London, Ontario (Sports Network) – Defending champion Eugene Wong fired a 6- under-par 66 on Friday to grab a share of the lead at the Tour Championship of Canada before play was suspended due to darkness.<\/p>\n
Wong is tied with Mark Hubbard and first-round leader Trevor Murphy at Sunningdale Golf & Country Club’s Championship Course.<\/p>\n
Hubbard shot 67 to join Wong at 8-under-par 136, while Murphy finished just eight second-round holes before play was halted due to darkness.<\/p>\n
George Bradford carded a 70 to move into a share of fourth place at 6-under. He stands alongside Andrew Parr and Alex Kang, who completed four and 12 holes, respectively.<\/p>\n
At the end of this event, the top five players from the Order of Merit earn status on the Web.com Tour for next season.<\/p>\n
Wong mixed and eagle, five birdies and a bogey during his second round to reach 8-under, while Hubbard countered his lone bogey with six birdies to meet the reigning champion there.<\/p>\n
Murphy notched three birdies and a bogey after his 5:00 p.m. ET tee time to retain a share of the lead.<\/p>\n
NOTES: The second round was suspended at 7:20 p.m. It will restart at 8:00 a.m. Saturday .. Hubbard is ranked sixth in the Order of Merit … Order of Merit No. 1 Mackenzie Hughes is even-par through six second-round holes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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