Sharma shining at Mexico Championship
Success has come quickly for Shubhankar Sharma and the Mexico Championship is no exception.
Sharma hit a 3-wood that landed on the green and settled two feet away for an eagle on the opening hole at Chapultepec Golf Club.
He finished with three straight birdies for a 5-under 66.
And in his first World Golf Championship, he takes a two-shot lead into the weekend.
“I worked all my life to come and play at a high stage like this,” said Sharma, who turned pro when he was 16.
“You have to expect great things from yourself if you want to play at a high stage. I just try and not think of anything before I start. I just try and concentrate on the success, and just let things go.”
Sharma overcame a pair of threeputt bogeys early in his round and was at 11-under 131.
Masters champion Sergio Garcia had a 65 and was two shots behind, along with Xander Schauffele (66) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (67).
Defending champ Dustin Johnson also is back in the picture after holing a wedge for eagle on his way to a 66. He was four shots behind.
The lone Canadian in the event, Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., shot an even-par 71 on Friday and is 1-under through 36 holes.
Meanwhile, the distraction of a chipped tooth proved to be no problem for Danielle Kang as she shot an 8-under 64 to take a fourstroke lead at the halfway stage of the Women’s World Championship on Friday. Kang, who won last year’s Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title, equalled the course record at the Sentosa Golf Club to lead the LPGA tournament at 12-under.
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., was tied for 15th at 4-under after a second round of 72. Hamilton’s Alena Sharp shot a second consecutive round of 75 and was tied for 62nd.