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VidantaWorld Mexico Open 2026: tournament hub
Andrew Novak leads by three at −14 after a second-round 61 at Vidanta Vallarta. Five players share second, including the amateur Kihei Akina; the cut fell at −4. Each round's report goes up here the next morning.
- VidantaWorld Mexico Open
- Vidanta Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico
- 29 Oct–1 Nov 2026
- PGA TOUR
Leaderboard
| Pos | Player | To par | Thru |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Novak | -14 | F |
| T2 | Matthieu Pavon | -11 | F |
| T2 | Kihei Akina (a) | -11 | F |
| T2 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | -11 | F |
| T2 | Ben Griffin | -11 | F |
| T2 | Kensei Hirata | -11 | F |
| T7 | Mackenzie Hughes | -10 | F |
| T7 | Max Greyserman | -10 | F |
| T7 | Gordon Sargent | -10 | F |
| T7 | Marco Penge | -10 | F |
Round by round
Novak's 61 opens a three-shot lead
Andrew Novak, using an old putter from a cupboard at home, eagled the drivable 13th and birdied three of the last four for a 61, matching the tournament's 18-hole record. The amateur Kihei Akina shot 64 to share second, Karl Vilips fell back with a 74 and Wyndham Clark and Tony Finau missed the cut at −4. [Read the round report](/tournaments/vidantaworld-mexico-open-2026-round-2/)
Vilips leads after a 62
Karl Vilips birdied five holes in a row from the 11th and the last four holes of his round for a career-low 62 and a one-shot lead over Kensei Hirata, who was bogey-free. David Skinns made a hole-in-one at the 7th, and Brian Campbell opened his defence with a 67. [Read the round report](/tournaments/vidantaworld-mexico-open-2026-round-1/)
Preview published
Vidanta Vallarta's new routing turns the 13th into a drivable par 4, and Tom Kim plays his first PGA TOUR event since August alongside Wyndham Clark and the defending champion, Brian Campbell. [Read the preview](/tournaments/vidantaworld-mexico-open-2026-preview/)
The VidantaWorld Mexico Open is the fifth of eight FedExCup Fall events and the first of two consecutive PGA TOUR weeks in Mexico. Vidanta Vallarta, Greg Norman’s course on the Nayarit side of Banderas Bay, hosts from Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November on a new routing that is 99 yards shorter than last year’s. Brian Campbell, who won in a playoff in February 2025, defends. The winner receives US$1.08 million and 500 FedExCup points.
Thursday’s last groups tee off at 19:24 GMT. The reports carry the top of the leaderboard and, from Friday, the cut. Thursday’s tee times in GMT and the changes to the course are in the preview.
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