Wasylowich leads Canadian Tour Championship

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08/26/2010 - St. Catharines, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kris Wasylowich fired an eight-under 62 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Canadian Tour Championship.

Ryan Yip was a stroke off the lead at seven-under 63, while six-time tour winner Mike Grob opened with a 64 and Adam Hadwin shot a 65.

Thirteen more players were within five strokes of the lead at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club, including tour money leader Aaron Goldberg, who shot a three-under 67.

Wasylowich, a 30-year-old from Alberta, is chasing his first career win at the most lucrative event in tour history.

He scorched the course for eight birdies Thursday, including five on his last nine holes. Of course, he made his first birdie on his opening hole -- No. 10 -- by rolling in a 15-foot putt to get things going.

"I knew once I made that putt it was going to be a good day," said Wasylowich -- who could use just that.

He is making just his fourth start of the season, and two of the previous three outings didn't turn out well. Wasylowich made the cut just once in those tournaments, tying for ninth place at the Dakota Dunes Casino Open last month.

The $6,750 check he earned for that finish has Wasylowich sitting at 72nd on the money list.

This week's winner will earn $52,000.

NOTES: The tournament purse is $325,000 total, the largest in Canadian Tour history...Defending champion James Love opened with a one-over 71 and was tied for 59th place.

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