Snedeker started strong with five straight birdies, beginning at the second hole, and finished with an eagle after slugging a 378-yard drive downwind and sticking a lob wedge approach to seven feet behind the hole. He bounced back with three straight birdies to stay in the hunt. 2-6, bogeyed 11 and 15, and birdied the par-5 16th.
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Johnson had a double bogey and two bogeys on his first holes Friday in windy conditions at sun-baked Glen Abbey at Oakville.
List also shot a 71, birdieing the par-five 16th and 18th holes after making three bogeys in a four-hole stretch early on the back nine.
Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian victor in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Their ilk, meanwhile, has been a boon to the memory of an otherwise obscure player, Pat Fletcher, the last Canadian to win his national championship. Albert Murray, a Canadian also born in England, won in 1908 and 1913.
It’s been 25 years since an amateur last won a PGA Tour event (Phil Mickelson at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open), and 52 years since a Canadian last won the Canadian Open.
The 35-year-old was six under par for his round and nine under for the tournament as US Open champion Dustin Johnson slipped to a tie for second after a one under round of 71.
A FINAL hole eagle has seen Australian Jason Day rise up the leaderboard but he still has his work cut out if he is to successfully defend his Canadian Open title.
Steve Wheatcroft: Poor Wheatcroft came to the 72nd hole in need of a birdie to tie Vegas, and after finding the greenside bunker in two, it seemed like he had a great shot to get up and down.
He played with du Toit at ASU, and though he’s only two shots behind, Rahm’s cheering for his former teammate. Johnson eagled the 16th and birdied the 18th for a 69.
Matt Kuchar also was 6 under after a 70.
He has posted the same score as Dustin Johnson, the No. 2 player in the world and bettered top-ranked Justin Day by five strokes.
Meanwhile, Graeme McDowell’s tournament preparations for the US PGA Championship ended dismally as he carded a second round 76 to finish on seven over par and miss the cut. A triple bogey after an adventure in the woods at No. 2 dropped him back to 4-under.
The victor birdied the sixth, 10th, 13th and 15th in his bogey-free round in mostly cloudy conditions with 8-16 miles per hour wind and occasional drizzle. “I’ve never been here before, but I’m looking forward to it. But fought back and turned it around and felt like I played really nicely from 14 on in”.
LPGA: Charley Hull and surprising England grabbed the lead in the UL International Crown, and the USA advanced with a sweep against Japan.
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Paul Broadhurst won the Senior British Open at Carnoustie for his first senior major title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron.
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Rahm, who was tied for third with du Toit at the start of Saturday’s third round, shot par to remain at 6-under par and stay in contention in a group tied for sixth. Broadhurst opened with a 75 and had a 66 on Friday. Bernhard Langer was tied for 12th at 3 under after his third 71.
