{"id":1311143,"date":"2019-06-07T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/brandt-snedeker-1-stoke-back-after-tying-tourney-record\/"},"modified":"2019-06-07T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T02:20:00","slug":"brandt-snedeker-1-stoke-back-after-tying-tourney-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/brandt-snedeker-1-stoke-back-after-tying-tourney-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandt Snedeker 1 stoke back after tying tourney record"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brandt Snedeker watches his tee shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the 2019 Canadian Open golf tournament in Ancaster, Ontario, Friday, June 7, 2019. (Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/strong>
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ANCASTER, Ontario \u2014 Brandt Snedeker\u2019s early record-tying round didn\u2019t stand up to late charges by Scott Brown and Matt Kuchar at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday.<\/p>\n

Snedeker fired a 10-under 60 to tie the Canadian Open\u2019s record low score. That was good enough for an early clubhouse lead at 11 under at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.<\/p>\n

But Kuchar and Brown, playing in the afternoon, went low, too, shooting 7-under 63s and finishing the second round as co-leaders at 12 under.<\/p>\n

Brown and Kuchar agreed that Snedeker\u2019s round was a mixed blessing. They said it challenged them to play their best and confirmed that low scores were possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou kind of feel like you have to go out and shoot a good one, and then you kind of feel like there is a good one out there,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSo I think the key is just to not get crazy aggressive. I\u2019ve kind of been conservatively aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snedeker and Sweden\u2019s Carl Pettersson are the only players to shoot 60 at the Canadian Open. Pettersson did it at St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club in Toronto at 2010 en route to a victory. Greg Norman also had a round of 10-under 62 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, in 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not scared about going low. I realize these days don\u2019t happen very often,\u201d said Snedeker, who carded a 59 at the Wyndham Championship in August. \u201cAlmost get more excited when I feel like it\u2019s going that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore often than not, you\u2019re getting beat up. You have to take advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most golfers coming off the 6,966-yard, par-70 layout spoke about wrestling with the poa annua greens that were playing exceptionally slow. The hilly course has sloping greens that need to be soft to prevent balls from rolling off.<\/p>\n

Snedeker was one of the few able to consistently drain long putts Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t help me yesterday. I think I left every putt a foot short yesterday,\u201d said Snedeker, who had a 1-under 69 in the opening round. \u201cI was excited for this morning because I got out here and I knew they would be a little faster and I could still be aggressive, which I felt like needed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four Canadians were within four shots of the lead. Nick Taylor was tied with Snedeker for third after a second-round 65, good for 11 under.<\/p>\n

Webb Simpson was another stroke back at 10-under after a second-round 64.<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy followed an opening-round 67 with a 4-under 66 and was tied with two others at 7 under.<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka, fresh off his PGA Championship win, followed an opening round 70 with a 4-under 66 and was at 4 under heading into the weekend, along with defending tournament champion Dustin Johnson, the No. 2 players in the world, who followed a 1-over 71 with a 65.<\/p>\n

No Canadian has won the national championship since Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Vancouver\u2019s Point Grey Golf and Country Club. Ben Silverman moved up the leaderboard Friday with a 9-under 61, second only to Snedeker. It also was a record for the best round by a Canadian at the championship.<\/p>\n

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