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PUTNAM AND  PETROVIC SHARE LEAD 

IN CANADIAN OPEN WITH 64s

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L'Île-Bizard, Quebec -- He’s never had the first round lead in his US PGA Tour career, but Michael Putnam does know how to win. The two-time Web.com Tour winner in 2013 raced out to a 6-under 64 at the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday, and is tied for the lead with Tim Petrovic heading into Friday’s second round.
The 64 shot by Petrovic and Putnam were the lowest rounds ever shot to open the Canadian Open.
“Obviously it was playing easy,” said Putnam, laughing, after his round finished. “The course is very similar to the courses I play back home – same grasses, same kind of terrain, so I feel pretty comfortable.” 
Putnam’s bogey-free 64 was highlighted by four birdies on the front nine, before the wind picked up.

“I hit a lot of fairways, hit a lot of greens. Obviously it got windy there this afternoon and it was tough ball-striking, but somehow I was able to keep it in the fairway,” he explained.
Putnam was the leading money winner on the Web.com Tour last year, was also voted the Web.com Tour Player of the Year. His best finish on the PGA TOUR this season is a T11, at the Travelers Championship. He credits his Web.com Tour experience to how well things are going this year.
“It was huge. I think I was in contention in half the events I played last year, so I got used to doing a lot of media interviews, seeing cameras behind me while I swing. So I feel very comfortable,” he said.
For Petrovic, it was a little bit of a different story for how he got to Royal Montreal. The one-time PGA TOUR winner was the last player to be called into the field, and wasn't able to play a practice round.

LEADERBOARD
Par 70
64 Michael Putnam, Tim Petrovic
65 Taylor Pendrith, Kyle Stanley.

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68 Graeme McDowell (T32)
71 Luke Donald (T87)

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