KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Mike Weir wasn't surprised to see more Canadians than usual on the west coast of Maui this week. The winters can get nasty in the Great White North, and it doesn't hurt that the dollar hasn't been this strong in decades. But a pair of Canadians atop the leaderboard at the Mercedes-Benz Championship?
"That's odd," Weir said.
Weir now lives in Utah, although the winters aren't much different from the native land. He has spent the past month moving into a new house, and the only 18-hole round he played before coming to Hawaii was at La Costa during a visit to San Diego County to check on his golf equipment for the coming season.
The time off must have served him well, and the weather Friday certainly helped. There were no bursts of showers, only passing clouds over Kapalua, and wind wasn't nearly as vicious.
The result was a bogey-free round of 6-under 67 that gave him a one-shot lead over Stephen Ames and Jonathan Byrd.
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