McGirt, Piercy top Canadian Open Leaderboard
By AP
ANCASTER, ONTARIO - William McGirt shot a 4-under 66 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Scott Piercy in the Canadian Open.
Piercy followed his opening 8-under 62 with a 67 to join McGirt at 11-under 129 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, matching the tournament 36-hole scoring record.
Robert Garrigus was two strokes back after a 66, and Bo Van Pelt was 9 under after a 66. Tim Clark, Vijay Singh and Josh Teater were 8 under. Clark had a 62, Singh shot 67, and Teater 65.
British Open champion Ernie Els missed the cut with rounds of 72 and 70.