Jimenez has share at St. Andrews
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Stephen Ames were sharing the lead at 9-under par when darkness ended play early in the second round of the Senior British Open yesterday at St. Andrews, Scotland.
Ames is among 18 players who must return this morning to complete their rounds. The Canadian golfer has one hole to go.
Earlier, Jimenez fired a 5-under 67 for a total of 135, one better than American pair Jeff Sluman (68) and Kirk Triplett (71), and defending champion Bernhard Langer (69). Jimenez’ round was highlighted by an eagle-birdie-birdie run from the 14th.
Among three players in the clubhouse on 137 was three-time winner Tom Watson, who remarkably shot his age by posting a 68. On the same 7-under overall mark were Jarmo Sandelin and Vijay Singh.
“I have been playing well and I attribute it to practicing quite hard before I came here,” Watson said. “I shot 68 on the Old Course under pretty good conditions and I’m very pleased.”
To the delight of the crowd, Scottish pair Sandy Lyle (66) and Colin Montgomerie (68) were among a group on 5-under 139. Play was delayed for 85 minutes at the start of the round due to thick fog.
Bradley on fire up north
Keegan Bradley played the last four holes in 6 under, making two of his three eagles to pull within a shot of the lead in the RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario.
Playing alongside leader Kevin Tway at Glen Abbey, the former Hopkinton High star closed birdie-eagle-birdieeagle for a 9-under 63. Bradley holed putts of 10 feet on the par-3 15th, 20 feet on the par-5 16th, 27 feet on the par-4 17th and 20 feet on the par-5 18th after hitting an approach from 159 yards. He made a 7-footer on No. 2 for his first eagle of the day.
Tway birdied the final hole for a 65 to get to 13 under. Whee Kim had a 65 to match Bradley at 12 under. First-round leader Robert Garrigus was at 9 under, following an opening 63 with a 72. Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson and Brooks Koepka missed the cut.
Joh keeps Scottish lead
Tiffany Joh, chasing a maiden LPGA Tour victory, shot a 4-under 67 to stay in front after the second round of the Ladies Scottish Open in Gullane, Scotland. The 31-year-old American picked up five birdies and one bogey, her first of the week, to register a 13-under aggregate of 129.
U.S. Open champion Ariya Jutanugarn produced a joint best-of-theday 65 to get within 3 strokes of the lead on 132, along with Amy Yang (66) of South Korea. Caroline Masson (65) of Germany was alone in fourth at 133.
Georgia Hall was the best-placed British player after a 68 left her in a share of 17th place on 3-under 139, one ahead of a group of players that included fellow Englishwomen Charley Hull, Mel Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff.
DeChambeau stays on top
Bryson DeChambeau reeled off four birdies in the last seven holes to shoot a 4-under 68 and remain top of the leaderboard after the second round of the European Open in Hamburg, Germany.
The 24-year-old American, who led overnight, finished with a 10-under total of 134. He is 1 stroke ahead of Richard McEvoy of England (65) and Matthias Schwab (67) of Austria. Masters champion Patrick Reed (66) shared fourth spot on 136 with two others.