Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ontario leads after the second round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota on Friday. Pendrith is looking for his second victory of the season as he previously won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas on May 5.
Pendrith is currently at -12. He leads American Matt NeSmith of North Augusta, South Carolina by two strokes, and Americans Andrew Putnam of Tacoma, Washington and Jacob Bridgeman of Inman, South Carolina by three strokes. NeSmith is at -10 and Putnam and Bridgeman are at -9.
In the first round, Pendrith had three birdies and one eagle for a score of five-under-par. He birdied the second, 12th and 15th holes, and eagled the 18th hole. In the second round, Pendrith had seven birdies and zero bogeys. He birdied the fourth, seventh, 10th, 12th, 15th, 16th, and 18th holes.
Pendrith is one of two Canadian golfers in contention this week at a prestigious event. The other is Stephen Ames of Vancouver, British Columbia. In the British Senior Open, Ames is at -4, and only two strokes off the lead after round two. The leader is South Korea’s K.J. Choi at -6. Ames is looking for his first major title on the Champions Tour.
