Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ontario, leads after the second round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, on Friday. Pendrith is seeking his second win of the season after previously winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas, on May 5.
Pendrith is currently at -12. He leads by two strokes over American Matt NeSmith of North Augusta, South Carolina, and by three strokes over Americans Andrew Putnam of Tacoma, Washington, and Jacob Bridgeman of Inman, South Carolina. NeSmith is at -10 and Putnam and Bridgeman are at -9.
In the first round, Pendrith had three birdies and an eagle for a score of five under par. He made birdies on the second, twelfth and fifteenth holes and eagles on the 18th hole. In the second round, Pendrith had seven birdies and zero bogeys. He made birdies on the fourth, seventh, tenth, twelfth, fifteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth holes.
Pendrith is one of two Canadian golfers in contention at a prestigious event this week. The other is Stephen Ames of Vancouver, British Columbia. At the British Senior Open, Ames is -4 after the second round and just two shots behind the leader. The leader is South Korean KJ Choi at -6. Ames is seeking his first major title on the Champions Tour.
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