Dustin Johnson pulls into 4-way tie for lead
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Top-ranked Dustin Johnson used a fast start and a late eagle to grab a share of the lead Saturday in the RBC Canadian Open.
Johnson shot a 7-under 65 at Glen Abbey to match Kevin Tway, Byeong Hun An and Whee Kim at 17-under 199.
“I like the golf course. I feel like my game’s in really good form. I’ve got a lot of confidence in it,” said Johnson, who tied for second at Glen Abbey in 2013 and 2016.
Tway, the second-round leader, had a 68. He’s trying to win his first PGA Tour title in the event where father Bob Tway won the last of his tour titles 15 years ago.
An shot 66, and Kim 67. “Chasing the lead or holding the lead, it doesn’t matter. Just play your game,” Kim said. “Everybody’s going to say the same thing.”
Johnson insists he’s only popular in Canada by proxy — fiancee Paulina Gretzky is the daughter of NHL great Wayne Gretzky.
“Well, I can thank Wayne for that,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot of Gretzky fans out there, and so they tend to pull for me, which, ‘Thanks, Wayne, I appreciate that.’ I do get a lot of love up here, and the fans have been great this week.”
European Open
HAMBURG, Germany — Bryson DeChambeau shared a one-shot lead with Richard McEvoy heading to the final round of the European Open on Saturday. Both golfers are seeking their first European Tour title. DeChambeau started the third round ahead by a shot. But McEvoy carded a 3-under 69 for the Englishman to lead the tournament at 12-under. DeChambeau had to birdie the last hole to tie him with a 70 at Green Eagle Golf Courses.
Senior British
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Miguel Angel Jimenez shot par-72 in blustery conditions to remain 9-under overall and two shots clear heading to the final round of the Senior British Open. Tied for second were Tom Pernice (71) and Kirk Triplett (73), defending champion Bernhard Langer (73) and Stephen Ames (74).
Ladies Scottish
GULLANE, Scotland — Ariya Jutanugarn and Amy Yang led the Ladies Scottish Open by one stroke after an increasingly tough scoring day in the third round on Saturday. None of the top five broke par-71.