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Here are some things for Canadian fans to keep an eye on:
Golf: Conners in contention at the Masters
Canada's Corey Conners birdied three of the final four holes yesterday at Augusta to card a 4-under opening round that put him in a tie for second place with defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the United States and young Swedish star Ludvig Aberg. The Canadian stayed hot today, shooting 2 under par on the first nine to stay right near the top of the leaderboard at our publish time.
England's Justin Rose followed up his sizzling 7-under opening round with a more pedestrian 1-under today to remain in the lead. U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau fired a 4-under to move into second at 7 under for the tournament, but Rory McIlroy was the story of the afternoon. After double bogeying two of the final four holes yesterday to finish with a disappointing even-par 72, the Northern Irishman bounced back with a 6-under round to climb to third place.
Canada's Nick Taylor finished his day at even par for the tournament, making the cut in a major for the first time since 2020. Mike Weir (5 over at our publish time) and Taylor Pendrith (6 over) looked like they'd miss the cut. Here's an updated leaderboard.
WATCH | What to watch this weekend:
What to Watch: World Aquatics Diving World Cup
Canada opened its title defence yesterday in the Czech Republic with a 5-0 win over Finland before beating Switzerland 4-0 today. Daryl Watts scored her first world-championship goal, Laura Stacey had a goal and an assist and captain Marie-Philip Poulin added three helpers
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