The world number 23 eagled the par-five 18th to lead on nine under from US Open champion Dustin Johnson (70) and Canadian amateur Jared du Toit (71).
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Right from the time du Toit approached the first tee, Glen Abbey Golf Club was electric.
Du Toit didn’t break the winless streak of Canadians at their national championship, but a top 10 in his first time playing a PGA Tour event and doing so in his home country is still a great week.
Both Johnson and List are tied on seven-under, just one shot in front of Canadian amateur Jared du Toit, Spain’s Jon Rahm and American Kelly Kraft.
Snedeker said: “I think I’m going to be the most-hated man in Canada tomorrow, but it’s going to be a lot of fun trying to figure it out”. “Made some bad bogeys, but fought back and turned it around and felt like I played really nicely from 14 on in”. “It hasn’t set in so far, but loving every minute of it”. Carl Keffer is the only Canadian-born champion, winning in 1909 and 1914.
“I’ve been surprising myself all week”, du Toit said.
But in the hearts of everyone who attended or watched the tournament, the 21-year-old Canadian was the biggest victor on the golf course. I mean, I can’t imagine the nerves the kid has to be playing as great of golf as he has. “I’ve never been here before, but I’m looking forward to it”.
“Today was a step in the right direction, being able to come back and shoot 69 after a poor round yesterday, and hopefully I can kind of improve on that tomorrow”, Day said.
As du Toit has kept pace with a largely professional field that includes Johnson and world No. 1 Jason Day, Burke has tried to keep the 21-year-old Arizona State University player on an even keel.
“The wind today nearly feels like it’s a little bit heavier and it’s affecting the ball a little bit more, and it’s a little bit different direction”, said the long-hitting American, who was tied for ninth at last week’s Open Championship. He rebounded from a bogey on the par-four 17th with a chip-in birdie on 18. The hundreds of supporters who’d endured the relentless heat on the baked hills surrounding the bunkered green at Glen Abbey Golf Club got to their feet and started clapping, majority with their hands above their heads. He was two strokes back on 209 and tied with Germany’s Alex Cejka, whose 69 included an 84-foot birdie putt at the final hole.
“I just did not roll it that well”, Johnson said. Thailand and Japan were one back with four points apiece, and the USA was last after it finished sixth in the inaugural event in 2014. The United States nearly had a sweep, but Gerina Piller and Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) each missed a birdie putt on 18, which halved their match against Moriya Jutanugarn and Pornanong Phatlum.
“Now I know what it feels like to be Dustin Johnson”, Snedeker said about his drive on 18. Defending champion Marco Dawson was tied for 68th at 9 over after a 78.
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A 1-under 71 left him in a three-way tie for second and only a PGA ruling prevented him from starting Saturday’s round with his college buddy. The trio are all tied in third on six-under par after they all finished with 71’s on Friday.
