When Jon Rahm was asked to name his favorite shot from his second-round 66 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, he didn’t have to think hard. There were eight birdies to choose from but the reigning U.S. Open champion locked in on his tee shot to 3 feet at the par-3 ninth hole.
“The 6-iron was perfect,” Rahm said.
Rahm’s card on Friday at Vidanta Vallarta contained a few hiccups along the way – three bogeys were scattered at Nos. 2, 10 and 16 – but eight birdies were good enough to build a two-stroke lead over rookie Alex Smalley at the halfway point of Mexico’s national championship, which dates to 1944.
