OAKVILLE, Ontario — Matt Kuchar rallied to make the cut in the RBC Canadian Open on Friday, a day after fighting dizzy spells.

Coming off a second-place finish Sunday in the British Open, Kuchar shot a 4-under 68 to reach 5 under – leaving him seven strokes behind second-round leader Martin Flores at Glen Abbey.

On Thursday, Kuchar had a couple dizzy spells and sought medical attention during the round.

Flores shot his second straight 6-under 66. He eagled the par-5 second for the second day in a row.

Gary Woodland (63), Matt Every (68) and Brandon Hagy (68) were a stroke back at 11 under.

Vijay Singh, at 54 the oldest player in the field, had a 68 to join Kevin Chappell (69), Ryan Ruffels (67), Charley Hoffman (66) and Harold Varner III (65) at 10 under. Singh won the 2004 tournament at Glen Abbey, beating Canadian Mike Weir in a playoff.

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Defending champion Jhonattan Vegas was 9 under after a 69.

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson shot 69 to reach 8 under.

Bubba Watson matched playing partner Kuchar at 5 under, following an opening 66 with a 73.

Brent McLaughlin was temporarily suspended as the tournament’s director during Friday’s second round.

Golf Canada confirmed the decision, but would not say why McLaughlin was suspended beyond that it was an internal employee matter.

McLaughlin also serves as the tournament director for the CP Women’s Open, set for Aug. 24-27 at the Ottawa Hunt. The suspension extends to the LPGA Tour event as well.

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LPGA: Cristie Kerr birdied three of the last six holes in strong wind at Dundonald Links in Irvine for a 1-over 73 and a one-stroke lead in the Ladies Scottish Open.

Kerr played the first 11 holes in 4 over, with a double bogey on the par-5 third and bogeys on Nos. 6 and 11. The 39-year-old American had a 5-under 139 total. She won the LOTTE Championship in April in Hawaii for her 19th LPGA Tour title.

Hall of Famer Karrie Webb, a stroke ahead of Kerr after a first-round 65, shot a 75 to drop to second.

The 42-year-old Australian star had a double bogey, four bogeys and three pars.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Bernhard Langer shot a 3-under 74 in rain and wind at Royal Porthcawl in Bridgend, Wales, to hold onto a share of the Senior British Open lead.

The 59-year-old German star was tied at 1 over with Americans Tom Lehman (72), Steve Flesch (71) and Billy Mayfair (72) and Argentina’s Mauricio Molina (73). American Dennis Clark (72) was 2 over.

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Periods of steady rain and wind gusting over 35 mph sent the scores soaring, with the average score of 78.515 second only in tournament history to the 80.118 in 2005 in the first round at Royal Aberdeen. The 36-hole cut came at 13 over.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Ashley Chesters carded a 5-under 67 at Green Eagle in Hamburg, Germany, to take the lead at 9-under in the second round of the European Open, which was suspended because of failing light.

The 27-year-old Chesters, who also had a bogey-free opening round, was tied with fellow Englishman Jordan Smith at 8-under when play was halted because of a heavy downpour.

Smith missed his last 11-foot par putt on the ninth hole when play resumed almost four hours later, while Chesters made his fifth birdie to take sole leadership.


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