Jimenez, Ames set the pace at Senior British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Miguel Angel Jimenez and Stephen Ames were sharing the lead on 9-under when darkness ended play early in the second round of the Senior British Open on Friday.
Ames is among 18 players who must return this morning to complete their rounds. The Canadian golfer has one hole to go.
Earlier, crowd favorite 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). 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 of Sweden and Vijay Singh of Fiji.
Bradley plays last 4 holes in 6 under at Canadian Open: Keegan Bradley played the last four holes in 6 under, making two of his three eagles Friday, to pull within a shot of the lead in the RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario.
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.
Playing alongside leader Kevin Tway at Glen Abbey, Bradley closed birdie-eaglebirdie-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. Whee Kim had a 65 to match Bradley at 12 under.
Joh shoots 67 at Ladies Scottish Open: Tiffany Joh, who is 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-the-day 65 to get within three strokes of the lead on 132, along with Amy Yang (66) of South Korea.
Caroline Masson (65) of Germany was alone in fourth position on 133.
“I had pretty low expectations for today,” overnight leader Joh said. “I probably would have taken anything under par, but on the first hole, right away we made a 45-footer, and I just started laughing.
“I didn’t even know what to say. So, yeah, it was a really good start and I guess I just kept rolling with it.” Georgia Hall was the bestplaced 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 in front at European Open: Bryson DeChambeau reeled off four birdies in the last seven holes to shoot a 4-under 68 and remain on 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 one stroke ahead of Richard McEvoy of England (65) and Matthias Schwab (67) of Austria.
U.S. Masters champion Patrick Reed (66) shared fourth spot on 136 with Romain Wattel of France (69) and David Drysdale of Scotland (67).