Bradley surges late, sits one shot out at Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Keegan Bradley played the last four holes in 6 under par, making two of his three eagles Friday, to pull within a shot of the lead in the RBC Canadian Open. Playing alongside leader Kevin Tway at Glen Abbey, Bradley closed birdie-eagle-birdie-eagle for a 9-under 63. He also eagled the par-5 second hole.
Tway birdied the final hole for a 65 to get to 13 under. He’s trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour in the event his father won 15 years ago at Hamilton for his last victory.
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 the first eagle.
The 32-year-old American won the 2011 PGA Championship and has three PGA Tour victories, the last in the 2012 World Golf Championships-bridgestone Invitational.
Whee Kim had a 65 to match Bradley at 12 under.
Johnson Wagner (65) and Byeong Hun An (67) were 11 under, and topranked Dustin Johnson (66), Zac Blair (67), Joaquin Niemann (67) and Aaron Baddeley (66) followed at 10 under.
Nick Taylor was the top Canadian, shooting a 67 to reach 9 under. Firstround leader Robert Garrigus also was 9 under, following an opening 63 with a 72.
Two-time defending champion Jhonattan Vegas was 5 under after a 70. Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson and Brooks Koepka missed the cut.
At St. Andrews, Scotland, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Stephen Ames shared the lead at 9 under when darkness ended play early in the second round of the Senior British Open. Ames is among 18 players who
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must return Saturday to complete their rounds. Among three players in the clubhouse on 137 was three-time winner Tom Watson, who shot his age with a 68.
At Gullane, Scotland, American Tiffany Joh, chasing her first tour win, shot a 4-under 67 for a 13-under 129 total to stay in front after the second round of the Ladies Scottish Open. Ariya Jutanugarn (65) tied for the day’s best score to get within three shots of the lead, along with Amy Yang (66).
At Hamburg, Germany, Bryson Dechambeau had four birdies on the last seven holes en route to a 4-under 68 for a 10-under 134 total and a one-stroke lead in the Porsche European Open.
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