Dustin Johnson, Luke List share Canadian Open lead

“The wind today nearly feels like it’s a little bit heavier and it’s affecting the ball a little bit more, and it’s a little bit different direction”, said Johnson.

“That’s kind of the recipe I’m trying to get for myself, trying to get the same mind-set, same routine and try to replicate that”, List said. I feel like Im swinging really well. Ive got a lot of confidence in the driver. I hit a ton of greens a year ago as well. “The conditions were tough. The wind was blowing pretty hard. Glen Abbey is now one of the shorter courses on tour, and I don’t really think it favours any particular type of player. “I was glad to make only one bogey on the front side and one bogey for the day is pretty good”.

“So I’ll try to soak up the experience of what that entails with regards to the start of the week, but once Thursday comes around you have to go out there and execute and play good”.

“Johnson is joined on -6 by compatriot Luke List, who made six birdies in a bogey-free display as he aims for his maiden win on the American circuit and the first since the 2012 South Georgia Classic of the Web.com Tour”.

Dustin Johnson, the world number two, will also be in action in Oakville, Ontario after a quiet outing at The Open. I like it off the tee.

In dry and hot conditions Day, like others, found it tough to keep the ball in the fairways off the tee, hitting just four of 14 as his long ball rolled a mile. The greens are really firm, but they are rolling really nicely.

The final putt in Canada was similar in length and shape to the one he faced on the 72nd hole in the British Open.

List birdied all four par-5s.

Americans Chesson Hadley and Kelly Kraft were also at 5-under.

“I’ve been playing well relatively all year”, he said. “But then had a good number. He shot three under, yet his driving accuracy was just 28.6 percent, and he hit just 50 percent of his greens in regulation.

“I’ll always look back and know how important last year’s Canadian Open was for me, not just that week but forever”, Day said. “I didn’t even know it went in”.

He’s glad he’s back in warmer climes and the warm embrace of fans who make him feel like he’s at home.

“Well, its the first time Ive had to sign autographs after rounds, ” du Toit said. “That was awesome. Definitely a lot of fun”. Brandt Snedeker, who claimed victory in the 2013 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey, is part of a four-way tie for 7th. “I didn’t hit a ton of greens today but I kind of missed in the right spots”.

Australia’s top-ranked Jason Day is back at the event where he launched the greatest year of his career and hoping to repeat as champion of the Canadian Open. “We’re still in this thing, and we’ve just got to take care of business tomorrow”. If I miss a fairway then I’ve got a wedge in my hand.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced a six-year contract extension with golf’s PGA Tour to title sponsor both the RBC Canadian Open and the US-based RBC Heritage tournament. “First time I’ve ever played with him, but I met him a couple times”. Amateur Blair Hamilton of Burlington, Ont., was 5-over 77, and Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., and Branson Ferrier of Barrie, Ont., were grouped together at 6-over 78. Taiwan also won its first two matches at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland in 2014, but didn’t score another point all weekend.

Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian victor in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia.