Mackenzie Hughes close to lead after second round of Canadian Open

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Mackenzie Hughes close to lead after second round of Canadian Open

The Canadian Press Published Friday, June 7, 2019 12:44PM EDT

Mackenzie Hughes drives off the seventh tee during the second round of the Canadian Open golf championship in Hamilton, Ont., on June 7, 2019. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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ANCASTER, Ont. - Local favourite Mackenzie Hughes has posted his second straight solid score at the RBC Canadian Open.

The native of nearby Dundas, Ont., shot a 4-under 66 for the second day in a row on Friday and was in the top five toward the end of the morning wave at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club.

Hughes drained an eight-foot birdie on No. 18 to finish his bogey-free second round at Canada's lone PGA Tour event.

Five Canadians -- Hughes, Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., Drew Nesbitt of Shanty Bay, Ont., and David Hearn of Brantford, Ont. -- entered the second round within three shots of leader Keegan Bradley.

No Canadian has won the national open since Pat Fletcher in 1954.