Furyk, Rose lead parade of low scores in Canada

Jim Furyk and Justin Rose took advantage of perfect scoring conditions Thursday in the first round of the Canadian Open in Ancaster, Ontario.

Furyk and Rose shot the lowest rounds ever in professional play on the 90-year-old Hamilton Golf and Country Club course, 7-under 63s that left them a stroke ahead of Brandt Jobe, Nathan Green and Frank Lickliter II on the rain-softened layout.

"I shot a low number, but I was obviously aided by the weather and the conditions," Furyk said.

With the ground still soggy from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto, Furyk and the other morning starters began play in calm, cool conditions. The temperature climbed into the low 70s in the afternoon, but there was no more than a gentle breeze on the rim of the Niagara Escarpment high above the city of Hamilton.

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Michelle Wie hooked her tee shots, played erratically out of bunkers and unraveled on the par-3s.

There was one consistent element, though: She is facing another missed cut playing against men.

Wie shot a 7-over 78 Thursday in the first round of the European Masters in Switzerland. It was Wie's 10th tournament against men -- she has made the cut only once -- and her first on the European tour.

"The par-3s ate me alive today," the 16-year-old star from Hawaii said. "I didn't have any feel for the game."

Wie was tied for 146th.

-- From staff reports