February 20-23
Chapultepec GC, Mexico City, Mexico
$10,500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Rory McIlroy produced a strong finish to his second round at the WGC-Mexico Championship but still lost ground at Chapultepec Golf Club.
The world number one held a two-shot overnight lead but, with low scoring the order of the day, the Northern Irishman found himself one over par 13 holes into his round.
Three birdies in the last five holes saw McIlroy sign for a two-under-par 69, with his eight under total three shots behind American leader Bryson DeChambeau.
โIt was a lot of fun,โ DeChambeau said after coming home in 29.
โMaking those putts the way I did, striking the ball the way I did, itโs surely a joy out there.
⬇️ @B_DeChambeau goes low.
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 22, 2020
💦 A shot bounces OFF the water.
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โThe confidence has got to be high. It is high and itโs a lot of fun to see putts finally going in. Overall everything is going pretty well, firing on all cylinders.โ
Having kicked off his round with eight consecutive pars, McIlroy bogeyed the ninth but holed from 21 feet at the 12th to get the shot back.
A three-putt from 10 feet at the 13th cost him another dropped shot but the four-time major winner produced a superb approach at the 14th before holing from 16 feet at the 16th and 24 feet at the 17th to keep himself in contention.
โThereโs a long way to go,โ McIlroy said on quotes reported on the European Tour website.
โI just stayed patient and try to bide my time and made a couple of nice putts coming in, and I guess my patience was rewarded a little bit.โ
DeChambeau made six gains in seven holes from the first โ his 10th โ en route to an eight-under 63 and 11 under halfway total.
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That was one ahead of compatriot Patrick Reed (63) and South Africaโs Erik Van Rooyen, who equalled the course record with a flawless 62 on his 30th birthday.
โThe first thing I told my wife this morning: โMan, I feel really oldโ,โ Van Rooyen said in quotes reported on the European Tour website.
โBut I guess Iโm still quite young and what a way to kick off the 30th and shoot nine under. A little bit of a gift to myself.
โIโve been working really hard on the game, as we all do, and things came together nicely today, so Iโm happy.โ
World number four Justin Thomas and Japanโs Hideki Matsuyama share fourth on nine under after rounds of 66 and 64 respectively.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
-11 |
68 |
63 |
131 |
T2 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-10 |
70 |
62 |
132 |
T2 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-10 |
69 |
63 |
132 |
T4 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
-9 |
69 |
64 |
133 |
T4 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-9 |
67 |
66 |
133 |
6 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-8 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T7 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T7 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
-5 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T7 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
10 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-4 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T11 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T11 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T11 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T11 |
Kevin Na | USA |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T11 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T11 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T11 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T11 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T19 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T19 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
-2 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T19 |
Zach Murray | AUS |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T22 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T22 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T22 |
Lanto Griffin | USA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T22 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T22 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T22 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T28 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
Par |
74 |
68 |
142 |
T28 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T28 |
Collin Morikawa | USA |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T28 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T28 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T28 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
Par |
75 |
67 |
142 |
T28 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T28 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T36 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T36 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T36 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
T36 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T36 |
Scottie Scheffler | USA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T36 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
T42 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
2 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T42 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T42 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T42 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T42 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T42 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
2 |
76 |
68 |
144 |
T42 |
Shugo Imahira | JPN |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T42 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T50 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
3 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
T50 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
T50 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T50 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T54 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
T54 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T54 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
T54 |
Jazz Janewattananond | THA |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T54 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
T54 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T60 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T60 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T60 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T63 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T63 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T63 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
66 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
T67 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
9 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
T67 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
T67 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
9 |
81 |
70 |
151 |
T70 |
Ryo Ishikawa | JPN |
10 |
80 |
72 |
152 |
T70 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
10 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
72 |
Taehee Lee | KOR |
11 |
80 |
73 |
153 |