Mexico Open
BYU sophomore Kihei Akina, 20, shoots 64 at Mexico Open
Twenty years old. A college sophomore. A 7-under 64 at the Mexico Open.
Kihei Akina, who plays at BYU, shot the 64 on Friday at Vidanta Vallarta, ESPN reports, and was part of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard. ESPN's leaderboard now has [Andrew Novak](/players/andrew-novak/) in front at −14 after rounds of 67 and 61. Akina is at −11 after a 67 and a 64.
Akina is tied for second with [Matthieu Pavon](/players/matthieu-pavon/), Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Griffin and Kensei Hirata, three shots behind Novak. Gordon Sargent, Mackenzie Hughes, Max Greyserman and Marco Penge sit one shot further back at −10.
Akina's 64 put him at −11.
GNN lists Pavon's win at the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open. The Frenchman is one of the four players at −11 alongside the college sophomore.
Three shots back. Five names at −11. One of them is 20.