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Chandler Blanchet turned trouble off the tee into a birdie on the 18th hole, giving him a 4-under 67 on Friday and a share of the lead with Kensai Hirata of Japan going into what figures to be a windy weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
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what → turn → Championship
Hirata played bogey-free at Port Royal for a 64 to join Blanchet at 13-under 129.
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Hirata → play → under
Hirata had never shared the lead after any round in his rookie season on the PGA Tour.
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Hirata → share → Tour
Blanchet tugged his drive on the par-4 closing hole and was hoping it would land in the bunker to at least give him a reasonable lie.
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it → tug → lie
It cleared the sand, but his golf ball was on a slight slope above his feet, leaving him a blind shot to a front pin.
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ball → clear → pin
The wedge came out perfectly, setting 5 feet away for a final birdie.
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wedge → come → birdie
“Had a pretty uphill, above-the-feet lie and completely blind shot,” Blanchet said.
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Blanchet → have → lie
“It was kind of a fun creative one, which I think you’ve got to be pretty solid at this week with the wind.
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you → think → wind
So it was a good way to end it.”
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it → end → it
Seamus Power, who won the Bermuda Championship in 2022 when the Irishman was among the top 50 in the world, shook off a poor finish to the opening round with a bogey-free 64.
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Irishman → win → 64
He was one shot behind, along with Canadians Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., who both shot 67.
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who → shoot → 67
Eric Cole (65) and Danny Walker, who birdied his last two holes for a 67, were also tied for third at 12 under.
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who → birdie → under
That much was evident by the scoring, so low that the 36-hole cut came at 5-under 137.
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cut → come → under
Among those missing the cut were defending champion Adam Schenk and Chandler Phillips, who came into the tournament at No. 98 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings.
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who → miss → standings
Five tournaments remain for players to finish in the top 100 and keep full status for 2027.
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players → remain → 2027
Power is at No. 103, so a big weekend would go a long way.
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weekend → go → way
He finished at No. 114 a year ago and still managed to get into most tournaments (except the signature events).
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He → finish → events
“But it was the unknowns,” he said.
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it → say → ?
“Not knowing where I was going to get in and when I was going to get in was the tough part.
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I → know → ?
Trying to get back into that top 100, get yourself back to full status, I just feel like you’re in a better more comfortable spot starting off in January.
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you → try → January
“So like that’s going to be the big goal.”
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that → go → ?
The immediate goal is to handle the wind, which was forecast to be gusting stronger than it has all week at Port Royal.
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it → handle → Royal
“The weather’s going to be pretty difficult, so try and stay patient and excuse a few bad shots here and there, some wind gusts,” Cole said.
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Cole → go → shots