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Calcavecchia profits from a break
TORONTO, Canada -- Mark Calcavecchia, hoping to end a four-year winless drought, fired a three-under par 67 to seize a five-stroke lead after two rounds of the Canadian Open in Toronto. The 45-year-old American, nearing the end of his 24th US PGA Tour season, has won 11 titles, but none since the 2001 Phoenix Open. He has managed only three top-10 finishes in 21 events this season. "I had no clue I was going to play this well," said Calcavecchia, who took a week off before the tournament." He added: "I never touched a club, never even unzipped them for seven straight days." Calcavecchia, whose first-round 65 left him sharing the lead with compatriot Lucas Glover, sank five birdies but suffered two bogeys to stand on eight-under par 132 after 36 holes. Glover stumbled to a 72 to stand second on 137. Calcavecchia opened with a bogey but followed with a birdie and finished the front nine with three consecutive birdies. His second bogey came at the 16th but a concluding birdie boosted his edge. "I actually starting out almost felt too relaxed," he said. "I hit an awful iron into the first hole, just a chunk, fanned it to the right and made bogey. I played OK in the back. To birdie that last hole was nice." Six strokes off the pace were Swedes Jesper Parnevik and Mathias Gronberg, Americans Jerry Kelly and Bob Heintz and Paraguay's Carlos Franco. Seven others were on 139, including India's Arjun Atwal, South African Trevor Immelman and Fiji's Vijay Singh, the defending champion who followed an opening 73 that left him sharing 71st with a 66. Back spasmsThis is Singh's first event since back spasms suffered after playing table tennis with his son Qass. Canadian southpaw Mike Weir, who lost a three-hole playoff last year to Singh, missed the cut after a second-round 75. Stephen Ames, 11 strokes off the pace, is the only man with a chance to become the first Canadian in 51 years to win his nation's championship event. This western Canada tournament is the first edition of the event since 1966 to be played outside the eastern provinces of Ontario and Quebec. 
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