Canadian Nick Taylor started strong at the Open Championship Thursday, carding a 2-under 68 to put him in contention in the early stages of the tournament.
Taylor began his day at Royal Birkdale with a bang, carding three straight bridies on a trio of Par 4s. He closed our the front-nine 3-under and recovered from a pair of bogeys on holes 15 and 16 by rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt on 18, putting him at 2-under for the day.
That put the Abbotsford, B.C. native into a tie for 13th at the conclusion of play on Thursday, three shots back of solo leader Jackson Suber at 5-under.
Taylor is one of two Canadians in the field this week in Southport, England. He’s joined by Listowel, Ont.’s Corey Conners, who was 1-over in his opening round.
Conners made bogey on the fourth hole and parred the other 17 to grab a share of 59th heading into Friday.
Both players are looking for their first major championship title at the final men’s major of the season. Taylor has yet to make a cut in three Open Championships, while Conners has made the cut in five straight and is coming off a T10 finish last year at Royal Portrush.
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Here is a hole-by-hole look at their rounds Thursday.
Nick Taylor
| Hole | Par | Result | Score (Round) | Score (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -2 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -3 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | -3 | -3 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -2 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -2 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -3 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -3 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -3 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -3 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | -3 | -3 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -3 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -3 |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -2 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -1 |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -1 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | -2 (68) | -2 |
Corey Conners
| Hole | Par | Result | Score (Round) | Score (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | E | E |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | E | E |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | E | E |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | +1 | +1 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | +1 | +1 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | +1 | +1 |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | +1 | +1 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | +1 | +1 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | +1 (71) | +1 |