Fox, MacIntyre tied atop Canadian Open leaderboard

ONTARIO: Ryan Fox of New Zealand and Robert MacIntyre of Scotland will enter the weekend tied for the lead at the RBC Canadian Open after strong rounds Friday at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario.

MacIntyre shot a 4-under 66 early in the day to be the first to reach 10-under 130 for the tournament. Fox got hot in the afternoon and tied MacIntyre at 10 under by shooting a 6-under 64. It's the first time either player holds a 36-hole lead on the PGA Tour.

The duo is two shots ahead of Joel Dahmen, whose bogey-free 65 on Friday pushed him into third place at 8 under. Canadian Mackenzie Hughes matched Fox's 64 for the round of the day and moved into a tie at 7 under with Andrew Novak (67) and first-round leader David Skinns of England (71).

MacIntyre's bogey-free round saw him make two birdies on each nine. His approach shots were dialed in on the back nine, as he left himself just a 7-footer for birdie at No. 12 and a 5-footer at No. 15. MacIntyre, now bogey-free through 36 holes, has his father Dougie caddying for him for the first time in a PGA Tour event.

"We're just kind of learning on the run -- well, he is, he's learning on the run and I'm kind of trying to stay as calm as I can," MacIntyre said. "When I do miss a shot, I'm not trying to get too annoyed. Yeah, we're just trying to have as much fun as we can." Fox started on the back nine and birdied four holes going out. Consecutive birdies at the fourth and fifth got him to 10 under, and after a bogey at the next hole, Fox rolled in a 14-foot birdie, his seventh of the round, on the par-4 ninth to match MacIntyre again.