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Brandt Snedeker is tied with amateur Jared du Toit at Canadian Open

Brandt Snedeker watches his tee shot at No. 11 during the third round of the Canadian Open on Saturday.
(Nathan Denette / Canadian Press via AP)
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Brandt Snedeker overpowered the par-five 18th hole Saturday in the Canadian Open to take a one-stroke lead over Canadian amateur Jared du Toit.

Snedeker hit a 378-yard drive and 121-yard approach to set a 7 1/2-foot eagle putt that he holed for a six-under-par 66. He had five straight birdies on Nos. 2-6, bogeyed 11 and 15 and birdied the par-five 16th.

Snedeker won the 2013 tournament at Glen Abbey. The 35-year-old American won the Farmers Insurance Open in February at Torrey Pines for his eighth PGA Tour title.

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Du Toit, coming off his junior season at Arizona State, made a 40-foot eagle putt on 18 for a 70. On Friday, he rebounded from a triple bogey and bogey with three straight birdies.

Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian winner in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia. Carl Keffer is the only Canadian-born champion, winning in 1909 and 1914. Albert Murray, a Canadian also born in England, won in 1908 and 1913.

Phil Mickelson was the last amateur winner on the tour in the 1991 Northern Telecom Open.

U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, tied for the lead with Luke List after each of the first two rounds, was a stroke back after a 71. He birdied the final hole.

Steve Wheatcroft and Alex Cejka were seven under. Wheatcroft had a 64, and Cejka shot 69.

Jon Rahm, du Toit’s former Arizona State teammate, was in the group at six under in his fourth start since turning professional. The Spaniard eagled 16 and birdied 18 in a 72. Matt Kuchar also was six under after a 70.

Top-ranked defending champion Jason Day tied for 28th at two under after a 69. He shot a 76 on Friday after opening with a 69.

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List also was two under after a 77. He had a triple bogey and two double bogeys on the back nine.

U.S. has its best day at UL International

Charley Hull and surprising England grabbed the lead in the UL International Crown on Saturday, and the United States advanced with a sweep against Japan.

Hull, who missed Friday’s four-ball session with a fever and trouble with her asthma, teamed with Melissa Reid for a 3-and-1 victory over sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Holly Clyburn and Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed Pornanong Phatlum and Porani Chutichai 7 and 5, helping seventh-seeded England to a Pool B-best nine points.

The U.S., which began the day with just three points, qualified for Sunday’s singles matches with its best day so far. Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr posted their second straight win with a 4-and-2 victory over Ai Suzuki and Ayaka Watanabe, and Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller surged to a 3-and-1 victory over Haru Nomara and Mika Miyazato.

Jimenez has big lead at Senior British Open

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Miguel Angel Jimenez opened a four-stroke lead in the Senior British Open, missing matching the Carnoustie course record by a stroke Saturday with a seven-under 65.

The 52-year-old Spaniard had a bogey-free round in wind at 6-12 mph on the mostly cloudy afternoon. He had an 11-under 205 total after opening 70-70.

“Tonight, I’m going to do exactly the same thing I did the previous night,” Jimenez said. “I go with my friends, we go to a nice diner with a nice bottle of Rioja and after that I’m going to have a bit, fat cigar with a nice malt whiskey.”

Jimenez won in Mississippi in March for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory. He has 15 European Tour victories, the last in the 2014 Spanish Open at a tour-record 50 years, 133 days.

Paul Broadhurst (68), Wes Short Jr. (69), Tom Byrum (71) and Joe Durant (72) were tied for second. Broadhurst opened with a 75 and had a 66 on Friday.

Lee wins U.S. Junior Amateur title

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Australia’s Min Woo Lee waited out a 47-minute weather delay to hole the winning 3 1/2-foot birdie putt in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.

The 17-year-old Lee beat 16-year-old Noah Goodwin of Corinth, Texas, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole final at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn. Lee became the first Australian winner and combined with older sister Minjee to become the first brother-sister tandem to win USGA junior championships. Minjee Lee won the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior, and is a two-time LPGA Tour winner.

Seong rallies to win U.S. Girls’ Junior event

Eun Jeong Seong rallied to beat Andrea Lee, 4 and 2, in the U.S. Girls’ Junior at Paramus, N.J.., to become the first player to successfully defend the title since Hollis Stacy in 1971.

The 16-year-old South Korean overcame an early five-hole deficit to join Stacy (1969, `70, ‘71), Judy Eller (1957 and ‘58) and Nancy Lopez (1972 and ‘74) as the only multiple winners.

The 17-year-old Lee, from Hermosa Beach, will be a freshman at Stanford this fall.

Fish takes the lead at celebrity event

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Former tennis player Mardy Fish had a 28-point round to take a two-point lead over actor Jack Wagner in the American Century Championship celebrity tournament.

Fish shot a three-under 69, making seven birdies and four bogeys at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline, Nev., to reach 50 points in the modified Stableford event. Players receive six points for eagle, three for birdie, one for par, none for bogey and minus-two for double bogey or worse.

Wagner, the first-round leader, had a 21-point day. He won in 2006 and 2011. Defending champion Mark Mulder and Mike Modano were tied for third at 45.

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