RBC Canadian Open 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: July 22, 2016

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Coming off the thrilling climax of the British Open, the PGA Tour returned with the RBC Canadian Open this week. Luke List and Dustin Johnson carry a one-shot lead after the first round from Oakville, Ontario. 

List, who is ranked 309th in the Official World Golf Rankings, and Johnson opened the tournament with identical 66 scores.   

There's not a lot of breathing room for List and Johnson, who have four players behind them tied at five under and four more at four under. 

Here's the full leaderboard after Thursday's opening round:



Johnson moved into a tie for the lead by hitting this eagle on the 18th hole, via the PGA Tour:



It seemed like it would be a good day for Johnson when he managed to hit this shot on the 10th hole after hitting his drive way off target, via PGA Tour:



This extends the best stretch of Johnson's career. He has not finished lower than ninth in any tournament since the Memorial Tournament, including back-to-back wins at the U.S. Open and WGC Bridgestone Invitational. 

There is a tight race for PGA Tour Player of the Year so far, with Johnson and Jason Day being the clear standouts. A win for Johnson this weekend would give him three on the year and a firm grip on the top honor, even though there is a long way to go before things are decided. 

Per the PGA Tour on Twitter, List's rise to the top of the leaderboard is shocking based on his recent results:



The 31-year-old has just one professional victory on his resume, the South Georgia Classic on the Nationwide Tour in 2012. He does have two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season, most recently at the Honda Classic in February. 

List was one of the few players who were able to figure out the difficult Glen Abbey course. Per John Chidley-Hill of the Canadian Press (via the Globe ...
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