MONTREAL -- Michael Putnam and Tim Petrovic shared the first-round lead in the Canadian Open on Thursday, shooting 6-under 64 in sunny conditions at rain-softened Royal Montreal.
Canadian amateur Taylor Pendrith and Kyle Stanley were a stroke back, and former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Nick Watney and Robert Allenby topped the group at 66.
Two-time champion Jim Furyk and Canadian David Hearn shot 67, and defending champion Brandt Snedeker had a 69.
Dustin Johnson struggled to a 74, and John Daly had a 76.
British Senior Open
BRIDGEND, Wales -- Bernhard Langer made a statement of intent when he opened with a 6-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead over American Bob Tway in the British Senior Open at a sweltering Royal Porthcawl on Thursday.
Langer, who threw away a two-stroke lead on the final hole at Royal Birkdale last year and then was beaten for the title in a playoff, was out in a best-of-the-day 31.
He birdied the third, fourth, sixth and eighth holes, and went 5 under when he birdied the long 13th. He dropped a shot at the 16th but then hit back immediately with birdies at the two closing holes.
"Six under is very satisfying," Langer said. "I played smart, some good, some great. I didn't make many mistakes and that's what it comes down to at the end."
LPGA International
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- A winless day left the top-seeded United States with the feeling there's nothing left to lose in their quest to capture the International Crown
Yani Tseng made a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to give Taiwan a sweep of the Americans in the opening round of the 32-player, eight-team tournament Thursday.
Tseng and Phoebe Yao never trailed in a 1-up win over Stacy Lewis (University of Arkansas) and Lexi Thompson after Candie Kung and Teresa Lu beat Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr 4 and 3.
"There's probably more pressure with being No. 1, but we all knew coming into match play that anything can happen," Lewis said. "It always comes down to one putt here and there."
Tseng made the winning putt after Lewis failed from a bit farther out on her own birdie try.
"I haven't had this feeling for a long time," Tseng said. "I made that birdie putt, my hands were shaking."
Thompson and Lewis had little doubt about whether the ball was going to drop.
"We both kind of had that feeling she was going to make that putt on 18, just the way she had putted all day and the just the way things had gone," Lewis said.
Each team receives two points for a win and one for a tie. The U.S. was the only team that failed to secure a point on the first day.
"You just have to keep positive and try to find the good in the day," Kerr said. "We're going to be coming out guns a blazing. We have nothing to lose from here on in."
Today, the United States will face Spain (3 points) in Pool A, and Taiwan (4) will take on Thailand (1). Pool B matchups are Japan (3) against Australia (2) and South Korea (2) versus Sweden (1).
Sports on 07/25/2014