Corey Conners leads Canucks, Berger well ahead at AP Invitational....36 hole results

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Corey Conners slipped 15 places 69 74 -1 T24 and he leads the Canadians at the AP Invitational.

His fellow countrymen are Nick Taylor T24 72 72 E and Taylor Pendrith T48 73 73 but they are all chasing the run away leader Daniel Berger 63 68 -13

After his opening bogey free, 9 birdie 63 on Thursday he followed with another 5 birdies, just 1 bogey  68 and he is 5 shots clear of the field, handling the stern test that is Bay Hill better than all the rest.

Akshay Bhatia 2nd 70 66 -8 leads the chasing pack with Collin Morikawa 66 71 -7, Ludvig Aberg 66 71 -7 and Sahith Theegala 70 67 -7 all T3.

The story after another hot balmy Florida day is the greens which need water, they are already browned out lightning fast, Rory said "if we don''t get some rain and it looks like we won't Sunday will be very difficult"

There was a cut this week which fell at -2, Shane Lowry was among the victims who missed it 74 73 +3

Rory McIlroy moved up 24 places 72 68 -4 T9.

Back at -3 Sepp Straka, Harris English, Adam Scott and Scott Scheffler all 10 shots behind heading into the weekend 

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Hadwin continues to lead Canadians at Puerto Rico Open..Live scoreboard

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Adam Hadwin has posted scores of 68 70 -6 T12 to lead the Canadians at this Puerto Rico Open.

 He will start Saturday 7 shots off the lead held by an American, Chandler Blanchet  64, 67 -13 who is 4 shots clear of the field.

Other Canadians  (all made the cut which fell at -2)

AJ Ewart T19 72 67 -5

Ben Silverman  T19 72 67 -5

Adam Svensson T28 72 68 -4

Sudarshan Yellamaraju T51 73 69 -2

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South African Hennie du Plessis leads Joburg Open.. 54 hole results

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Round 2 has been completed this morning at the Joburg Open, with round 3 now underway.

Brandon Robinson Thompson equalled the course record on a mammoth second day of the 2026 Joburg Open to open up a three-shot lead and he has maintained it as round 3 begins.

American Sean Crocker is 2nd -9 with Sweden's Hugo Townsend and England's Jack Hawksby T3 -8.

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Hennie du Plessis hit a sparkling 62 to surge into a two-shot lead after a hectic Moving Day at the 2026 Joburg Open.

A lot of the field needed to complete their second rounds due weather delays in the first two rounds, with the 29-year-old playing 27 holes on Saturday.

Du Plessis finished in a tie for second at last week's Investec South African Open Championship and he continued that momentum with ten birdies and two bogeys for his third round to equal the course record 62 at Houghton Golf Club.

The South African, who catapulted to the top courtesy of five birdies in a row to start his back nine, finished at 14 under, with Brandon Robinson Thompson, Casey Jarvis and Alex Fitzpatrick sitting two off the pace.

"I hung in there," Du Plessis said. "I got it going as well.

"Very pleased with the way I was striking it, the way I'm putting, especially when you have played 27 holes today. To come back for them 18 holes, it was nice.

"I'm going to stick to the same things, stick to my process, have a good warm-up and take it from there.

"I'm feeling good, no injuries, fit. I'm just happy to be back and in contention."

Robinson Thompson also got into his rhythm on the back nine with back-to-back birdies to rejoin the lead at -13 under.

Yet Du Plessis added his sixth birdie of his back nine at the 17th to move ahead on his own before closing with a par to set the clubhouse target of -14.

Alex Fitzpatrick, Casey Jarvis, who is aiming to win three consecutive DP World Tour events, and Dan Bradbury all carded 64s as they were joined by Robinson Thompson at -12.

Otaegui and English pair Nathan Kimsey and Hawksby were in double figures -10, while Frenchman David Ravetto and home favourite Daniel van Tonder wrapped up the top ten at -9.

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Brandon Robinson Thompson leads weather delayed Joburg Open...36 hole partial results

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Brandon Robinson Thompson equalled the course record on a mammoth second day of the 2026 Joburg Open to open up a three-shot lead.

The Englishman was one of 54 players who had to complete their first rounds on Friday morning, following Thursday's weather delay of 105 minutes, before playing another 18 holes.

However, there were no issues with the quick turnaround as Robinson Thompson carded an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey to match South Africa’s Nikhil Rama's course-record 62 at Houghton Golf Club.

That helped the 33-year-old, who had missed the last six cuts, climb to the summit at -12  three clear of American Sean Crocker.

Thunder and lightning once again caused play to be suspended at 3.34pm local time before eventually being abandoned at 4.59pm. Players will resume their second rounds at 7am on Saturday morning.

"It was a lot of fun, actually," Robinson Thompson said. "I've been up since 3.45 this morning.

"Honestly didn't think we were even going to get 18 holes in today, with the weather forecast, but we did and I had a lot of fun out there.

"I'm looking forward to the weekend a lot, because it'll be my first in about six attempts. But look, I've been in the mix before and I love that feeling. I love competing.

"Who doesn't want to be at the top of the leaderboard? So I can guarantee you I'll have a good time.

