Golf: Jim Furyk ties course record at Canadian Open
Golf: Jim Furyk ties course record at Canadian Open
Golf ' He birdies last four holes to finish at 7-under 63 at the Canadian Open.
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Montreal * Two-time winner Jim Furyk birdied two of his last four holes Friday in the Canadian Open to match the Royal Montreal record at 7-under 63 and tie Tim Petrovic atop the leaderboard.
The 44-year-old Furyk, the 2006 winner at Hamilton and 2007 champion at Angus Glen, matched Petrovic at 10-under 130 on the tree-line Blue Course. The 47-year-old Petrovic followed his opening 64 with a 66.
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Friday's scores
Canadian Open
At Royal Montreal Golf Club, Blue Course
Montreal
Purse ' $5.7 million
Yardage ' 7,143; Par ' 70 (35-35)
Second-round leaders
a-amateur
Jim Furyk 67-63 - 130 -10
Tim Petrovic 64-66 - 130 -10
Graham DeLaet 69-63 - 132 -8
Kyle Stanley 65-67 - 132 -8
Graeme McDowell 68-65 - 133 -7
Justin Hicks 66-67 - 133 -7
Scott Brown 67-66 - 133 -7
Andrew Svoboda 67-66 - 133 -7
Michael Putnam 64-70 - 134 -6
Matt Kuchar 69-65 - 134 -6
Greg Chalmers 66-68 - 134 -6
G. Fdez-Castano 67-67 - 134 -6
Danny Lee 69-65 - 134 -6
Nick Watney 66-68 - 134 -6
Tim Clark 67-67 - 134 -6
Jamie Lovemark 69-65 - 134 -6
Joe Durant 69-66 - 135 -5
Tim Wilkinson 67-68 - 135 -5
Robert Allenby 66-69 - 135 -5
Roberto Castro 69-67 - 136 -4
J.J. Henry 67-69 - 136 -4
Will Wilcox 68-68 - 136 -4
Edward Loar 72-64 - 136 -4
Retief Goosen 69-67 - 136 -4
Tim Herron 69-67 - 136 -4
Nathan Green 67-69 - 136 -4
Eric Axley 68-68 - 136 -4
Dicky Pride 66-71 - 137 -3
David Hearn 67-70 - 137 -3
Ben Curtis 67-70 - 137 -3
Martin Laird 71-66 - 137 -3
Matt Bettencourt 67-70 - 137 -3
Ernie Els 70-67 - 137 -3
Stewart Cink 68-69 - 137 -3
Scott Piercy 72-65 - 137 -3
Patrick Rodgers 71-66 - 137 -3 Senior British
At Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Bridgend, Wales
Purse ' $2 million
Yardage ' 7,021; Par ' 71
Second-round leaders
Bernhard Langer 65-66 - 131 -11
Chris Williams 68-70 - 138 -4
Colin Montgomerie 72-66 - 138 -4
Pedro Linhart 70-69 - 139 -3
Bob Tway 67-73 - 140 -2
Tom Watson 74-66 - 140 -2
Barry Lane 72-69 - 141 -1
Rick Gibson 70-71 - 141 -1
Bruce Vaughan 73-69 - 142 E
Tom Pernice Jnr 78-64 - 142 E
Fred Couples 71-71 - 142 E
M. Angel Jimenez 74-69 - 143 +1
Ross Drummond 72-71 - 143 +1
Peter Fowler 71-72 - 143 +1
M. Angel Martin 74-69 - 143 +1
Mark Mouland 74-69 - 143 +1
Steve Pate 75-68 - 143 +1
J.F. Remesy 73-70 - 143 +1
Boonchu Ruangkit 73-70 - 143 +1
Carl Mason 72-72 - 144 +2
Angel Franco 74-70 - 144 +2
Olin Browne 72-72 - 144 +2
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 winner in the event in 60 years, also had a 63.
Stanley shot 67.
Furyk and DeLaet matched the course record set by David Morland and Scott Verplank in the second round of the 2001 Canadian Open.
LPGA Tour
Owings Mills, Md. * The United States shuffled its lineup in the second round of the International Crown and got the desired result, beating Spain twice to earn its first points in the eight-country event.
Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr took control on the back nine against Belen Mozo and Beatriz Recari in a 3-and-2 win, and Paula Creamer and Stacy Lewis held on to beat Azahara Munoz and Carlota Ciganda 2 up.
One day earlier, the top-seeded U.S. lost twice to Taiwan and was the only country without a point.
Thailand leads Pool A with five points, followed by Taiwan and the U.S. with four and Spain with three.
Senior british open
Bridgend, Wales * Bernhard Langer opened a seven-stroke lead in the Senior British Open, following his opening 65 with a 66 to reach 11 under at sunny Royal Porthcawl.
The German lost a playoff to Mark Wiebe last year at Royal Birkdale after blowing a two-stroke lead on the final hole of regulation when he failed to get out of a greenside bunker.
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