OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Brandt Snedeker overpowered the par-5 18th hole Saturday in the Canadian Open to take a one-stroke lead over Canadian amateur Jared du Toit and U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson.
Snedeker hit a 378-yard drive and 121-yard approach to set a 7½-foot eagle putt that he holed for a 6-under 66 to move to 9 under for the tournament. He had five consecutive birdies on Nos. 2-6, bogeyed 11 and 15 and birdied the par-5 16th.
Snedeker, 35, won the 2013 tournament at Glen Abbey. Snedeker won the Farmers Insurance Open in February at Torrey Pines for his eighth PGA Tour title.
Du Toit, coming off his junior season at Arizona State, made a 40-foot eagle putt on 18 for a 70.
Johnson, tied for the lead with Luke List after each of the first two rounds, birdied the final hole for a 71.
Steve Wheatcroft and Alex Cejka were 7 under. Wheatcroft had a 64, and Cejka shot 69.
Jon Rahm, du Toit's former Arizona State teammate, was in the group at 6 under in his fourth start since turning professional. The Spaniard eagled 16 and birdied 18 in a 72.
Matt Kuchar also was 6 under after a 70.
Top-ranked defending champion Jason Day tied for 28th at 2 under after a 69. He shot a 76 on Friday after opening with a 69.
List also was 2 under after a 77. He had a triple bogey and two double bogeys on the back nine.
Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) shot a 1-under 71 for a three-round total of 1-under 215.
CHAMPIONS
Jimenez leads by 4
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Miguel Angel Jimenez opened a four-stroke lead in the Senior British Open, missing matching the Carnoustie course record by a stroke Saturday with a 7-under 65.
The 52-year-old Spaniard had a bogey-free round in wind at 6-12 mph on the mostly cloudy afternoon. He had an 11-under 205 total after opening 70-70.
"Tonight, I'm going to do exactly the same thing I did the previous night," Jimenez said. "I go with my friends, we go to a nice dinner with a nice bottle of Rioja and after that I'm going to have a big, fat cigar with a nice malt whiskey."
Jimenez won in Mississippi in March for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory. He has 15 European Tour victories, the last in the 2014 Spanish Open at a tour-record 50 years, 133 days.
Paul Broadhurst (68), Wes Short Jr. (69), Tom Byrum (71) and Joe Durant (72) were tied for second. Broadhurst opened with a 75 and had a 66 on Friday.
Glen Day (Little Rock) had a 1-over 73 and is at 3 over in a tie for 46th. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 6-over 78 and is at 6 over and tied for 60th.
LPGA
U.S. advances
GURNEE, Ill. -- Charley Hull and surprising England grabbed the lead in the UL International Crown on Saturday, and the United States advanced with a sweep against Japan.
Hull, who missed Friday's four-ball session with a fever and trouble with her asthma, teamed with Melissa Reid for a 3-and-1 victory over sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Holly Clyburn and Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed Pornanong Phatlum and Porani Chutichai 7 and 5, helping seventh-seeded England to a Pool B-best nine points.
The U.S., which began the day with just three points, qualified for Sunday's singles matches with its best day so far. Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr posted their second consecutive victory with a 4-and-2 victory over Ai Suzuki and Ayaka Watanabe, and Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) and Gerina Piller surged to a 3-and-1 victory over Haru Nomara and Mika Miyazato.
WEB.COM
Lindheim ahead
Nicholas Lindheim shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday at the Web.com Utah Championship at Lehi, Utah, giving him a one-stroke lead over J.J. Spaun and a two-stroke lead over Ollie Schniederjans. Lindheim was at 13-under 200 going into the final day of play today.
Andrew Putnam and Brian Richey were three strokes back.
Austin Cook (Jonesboro, Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 4-under 67 and is in 6th place at 9 under. Sebastian Cappelen (Razorbacks) also had a 67 and is tied in a pack for 9th at 6 under.
Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) shot an even-par 71. Scott Gardiner (Farmington) had a 3-over 74. Zack Fischer (Little Rock) also shot a 74.
Sports on 07/24/2016