started with 72-71 (+1 in total) and will have to wait a while longer before it is clear if he can continue golfing this weekend.
In a high-octane starting field - eight of the world's top ten are in place and the winner gets a full 68 points in the world rankings - it is a real hidden ice that plays best so far.
Sam Burns led after the first day and looks to do so even after two rounds.
After the rounds 64-66, the 149-ranked American is a full twelve under par in total and led by four strokes at lunchtime local time.
The second round of play continues until after midnight, Swedish time.