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By TERRY LYONS
VALLARTA, México – PGA Tour veteran Tony Finau is seeking his sixth title and fourth since finishing runner-up at the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta. Finau’s score of 18-under (194) set the 54-hole tournament record.
Meanwhile, World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Jon Rahm tied his career-low score on Tour with a bogey-free 10-under (61) to set the 18-hole tournament record.
Defending champion Rahm sits two strokes back in bid to successfully defend on Tour for the first time in seven tries.
Special temporary PGA Tour member Akshay Bhatia seeks to become the first Special Temporary Member to win on Tour since Tom Kim at the 2022 Wyndham Championship.
Brandon Wu (4th at -16) owns two runner-up results in 56 starts on the Tour, including T-2 at this event last year when he posted a final-round (63) to T-2 and at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. With a win, Wu would become the eighth first-time winner on Tour this season.
Making his PGA Tour debut as a sponsor exemption, Raul Pereda (T17/-8) would qualify for this week’s Wells Fargo Championship with a T-10 or better.
Mexico Open | Leaderboard After 54 Holes
Tony Finau 65-64-65—194 (-19)
Jon Rahm 67-68-61—196 (-17)
Akshay Bhatia 68-65-63—196 (-17)
Brandon Wu 66-64-67—197 (-16)
Will Gordon 67-66-67—200 (-13)
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