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Toronto – The World Number One Dustin Johnson who aims to bounce back after the disappointment of the British Open, pulled a record of 65 under seven on Saturday to seize the # US Open Canadian Open
Johnson, who missed the break at Carnoustie, had a blistering start at Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, with birdies at five of the first six holes.
He chilled with bogeys at 10 and 13 before following birdies at 14 and 15 by beating in a 23-foot putt for the par-eagle by 5.
The American was tied for par 199 with leader Kevin Tway and South Koreans An Byeong Kim and Whee
"I was playing well," said Johnson, who pursues a third title of the season and the 19th of his career. "I did not drive it as well as I would like it today, it was a little windy today, so it made it a bit harder to hit the fairways.
"But I felt it when I was in the fairway I hit good shots and did a lot of birdies. "
Kim held a lead by one shot after rolling in a 31-foot for eagle in the 16th, but he shot at 17 – where he was unable to climb up and go down.
An had six birdies in his six years under 66 while Tway had six birdies in his 68.
"I had a lot of ups and downs today. as between holes 7 to 12 ", said An, who made a birdie for all three par-five on the back nine." It was one of those beautiful days, and then I went well and stayed patient. . That's why I was able to finish with three birdies on par-five. "
Johnson did a lot of his damage on the front 9. Although he missed the fairway at first his approach left him eight feet for birdie and he was
After a bad start at the fifth by five, he could not reach the green in two, he climbed uphill to settle for a four-foot birdie
saw him take a part of the head and he followed with two other birdies to five and six.
Despite the difficulties with his driver, and the fact that he played the three par-five on the back nine in just one penny, Johnson was encouraged after his premature exit to Carnoustie [19659003"IfeltlikeIwasplayingwellintheOpenChampionshipandIfeltthatIhadplayedwellattheOpenIjustscoredverybad"JohnsonsaidasmymentalgamewasnottheresoIcamehereandIpracticedabitandIfocusedandIplayedalittlebetterthisweek"
Tway, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father, Bob Tway, Canadian champion of the 2003 Open, had fallen the pace before the birdies of 15, 16 and 18 did not propel in the leading group
Saturday, at the USPGA Tour, the RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario (United States unless otherwise stated, par 72)
199 – Dustin Johnson 68-66-65, An Byeong-hun (KOR) 66-67-66, Kim Whee (KOR) 67-65-67, Kevin Tway 66-65-68
203 – Hudson Swafford 66-70-67, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 68-67-68
204 – Abraham Ancer (MEX) 73-66-65, Joel Dahmen 69-68-67, Chris Stroud 65 -72-67, Danny Lee (NZL) 68-69-67, Robert Garrigus 63-72-69, Johnson Wagner 68-65-71
205 – Tyler Duncan 71-69-65, Charley Hoffman 68-71- 66, Tony Finau 71-67-67, Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) 69-69-67, Shane Lowry (IRL) 70-67-68, Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 66-71-68, Zac Blair 67-67-71 , Ke egan Bradley 69-63-73
206 – Jamie Lovemark 71-69-66, Ryan Yip (CAN) 68-72-66, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 67-72-67, Brandt Snedeker 68-70-68, Ricky Barnes 67-70-69, George Cunningham 67-70-69, Andrew Putnam 67-68-71, Joaquin Niemann (CHI) 67-67-72
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