Twenty-year-old Aldrich Potgieter fired a 10-under-par 61 throughout Mexico Open second-round play Friday to open a four-shot benefit at VidantaWorld in Vallarta, Mexico.
In response to the tour, Potgieter turns into the fourth-youngest participant to shoot 61 or higher in a PGA Tour occasion. Solely Patrick Cantlay, Nick Dunlap and South Korea’s Tom Kim have him beat.
Potgieter, who gained the celebrated Newbie Championship in the UK as a 17-year-old, isn’t any stranger to precocious achievements. His card Friday consisted of 11 birdies and 7 pars, pushing him to 16-under 126 for the week.
Germany’s Stephan Jaeger fired a 64 to maneuver right into a tie for second at 12 underneath with Brian Campbell (65). Aaron Rai of England, the highest-ranked participant within the discipline (No. 29), additionally carded a 64 to stake out fourth place at 11 underneath.
Ben Griffin (65), Akshay Bhatia (66) and Isaiah Salinda (67) are tied at 10 underneath.
Three gamers shared the first-round lead, and none of them fared nicely Friday. Germany’s Jeremy Paul shot a 70 to maneuver to eight underneath for the match. Norway’s Kris Ventura (71) remained at 7 underneath and Englishman Harry Corridor (72) dropped to six underneath.
Blades Brown, a 17-year-old who turned professional in December, made his first minimize as an expert (5 underneath). Defending champion Jake Knapp struggled to a 72 Friday and made the minimize on the quantity at 3 underneath.
Notable names to overlook the minimize embody South Korea’s Okay.H. Lee (2 underneath), Charley Hoffman (1 underneath), Kurt Kitayama (1 underneath) and Eire’s Padraig Harrington (1 over).
–Area Stage Media
