Eagle keeps McCarron in command

Scott McCarron eagled the par-5 12th and shot a 5-under-par 66 yesterday to take a 2-stroke lead at the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.

The 51-year-old McCarron made an 8-foot putt for the eagle and added a birdie at the par-3 16th in chilly, overcast conditions at scenic Bear Mountain Resort, the first-year venue in the Champions Tour event that was played in Hawaii from 2012-14.

McCarron had a 14-under 128 total after shooting a course-record 62 on Friday. The three-time PGA Tour winner won the Principal Charity Classic in June in Iowa for his first senior victory. Doug Garwood is second after a 66. Colin Montgomerie is another stroke back at 11-under.

Flores on brink

Martin Flores birdied five of the last seven holes for a 5-under-par 66 and a 3-stroke lead at the Web.com Tour Finals’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio.

Already guaranteed a PGA Tour card with a fifth-place finish on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list, the 34-year-old Flores rebounded from a bogey on No. 11 with birdies on the next four holes and closed with a birdie on 18. He had a 13-under 200 total on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course.

Tag Ridings, tied with Flores for the second-round lead, was second after a 69. The 42-year-old Ridings is 36th in the race for 25 PGA Tour cards with $9,493.

Levy takes big lead

The series features the top 75 players from the Web.com regular-season money list and Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings.

Alexander Levy took a 4-shot lead going into the third and final round of the European Open in Bad Griesbach, Germany, after the event was shortened to 54 holes.

Morning fog delayed the start of play again for the third day, forcing organizers to cut the event.

Levy, at 17-under when play was halted Friday, completed the final hole of his second round with a par on No. 9. Eight birdies earlier gave him a flawless 63 to stay 17-under.

Michael Jonzon is second at 13-under.