(Reuters) - Jhonattan Vegas responded admirably from a double-bogey early in his back nine to get his Canadian Open title defence off to a strong start on Thursday but British Open runnerup Matt Kuchar had to battle through dizzy spells in his opening round. Choi, 2004 winner Vijay Singh and twice U.S. Masters winner Bubba Watson, who enjoyed his first bogey-free round of the season. Another 15 golfers had yet to finish their round, including American Kramer Hickok, who was five-under through 17 holes, and 19-year-old Australian Ryan Ruffels, four-under through 16. Kuchar felt dizzy a couple of times during his round, including once when he was marking a ball, and even met with an on-course medic. "I had a couple of spells where I got a little bit dizzy and I felt weak.

Source: The Star July 28, 2017 02:15 UTC