PGA Tour rookie goes low to share Canadian Open lead

PGA Tour rookie Cristobal Del Solar and Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen each posted a nine-under-par 61 to share the first-round lead at the Canadian Open.
Olesen and Chilean Del Solar took full advantage on Thursday of TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in the venue's PGA Tour debut.
They own a one-shot lead over Cameron Champ. Jake Knapp is alone in fourth at seven-under 63.
Shane Lowry of Ireland went out in five-under 30 on his way to a round of 64. He is tied for fifth with Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard and Trey Mullinax.
The low Canadian for the day was Taylor Pendrith (65), who set the clubhouse lead in the morning wave before several players passed him by.
Defending champion Robert MacIntyre of Scotland is among the several golfers knotted with him in eighth place at five under.
Harrison Endycott (67) is the highest-placed Australian, while Aaron Baddeley made a 70.
The only other Australian in the field, Karl Vilips, shot a three-over 73 and like Baddeley (tied 96th) will struggle to make the cut.
Del Solar birdied 10 of his first 16 holes to pass Olesen for the outright lead and threaten a score of 59. However, he failed to get up and down from the bunker at the par-4 17th hole and took his only bogey of the day. He missed a 15-foot putt for birdie for the outright lead at No.18.
Del Solar's claim to fame is a round of 57 he shot on the Korn Ferry Tour in February last year. It was the lowest round ever recorded in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament.
Olesen, meanwhile, has eight wins on the DP World Tour but is seeking his first title in the United States.
Two-time Canadian champion Rory McIlroy is in danger of missing the cut after shooting a one-over 71, which he ended with consecutive bogeys at Nos.8 and 9.
The Northern Irishman is playing for the first time since a T47 finish at the PGA Championship.

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