CALGARY — Richard Green and Rob Labritz carded rounds of 7-under-par 63 on Friday to sit tied atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Rogers Charity Classic.
Green eagled the par-five 18th hole to take the lead before Labritz closed his round by rolling in a lengthy birdie putt to pull even with the defending champion.
Green also had five birdies during his bogey-free round at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
Starting on the 10th hole of the par-70, 7,086-yard course, Labritz had four birdies on the back nine before rolling in three more on the front nine.
Miguel Angel Jimenez (64) was one shot back after the opening round of the 54-hole PGA Tour Champions event. Michael Allen, Jason Caron, Thongchai Jaidee, Ryan Amour, Jerry Kelly and Michael Block were two strokes off the lead at 5 under.
Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont., was the top Canadian at 3 under.
Fellow Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Stephen Ames shot an even-par 70 while Calgary’s Wes Martin opened at 2 over.
