Nico Echavarria shot a nine-under 63 in calmer wind conditions on Friday for a share of the lead in the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship.
The ZOZO Championship winner two weeks ago in Japan for his first Tour title, Echavarria matched Max Greyserman at 12-under 132 at El Cardonal at Diamante, a day after strong wind hit the Tiger Woods-designed layout.
“It was a very, very good round,” Echavarria said. “Obviously everyone knew that the scores were going to be lower. Different wind.”
Dylan Wu had a 65 to get to 10 under, while Maverick McNealy (66), Austin Eckroat (67) and Kelly Kraft (67) were nine under.
South Africans Garrick Higgo and Erik van Rooyen were both five under (T35) after carding 69 and 71 respectively.
– Edited report from PGA Tour website
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