Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown

Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown

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OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker was closing in on his second PGA Tour win of the season, taking a two shot lead midway through the final round of the Canadian Open on Sunday.

After a week of near ideal conditions that produced record equaling scores, the Glen Abbey Golf Club showed its teeth as gusty winds whipped across the Jack Nicklaus designed layout.

Snedeker, who began the day with a wafer-thin one shot advantage over Sweden's David Lingmerth, turned in a steady but unspectacular front nine that included two birdies and a bogey at the par four six that was his first in 26 holes.

The 32-year-old was being chased by a trio of fellow Americans, world number six Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson and William McGirt.

(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto,; Editing by Gene Cherry)

Golf-Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day

Golf-Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day

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July 28 (Reuters) - The battle between Bernhard Langer andMark Wiebe for the Senior British Open Championship will go into a fifth day after bad light brought an end to play following the second playoff hole at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.

The pair were locked at nine-under par after 72 holes afterGerman Langer blew a two-shot lead on the final hole with a double bogey to send the championship into a playoff.

Play had earlier been held up twice due to rain and the threat of thunder and lightning.

Langer, who won the tournament in 2010 at Carnoustie, held a three-shot lead heading into the final day, and looked to have secured the title with another solid round.

American Wiebe, who shared the lead with Langer after the second day, hit a four-under-par 66 on the final round which was good enough for outright second until Langer's meltdown on the 18th.

The pair played two extra holes in near darkness before the decision was made around 2045 GMT to come back on Monday morning to resume the playoff.

America's Corey Pavin, Peter Senior of Australia and South Africa's David Frost were tied for third at six-under par. (Reporting by Josh Reich; editing by Toby Davis)

Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day

Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day

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(Reuters) - The battle between Bernhard Langer and Mark Wiebe for the Senior British Open Championship will go into a fifth day after bad light brought an end to play following the second playoff hole at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.

The pair were locked at nine-under par after 72 holes after German Langer blew a two-shot lead on the final hole with a double bogey to send the championship into a playoff.

Play had earlier been held up twice due to rain and the threat of thunder and lightning.

Langer, who won the tournament in 2010 at Carnoustie, held a three-shot lead heading into the final day, and looked to have secured the title with another solid round.

American Wiebe, who shared the lead with Langer after the second day, hit a four-under-par 66 on the final round which was good enough for outright second until Langer's meltdown on the 18th.

The pair played two extra holes in near darkness before the decision was made around 2045 GMT to come back on Monday morning to resume the playoff.

America's Corey Pavin, Peter Senior of Australia and South Africa's David Frost were tied for third at six-under par.

(Reporting by Josh Reich; editing by Toby Davis)