WINDSOR, Ontario – Joey Savoie, Chris Crawford, Will Cannon, Ian Holt and Matthew Anderson share the lead through the second round of the BioSteel Championship. Cannon had the low round of the day after carding a career-low 9-under at Ambassador Golf Club. Play was suspended midway through the second round at 12:22 p.m. EDT due to inclement weather, and resumed at 3:43 p.m.

After starting his round off the No. 1 tee, Cannon birdied his first five holes enroute to a career-best day. Cannon earned exempt status for the North America Swing after finishing T3 at the Dothan, Alabama PGA TOUR Americas Q-School site.

Savoie carded a 6-under 64 in the second round to hold a share of the clubhouse lead. Savoie has not made a bogey through 36-hole and has poured in 12 birdies and an eagle. Despite not feeling his best, Savoie was able to right the ship and turn in a solid round.

“Every tournament you’re going to get one of those rounds where you feel uncomfortable,” Savoie said. “I think today especially on the front-nine that was my case. I kept sticking to my process and didn’t try to reinvent the wheel… I started gaining momentum… I’m happy I got 6-under down.”

Savoie finished T6 at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open last week, his best finish of the North America swing, and has not missed a cut since Latin America.

After a bogey on his opening hole, Chris Crawford responded with six birdies and an eagle to cap off a 7-under 63. Holt is currently 8-under with three holes left to play in the second round and holds a share of the lead for the first time since his win at the Explore NB Open. Anderson has made 16 birdies, the most in the field, through 34 holes.

Play was suspended at 8:39 p.m. due to darkness with () players yet to finish. The second round of the 2024 BioSteel Championship will resume at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Saturday, with third-round tee times starting at approximately 11:00 a.m. EDT and running until 1:00 p.m. off the No. 1 and 10 tees.

About Joey Savoie (T1/-14)

 

Age: 29

Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Residence: La Prairie, Quebec, Canada

College: Middle Tennessee State University

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 23rd

• Best finish of the year was at the Bupa Championship at Tulum (T4)
• Won the 2018 Tennessee State Open Championship by six strokes as an amateur
• Represented Canada in the 2019 Pan-American Games
• Canadian Men’s Amateur Golfer of the Year (2018)
• Won the 2016 Quebec Men’s Amateur Championship

About Chris Crawford (T1/-14)

 

Age: 30

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Residence: Sarasota, Florida

College: Drexel University

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 35th

• Best finish of the year was at the Diners Club Peru Open (T5)
• Was named the 2014-15 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year
• Led CAA in stroke average his senior year (71.76)
• Two-time First Team All-CAA selection

About Will Cannon (T1/-14)

 

Age: 30

Birthplace: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Residence: Birmingham, Alabama

College: University of Alabama-Birmingham

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 117th

• Finished T3 at Dothan, Alabama PGA TOUR Americas Q-School site to earn exempt status for the North America Swing
• Carded a career-low 9-under 61 in the second round of the BioSteel Championship
• Has made 70 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts; Cannon’s best finish as a professional came at the 2016 AdventHealth Championship (T6)

About Matthew Anderson (T1/-14)

Age: 24

Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario

Residence: Phoenix, Arizona

College: University of San Francisco

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 1st

• Won the 69th ECP Brazil Open in April at the Rio Olympic Golf Course, his first win as a professional
• Reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Fortinet Cup points list after three consecutive top-20 finishes
• Played his first round on an official golf course at the age of four and played in his first tournament at eight
• Finished T12 at the 2023 BioSteel Championship
• Finished 11th and earned All-American honors at 2023 NCAA Championships
• Travels with friend and fellow PGA TOUR Americas member Johnny Travale during tournament weeks
• Played hockey for 12 years, shoots the puck left-handed but plays golf right-handed.
• Always carries four tees and his lucky Tito’s ball marker in his pocket when he’s playing

About Ian Holt (T1/-14)

Age: 28

Birthplace: Stow, Ohio

Residence: Charleston, South Carolina

College: Kent State University

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 12th

• Won his first professional event at the Explore NB Open; Earned exempt membership through the 2025 Latin America Swing
• Played four seasons at Kent State University (2014-18), earning a 2018 All-America Second Team laurel and back-to-back Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year awards in 2017 and 2018
• Started the North America Swing conditional member on PGA TOUR Americas after finishing inside the top-25 and ties at PGA TOUR Americas Q-School in Courtenay, British Columbia
• Grew up playing Fox Den Golf Course in Stow, Ohio; he also worked on the maintenance crew throughout high school and college
• In his amateur career, won the 2013 Hudson Junior Invitational and was a three-time OHSAA All-State selection who was medalist at the 2011 OHSAA DIVISION I State Championship

Competition Notes

 

Course Setup: Par 70 / 7,033 yards; R2 average: 66.980

Weather: Scattered showers with a high of 81. Wind from the northeast at 1-7 mph with gusts up to 17 mph.

• Two countries are represented in the top five and ties: United States (three) and Canada (two).
• The 36-hole cut will be made upon completion of the second round on Saturday morning.
• Third round tee times are expected to begin at 11:00 a.m. EDT and run until 1:00 p.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees.
• Four Latin’s are in the top-20 and ties; Mexico’s Luis Gerardo Garza (T6/-12) is the low Latin midway through the second round.
• Seven Canadians are currently in the top-20 and ties; Joey Savoie and Matthew Anderson are the low Canadian’s midway through the second round (T1/-14).
• Anderson leads the field in birdies made with 16.
• Hole No. 7 – the 513-yard par 4 – was the most challenging hole at Ambassador Golf Club on Friday; averaging a +.310.