After tying the second-lowest score of his PGA TOUR career with a 63 in Round One, Wyndham Clark (1st/-7) carded an even-par 70 to maintain a one-stroke lead for the second straight day at the RBC Canadian Open.
Played his first 29 holes bogey-free, before taking three on his last seven holes in Round Two.
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After hitting 16-of-18 greens in regulation in Round One, he found just eight in Round Two.
Clark takes a 36-hole lead/co-lead on Tour for a second time (2020 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, finished P2).
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One top-10 this season (T10/Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Cameron Tringale)
Best career finish on TOUR: P2, 2020 Bermuda Championship (lost in playoff to Brian Gay).
Defending RBC Canadian Open champion Rory McIlroy offset two bogeys with six birdies to post a 2-under 68 and move to T2 at 6-under 134. In 14 prior attempts on Tour, he is yet to successfully defend a title; seeks a 21st career PGA TOUR title and second of the season (THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT).
After tying his career-low score on the PGA TOUR of 64 in Round One, Matt Fitzpatrick (T2/-6) recorded a double-bogey-6 at No. 14 and bogeys on his last three holes en route an even-par 70. In his only previous RBC Canadian Open start, missed the cut at Glen Abbey GC in 2016.
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Two of his six top-10 finishes on TOUR this season came in his last three starts: T2/Wells Fargo Championship, T5/PGA Championship (MC/the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday).
Coming off a T18 at last week’s Memorial Tournament, Keith Mitchell (T2/-6) opened with a pair of 3-under 67s; seeks a fifth top-10 finish this season and second career PGA TOUR title (2019 Honda Classic).
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With matching 3-under 67s to open his first RBC Canadian Open, rookie Alex Smalley (T2/-6) seeks his third top-10 finish of the season (T2/Corales Puntacana Championship, T6/Mexico Open at Vidanta).
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Making his second start in the RBC Canadian Open (T56/2019), Jim Knous looks to improve on his best finish of the season, T11 at the Fortinet Championship; remains in search of his first win in his 37th career TOUR start.
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Cameron Smith followed an opening-round 6-over 76 with a 5-under 65, marking the third time in his career to make a second-round improvement of 10-or-more strokes; entered Round 2 at T135 and made the cut on the number.
