Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox share the 3rd-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open
Canadian fans cheer on their national players as Mackenzie Hughes tees off at the 17th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Adam Hadwin watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Mackenzie Hughes lines up his putt on the 10th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ryan Fox tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matteo Manassero tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matteo Manassero tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian fans cheer on their national players as Mackenzie Hughes tees off at the 17th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Adam Hadwin watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Mackenzie Hughes lines up his putt on the 10th hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ryan Fox tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matteo Manassero tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament in Caledon, Ontario, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
CALEDON, Ontario (AP) — Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox each shot 6-under 64 on Saturday to share the third-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open, the final event before the U.S. Open next week at Oakmont.
Manassero rebounded from a three-putt bogey on the par-4 17th with a birdie on the par-5 18th — hitting an 80-yard third shot to 2 feet — to get to 14-under 196 on the North Course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.
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'I missed the short one on 17, and I did miss a couple more short ones today,' Manassero said. 'I try to think of them just like a shot really, like a driver, like a 6-iron, whatever. It's just a shot. So I don't want it to get in my head, and I don't want that to ruin anything or my attitude going towards the next shots.'
Trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour, the 32-year-old Italian player has eight international victories.
'I try to get a good attitude, a good thought process, talk well to myself. Very basic things,' Manassero said. 'I've matured a lot and I have a better perspective towards, for example, a day like tomorrow."
Fox also birdied the 18th. The 38-year-old player from New Zealand won the Myrtle Beach Classic last month in a playoff for his first PGA Tour title.
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'To be honest, everything went pretty right,' Fox said. 'I drove it great. I think if you do that round here, you give yourself lots of chances. Had a lot of good wedge shots, holed a few putts early. Just played really solid kind of stress-free golf for the most part.'
Lee Hodges, Kevin Yu and Matt McCarty were a stroke back. Hodges and Yu shot 63, and McCarty had a 64.
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes (64) was 12 under with Jake Knapp (66) and Andrew Putnam (68).
'I've been putting the ball in play quite a bit, driving it pretty nice,' Hughes said. 'I feel like that's taken some pressure off the putter and the short game. It's a big key around here. You start driving it well, you can attack and be aggressive.'
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Canadian Nick Taylor, the 2023 winner at Oakville, eagled the 18th for a 69 to get to 10 under. Countrymen Adam Hadwin (65) and Taylor Pendrith (67) also were 10 under.
Masters champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut Friday, following an opening 71 with a 78.
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