Contemporary off first PGA Tour win, Nico Echavarria eyes back-to-back titles in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Nico Echavarria moved into place to win consecutive PGA Tour occasions, taking pictures a 9-under 63 in calmer wind circumstances Friday for a share of the lead within the World Broad Expertise Championship.

The Zozo Championship winner two weeks in the past in Japan for his second Tour title, Echavarria matched Max Greyserman at 12-under 132 at El Cardonal at Diamante, a day after robust wind hit the Tiger Woods-designed structure.

“It was a really, superb spherical,” Echavarria stated after his lowest rating on the PGA Tour. “Clearly everybody knew that the scores had been going to be decrease. Completely different wind.”

The 30-year-old Colombian performed a five-hole stretch on the entrance 9 in 6 below with an eagle and 4 birdies and added three birdies on the again 9.

“It’s such a momentum sport that if I don’t make par on 3, I had like a 10-footer for par on 3 that I made,” Echavarria stated. “I form of received issues rolling, made birdie on 4, made birdie on 5, eagled 6. I believe the par on 3 was much more vital. Then I hit some shut, I made some lengthy putts. I made one out of the bunker. Luck’s in your favor, however you’ve received to make use of that momentum.”

Greyserman eagled the par-5 18th for a 64.

“Method much less wind. At instances, it’s fairly minimal,” Greyserman stated. “It was gettable on the market. A number of birdies available and, should you performed properly and executed, you could possibly go fairly low.”

“I believed that, ‘Right here we go once more. Let’s go!’” Greyserman stated.

Carson Younger was third at 11 below after a career-best 61. He had 12 birdies and a bogey.

“The climate positively helps,” Younger stated. “Much less wind out of a barely totally different course made the course somewhat bit simpler.”

Dylan Wu had a 65 to get to 10 below. Maverick McNealy (66), Austin Eckroat (67) and Kelly Kraft (67) had been 9 below.