Furyk ties course record, shares lead
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TWO-TIME winner Jim Furyk birdied two of his last four holes on Friday in the Canadian Open to match the Royal Montreal single-round record at 7-under 63 and tie Tim Petrovic atop the leaderboard.
Furyk and Petrovic were both at 10-under 130 on the Blue Course.
“Winning any event is special,” said Furyk, who is coming off a fourth-place finish in the British Open. “I’ve had a lot of success (in Canada) and really a lot of support here. But we’re only at the halfway point.”
Petrovic followed his opening 64 with a 66.
“I have been hitting the ball really well for about the last three weeks,” Petrovic said. “I’ve seen signs of some good rounds coming. Am I surprised? Maybe a little.”
Canada’s Graham DeLaet, playing in a threesome with Furyk and Matt Kuchar, was two strokes back, along with Kyle Stanley. DeLaet, trying to become the first Canadian to win the event in 60 years, also had a 63 to match the course record.
“They’re fun to play golf with,” Furyk said about DeLaet and Kuchar. “And then to have everyone play well, you’re seeing birdie putts going in, it’s a lot of fun.”
DeLaet, winless on the US PGA Tour, had nine birdies and two bogeys. “I felt I was in control of my game all day, with a couple of little hiccups,” he said.
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