Robinson Thompson recorded his first hole-out on the DP World Tour with an eagle at the par-four 13th and added another birdie at the 17th to set the clubhouse target of -12, which nobody could match.

Crocker was his closest rival at -9 following a flawless second-round of 65, rolling in birdies at the first, fifth, eighth, tenth and last.

Sweden's Hugo Townsend and Nathan Kimsey, who has 15 holes to play of round two, are one shot further back -8, while South African quartet Louis Albertse, Luke Brown, Runa Korb and Jayden Schaper - the latter two had yet to complete their second rounds - share fifth at -7

Casey Jarvis, who is aiming to become only the third player after Sir Nick Faldo and the late, great Seve Ballesteros to win three consecutive DP World Tour events, sits alongside American Jordan Gumberg, Austrian Maximilian Steinlechner and English pair Dan Bradbury and Todd Clements at -6. Jack Hawksby and Darius van Driel are also at that mark with seven and 12 holes to play respectively.

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Adam Hadwin bright start at Puerto Rico Open....live scoreboard Friday tee times.

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Taking advantage of his opportunity to play well on PGA Tour invitations Adam Hadwin has had a bright start to this alternative event in Puerto Rico with an opening T5 -4 68.

Playing the course backwards he was out in a brilliant -4 32 with 2 birdies and an eagle. Coming in he offset 2 more birdies wit 2 bogey's for E 36.

He will start Friday 4 shots off the lead held by an American, Chandler Blanchet -8 64.

Other Canadians

T53 E72 Adam Svensson, AJ Ewart, Ben Silverman

T73 +1 73  Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

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Corey Conners leads Canadians at AP Invitational...live scoreboard, Friday tee times

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Corey Conners is a superb driver of the golf ball, and that is one of the keys to his success at Bay Hill for the AP Invitational. He was 3rd here last year and in 2021, never finishing worse than T21 last five appearances.

His elite ball striking was on full display with a bogey free, 3 birdie 69 T9.

Nick Taylor T33 E72,  Taylor Pendrith T45 +1 73 were the other Canadian scores.

Daniel Berger was the class of the field with -9 63. In form Collin Morikawa, already a winner this year is T2 -6 66 along with Swedish star Ludvig Aberg T2 -6 66, while Venezuelan, Jhonattan Vegas and American Cameron Young fill out the frame with -5 67's T4.

Rory McIlroy had a lot of crooked numbers, the good news 5 birdies,, the bad news 3 bogey's and a double for T33 E72 .

Many of us were wondering how Shane Lowry would play after his painful loss last week Well he like his pal Rory was a mixed bag that resulted in a +2 74 T52 with 3 birdies bur 5 bogey's.

Justin Thomas is very rusty coming back after a lengthy 6 month absence following a herniated disc in his lower back, T70 +7 79.

Scott Scheffler is back in the pack, along with Justin Rose, and Hideki Matsuyama amongst others T18 -2 70.

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Luke Brown leads rain delayed Joburg Open ... Live scoreboard

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Play was suspended at 9.15am local time due to thunder and lightning and resumed at 11.15am.

The clubhouse leader on the Houghton GC is the Dane Jacob Skov Olesen -5 65

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Luke Brown belied his inexperience on the DP World Tour to earn a one-shot lead following a weather-affected first day of the 2026 Joburg Open.

The 27-year-old is making only his 16th start at this level and currently sits in 19th place on the Sunshine Tour as he carded seven birdies through 12 holes to climb to the top of the leaderboard at Houghton Golf Course.

Brown missed the cut at last week's Investec South African Open Championship, but he had recorded four successive top-ten finishes prior to the Stellenbosch event, including third at the Jonsson Workwear Durban Open in February.

He heads the field by one at -7, but Brown could play up to 24 holes on Friday, which has a bleak forecast, following a weather delay of an hour and 45 minutes due to thunder and lightning in the area during the first round.

He was only two off the pace set by fellow South African Jayden Schaper, Englishman Nathan Kimsey and Austria's Maximilian Steinlechner at six under, but a hat-trick of birdies from the first saw him Brown nudge ahead before play was suspended at 6.17pm local time due to darkness.

Brown got off to a fast start with an opening birdie at the tenth and he continue his charge with further gains at the 12th, 15th and 17th to reach the turn in -31. 

He was only two off the pace set by fellow South African Jayden Schaper, Englishman Nathan Kimsey and Austria's Maximilian Steinlechner at - but a hat-trick of birdies from the first saw him nudge ahead before play was suspended at 6.17pm local time due to darkness.

Steinlechner rolled in a birdie at the last, his seventh of the day to go with a bogey, to reach -----6 under, while Spaniard Angel Ayora signed for an eagle and four birdies to get to that mark through 15 holes and is one of 54 players yet to finish their first rounds.

Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen recorded his lowest first round of the season in his 65 to -6 to sit alongside home hopeful Wilco Nienaber, Dutchman Darius van Driel and Sweden's Hugo Townsend at five under. Dan Bradbury and Kieran Vincent are also at that mark with four and eight holes to play of their opening rounds respectively

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