Campbell surges to Canadian Open lead

The 22-year-old Grillo, who won the Argentine Open last year and lost in a playoff earlier this year in the Puerto Rico Open, played a bogey-free round and birdied three of the four par 5s at Glen Abbey Golf Club.

Fresh from finishing tied for 10th at the Barbasol Championship, Grillo took his good form to Canada.

“I played better on the back nine, which is harder, and the greens were drying out”, Grillo said. “I’d like to tune-up the iron shots, but overall I’m hitting it good”.

Meanwhile, Bubba Watson, the highest-ranked player in the field, showed why that is so with an opening 31 on his first nine holes, before giving a couple back to finish at 4-under.

Taylor is nearly a year removed from his fishing boat capsizing on Lake Thurmond between South Carolina and Georgia.

Taylor panicked in the water before swimming to safety.

“We keep making bad mistakes, and you’re not helping me in these circumstances, ‘” Allenby said after his round.

Aussie Jason Day, who tied for fourth at the British Open, shot a 6-under 66 to get into the hunt.

“I’ve gained a lot of friends because of my family up here”, Watson said. Low Canadian honours on Thursday went to David Hearn and Adam Svensson, who each shot a 69.

“I don’t think it was a disappointment because last week I played three rounds and didn’t have a bogey”, the Australian said. “But if I keep doing what I’m doing and stay focused on that, I like my chances”.

Former Georgia Tech player Ollie Schniederjans made the cut in his pro debut, shooting 71-69 to move into a tie for 44th at 4 under.

The second-ranked Ko, from New Zealand, had a bogey-free round at Dundonald Links in the final Ladies European Tour before the Women’s British Open next week at Turnberry.

TROON, Scotland (AP) – Lydia Ko and Suzann Pettersen shared the first-round lead at 4-under 68 in the Ladies Scottish Open.

Defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany, Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and Americans Bart Bryant, Jeff Sluman, Michael Allen, Marco Dawson and Lee Janzen also were 5 under.

American Steve Jones and England’s Barry Lane had doubles eagles on the par-5 first hole.

Thompson shares lead in Meijer Classic: Lexi Thompson birdied six of the first eight holes and finished with a season-beat 7-under 64 on Friday for a share of the Meijer LPGA Classic lead with Alison Lee and Lizette Salas.

Jaye Marie Green and Taiwanese rookie Hsu Wei-Ling were tied behind the leaders at 65 after the first 18 holes of the $2 million LPGA Tour event.

Michigan-born Kris Tamulis was at 66 along with Q Baek, Ilhee Lee and Jane Rah.

Salas, Kirk, Carter and Green played in the morning in little wind and ideal scoring conditions. Lee birdied six of her first 10 holes. She played the back nine in 5-under 30, closing with a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th.

Denmark’s Lasse Jensen was a stroke back.

Willett, coming off a tie for sixth Monday in the British Open last week, had a 13-under 127 total.

Campbell’s nine birdies helped him to 14 under at the PGA Tour event, and two shots ahead of countryman Brian Harman (67).