A 61 and a rusty putter
Andrew Novak shot a 10-under 61 in the second round of the Mexico Open on Friday, the low round of the week so far, and sits at 14 under through 36 holes, three clear of the field. He played his last six holes in five under, starting with an eagle on the 296-yard par-4 13th and following it with birdies at 15, 16 and 18.
The credit, he says, goes to an old putter he dug out of storage. Novak ranks near the bottom of the PGA Tour in putting, so the switch was worth a gamble. It is also well timed. He arrived 89th in the FedEx Cup fall standings, and a win would project him to 53rd.
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Who is chasing
Five players share second at 11 under: amateur Kihei Akina (64), Ben Griffin (67), Matthieu Pavon (66), Adrien Dumont de Chassart (67) and Kensei Hirata (68). Akina, 20, has made the cut in all five of his starts this season and finished ninth at the Bank of Utah Championship earlier this month. He eagled the 13th as well.
Gordon Sargent, Max Greyserman, Mackenzie Hughes and Marco Penge are one shot further back at 10 under. Round-one leader Karl Vilips slipped to a 74 and is tied for 34th at 6 under, while defending champion Brian Campbell shot 68 and is tied for 26th at 7 under.
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