Round two is complete at the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Friday and two Canadians are in contention. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ontario and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ontario are both one stroke back of the lead and tied for third place at -12.
Conners had a first round score of eight-under-par 63, and a second round score of four-under-par 67. In the first round, Conners had eight birdies and zero bogeys. He birdied the fourth, seventh, ninth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th and 17th holes. In the second round, Conners had six birdies and two bogeys. Conners birdied the second, third, fifth, ninth, 13th and 17th holes, and bogeyed the fourth and 12th holes.
Silverman also had a first round score of eight-under-par 63, and a second round score of four-under-par 67. In the first round, Silverman had eight birdies and zero bogeys. He birdied the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, 10th, 13th, 14th and 15th holes. In the second round, Silverman had five birdies and one bogey. He birdied the third, sixth, seventh, eighth, and 17th holes, and bogeyed the 16th hole.
The two golfers tied for first place at -13 are Japan’s Kensei Hirata and American Chandler Blanchet. There are three more golfers tied for third place at -12. They are Eric Cole and Danny Walker and Ireland’s Seamus Power. There are five golfers tied for eighth place at -11 and two strokes back. Those golfers are Americans Denny McCarthy, Greyson Sigg, Ben Kohles and Austin Smotherman, and England’s David Skinns.
