Tom McKibbin will be happy with his Friday’s work around Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City as the 23-year-old posted a six-under-par 65 to climb the leaderboard to T2, one stroke behind leader and teammate Jon Rahm.
The Belfast man was on form throughout the front nine, making five birdies before things slowed down a bit on the back nine. Quick threes on 10 and 11 could have set McKibbin up for a career low, but that wasn’t the case.
A second straight even-par round for Graeme McDowell sees the 46-year-old in T31. McDowell has been struggling for consistency in Mexico City.
A second round 67 for Jon Rahm sees the Spaniard take the 36-hole lead.
Rahm, the league’s current points leader and reigning two-time Individual Champion, once again showed his ability to stay steady.
“Today was a bit of a frustrating day,” he said. “I think whether it was the wind or the altitude, there was quite a few shots that were on a really good line and were very far off … there’s things that can happen, but it doesn’t make it any easier,” said Rahm.
“I’m clearly playing good enough, I just need to take advantage of the opportunities I’ve been giving myself,” added Rahm. “As good as I’m playing, I still feel like it could be better.”
Wolff, who sits T2 alongside McKibbin delivered one of the rounds of the week so far with a bogey-free 6-under 65, which is no small feat given how he described his ball-striking.
“I told my caddie after I finished up, I said, I would have never guessed that that round would be bogey-free,” Wolff said. “I feel really good with the putter, so I think that helped a lot.”
Legion XIII take a resounding lead in the teamed competition as they get to 25-under, 19 strokes ahead of second place.
A score helped by McKibbin, Rahm, Tyrell Hatton and Caleb Surratt, sees Legion XIII earn the biggest lead by either an individual or team in league history.
Speaking on the teams performance, team captain Rahm said, “Anytime you have to count and do some math to realize how many ahead you are, it’s an amazing thing.”
“I’m hoping we all keep playing to the same level, and come Sunday, the last few holes is not even a contest, and we have a 20-something, 30-something-shot lead. That would be amazing,” he added.
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