Left-hander Peterson shoots 62, leads Joburg Open

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- American golfer Paul Peterson birdied four of his last five holes to shoot a bogey-free 9-under 62 Thursday before play was suspended because of a waterlogged course in the first round of the Joburg Open.

Peterson holds a two-shot lead over English players Aaron Rai and Paul Waring. Nearly half of the 210-man field was still out on the course when heavy rain arrived, forcing an early end to play.

Torrential rain soaked the course at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club through much of the week, leading to the cancellation of the pro-am on Tuesday.

Peterson, a 28-year-old left-hander from Arizona, birdied four of his first six holes in dry early conditions on the…