Canada’s Nick Taylor fires course-record 63 to maneuver atop Canadian Open leaderboard

Winnipeg native Nick Taylor fired a course-record 63 within the third spherical of the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday afternoon, vaulting him to the highest of the leaderboard with the clubhouse lead at 11-under.

Coming into the third spherical, Taylor was tied for forty seventh at 2-under earlier than hitting 9 birdies to complete at 9-under, 63 for the day, which set a course report at Oakdale Golf and Nation Membership. Tyrrell Hatton held the earlier mark at 8-under, which he set on Friday.

“I simply stated earlier it’s type of a continuation of yesterday,” Taylor stated after his spherical. “I drove it very nice yesterday. Did that once more in the present day. Simply began making putts. I really feel like I’ve been placing very nice this 12 months. … I made a pair really the top of first day once I was struggling to type of see the ball lastly go within the gap. I’ve received off to nice begins the final couple days.

“The entrance 9 clearly might be very robust. And to be 4-, 5-under the final couple days will get you numerous momentum going to the again 9 the place it’s very scoreable. So driving it properly, maintaining it out of the tough as a lot as I can and making putts is all the time an excellent recipe round right here.”

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When requested what was completely different from his opening spherical, Taylor responded:

“My spouse gave me a speaking to Thursday evening,” he stated. “I used to be simply type of getting in my very own approach. I most likely had a really poor angle once I was hitting pictures perhaps weren’t ending up like I wished to. So, I knew my recreation was there, however somewhat kick within the butt didn’t harm.”

Oakdale really has 27 holes on its property and is utilizing a composite course for the PGA Tour occasion.

A Canadian has not received on house soil since Pat Fletcher did so in 1954 at Vancouver’s Level Gray Golf and Nation Membership. Just a few different Canadians hope to finish the drought forward of the ultimate spherical in Toronto.

Corey Conners completed the second spherical with a 3-under 69 to sit down tied for second at 8-under. The Listowel, Ont., native now sits three pictures again after Taylor’s dominant efficiency, with a later tee time.

Different Canadians within the hunt embody Adam Hadwin (68) of Abbotsford, B.C., and Roger Sloan (70) of Merritt, B.C., who have been tied for seventeenth at 5-under.

Edmonton’s Wil Bateman, taking part in in his first-ever Canadian Open and solely his second PGA Tour occasion, rocketed up the leaderboard with a 6-under spherical on Friday.

-With information from the Canadian Press