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Day 'very pleased' with opening-round 69 in Canada

World No. 1 Jason Day opened with a 3-under 69 as he looks to successfully defend his title at the RBC Canadian Open.

Day shot 17-under 271 last year at Glen Abbey, but while the tournament has returned to the same Ontario layout, high temperatures have made for much firmer conditions than a year ago. It led the Aussie to make some adjustments, and he was happy to get in the house with his fifth straight sub-70 round at this event.

"For the most part, it's a pretty solid opening round. I think the greens are going to be a little bit baked this afternoon.