July 26, 2013 American, Brendan Steele topped the RBC Canadian Open leader board on Thursday with a 7-under 65, starting with birdies on five of his first seven holes at Glen Abbey.
“I love being up here,” Steele said. “I played in `06 and `07 on PGA TOUR Canada. And really, got me ready to play the (Web.com) Tour, which I played in `08, `09 and `10. It was a great progression in my life. I had a great time up here. Made a lot of friends and spent two summers traveling the country.”
The 30-year-old Steele had eight birdies and a bogey, dropping a shot on his final hole — the par-4 ninth. His best performance so far is winning Valero Texas Open 2011, his only PGA TOUR title. He is ranked 97th in FedEx Cup points.
Matt Kuchar, a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR this year, was placed a stroke behind along with Scott Gardiner and Scott Brown.
Kuchar eagled the par-5 18th hole, his ninth hole of the day and was happy with the playing conditions.
“I feel like last week, conditions were so challenging and so difficult at the British Open, to come here and to play golf that is more friendly and more what we’re used to the PGA TOUR was great,” Kuchar said.
Hunter Mahan and David Lingmerth shot 67, and Chez Reavie, the 2008 winner at Glen Abbey, are trailing another stroke back in a group that included Bubba Watson and Trevor Immelman.
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