Green and Labritz tie for lead at 7-under after Rogers Charity Classic opener
The PGA Tour Champions event at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club saw two golfers post identical bogey-free rounds to share the top spot.
Richard Green and Rob Labritz each shot a 7-under-par 63 on Friday to share the first-round lead at the Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary. Green, who had five birdies in a bogey-free round, took the lead with an eagle on the par-five 18th hole before Labritz, the defending champion, matched him with a long birdie putt to finish.
Labritz started his round on the 10th hole of the par-70, 7,086-yard Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club course, carding four birdies on the back nine and three more on the front nine.
Miguel Angel Jimenez sits one shot back after shooting 64. A group of six players, including Michael Allen, Jason Caron, Thongchai Jaidee, Ryan Amour, Jerry Kelly and Michael Block, are two strokes off the lead at 5 under.
Mike Weir was the top Canadian at 3 under, while Stephen Ames shot an even-par 70 and Calgary's Wes Martin opened at 2 over. The tournament is a 54-hole PGA Tour Champions event.
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