Watson sets himself up for the weekend as six Canadians make the cut on Day 2 of the Canadian Open

Bubbaganoush! That was the refrain sang by a frenzied crowd at Glen Abbey on Friday as Bubba Watson went eagle, birdie, eagle, coming home to get himself into a good position for the weekend.

It took the long-driving Watson (who is averaging 333.9 yards off the tee over the first two rounds) a while to get things going; his ability to get a couple of key up and downs to save par gave him the extra confidence he needed, which the 36-year-old relied on in the final holes.

“The front nine I just had the wrong numbers, or just missed the fairways,” he said. “Getting it up and down on 13 pushed me forward. I said, ‘okay, we’ve still got a chance. We’ve got two par-5s coming downwind, let’s try to birdie them and hang in there.’”

This @pgatour tweet sums it up best:

The best round of the day came from four-time PGA Tour winner Chad Campbell who went out early and shot 9-under – one-off tying the course record. The 41-year-old Texan birdied all par 5s for a bogey-free round; Campbell leads the tournament at -14, two ahead of Brian Harman.  

“It’s been a struggle the last few years, so definitely feel like I’m heading in the right direction with a little better play,” the Texan said.

On Red and White Day, all those Canadian flags and red T-shirts helped spur a bunch of the homegrown talents. Of the 19 Canadians who teed it up on Thursday, six made the cut: David Hearn, Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor, Adam Svensson, and a pair of amateurs: Austin Connelly and Blair Hamilton. 

Hearn rode a hot putter in the morning to shoot up the leaderboard – firing an 8 under 64, which leaves him in a T3 with Johnson Wagner at -11 heading into the weekend.

“I feel like my game is in a good spot right now and I have a chance to something fu this weekend,” said Hearn.

Connelly, who represented the red and white in the Pan Am Games competition last week at Angus Glen (where he finished fifth), shot 65 (-7) and sits T22 (-6) going into the weekend.

“I gave myself a lot more looks, and then whenever I did make a mistake, my short game save me,” he said.

Asked about the atmosphere at Glen Abbey and the homer crowd, Connelly commented: “It’s unbelievable. The crowd is definitely behind me. I think they’re behind all the Canadians. It's amazing. Just the feeling of having all those people supporting you is unlike really anything else.”