Houston Chronicle

Johnson, List lead Canadian

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Dustin Johnson started and finished the day tied with Luke List for the Canadian Open lead. The U.S. Open champion had to make up a lot of ground to do it.

Johnson had a double bogey and two bogeys on his first holes in windy conditions at sun-baked Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario. He rebounded with six birdies and had a late bogey in a 1-under-par 71.

List also shot a 71, birdieing the par-5 16th and 18th after making three bogeys in a four-hole stretch early on the back nine.

Canadian amateur Jared du Toit, former Arizona State teammate Jon Rahm and Kelly Kraft were a stroke back, also each shooting 71. In other news: • Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr helped the United States rebound in the UL Internatio­nal Crown at Gurnee, Ill., and Melissa Reid had a gutsy effort for England after her ill partner was sidelined. Thompson and Kerr routed Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and Porani Chutichai 4 and 3 for the Americans’ first two points after they were shut out in the first session of the LPGA Tour event. The U.S. almost got a sweep, but Gerina Piller and Stacy Lewis each missed a birdie putt on 18 and had to settle for a single point against Moriya Jutanugarn and Pornanong Phatlum. With Charley Hull sidelined by a fever and complicati­ons from asthma, Reid was all alone for her four-ball match against Japan’s Haru Nomara and Mika Miyazato. Reid took it all the way to 18, where Nomura made a matching birdie to close out a 1-up win. There are eight more four-ball matches Saturday at Merit Club. The top two teams in each pool and the winner of wild-card playoff between the third-place teams advance to Sunday’s singles matches.

• Joe Durant birdied the par-4 18th hole for a 3-under 68 and a share of the Senior British Open lead with Kohki Idoki. Durant birdied three of the first five holes on the back nine, the second two on the par-5 12th and 14th at Carnoustie Golf Links in 10-15 mph wind with light rain. Idoki, the 54-yearold Japanese player who won the 2013 Senior PGA Championsh­ip, had a 67 to match Durant at 7-under 137.

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