Weather: Mostly sunny after mid-morning. High of 85. Wind SW 10-15 mph.

Cut: 75 professionals and two amateurs at 3-under 139 made the cut from a field of 126 professionals and six amateurs

Second-Round Leaderboard

Pos.      Player                                  R1          R2          Total

1             Aldrich Potgieter             65           61           126 (-16)

T2           Stephen Jaeger                66           64           130 (-12)

T2           Brian Campbell               65           65           130 (-12)

4             Aaron Rai                            67           64           131 (-11)

T5           Ben Griffin                          67           65           132 (-10)

T5           Akshay Bhatia                  66           66           132 (-10)

T5           Isaiah Salinda                  65           67           132 (-10)

Leading Asian/Aussie Scores

T11        Ryo Hisatsune                  66           68           134 (-8)

T19        Takumi Kanaya                66           69           135 (-7)

T29        Aaron Baddeley               67           69           136 (-6)

T51        C.T. Pan                              69           69           138 (-4)

T51        Kevin Yu                              67           71           138 (-4)

T65        Karl Vilips                           74           65           139 (-3)

Aldrich Potgieter (1st/-16)

• Marking his career-low 18-hole score, PGA TOUR rookie Aldrich Potgieter records 10-under 61 in the second round of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
• At 20 years 5 months and 8 days, becomes the fourth youngest player to shoot 61 or better on TOUR (youngest: Patrick Cantlay/60/R2/2011 Travelers Championship/19 Years, 3 Months, 7 Days)
• Holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the first time in his 10^th start on TOUR
• Posting opening rounds of 65-61—126, ties the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld 18-hole course record (61) and sets a new 36-hole record of 126 (previous: 129/Tony Finau/2023)
• Making his tournament debut at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
• Best finish in nine prior starts on TOUR: T15/2025 Farmers Insurance Open
• Earned 2025 PGA TOUR membership after finishing No. 29 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
• Won his maiden Korn Ferry Tour title at the 2024 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Korn Ferry Tour at 19 years, 4 months and 11 days
• Won the 2022 British Amateur at Royal Lytham and St Annes, marking the second youngest winner in the events 127-year history at the age of 17

Miscellaneous notes

• Stephan Jaeger (T2/-12) cards second-round 64 in search of his second PGA TOUR title since winning the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open; making his fourth start at the Mexico Open at Vidanta World (best finish: T3/2024)
• 130 marks Brian Campbell’s (T2/-12) low 36-hole score on TOUR (previous best: 135/2017 Greenbrier Classic); finished No. 7 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List earning 2025 PGA TOUR membership, graduating from the Korn Ferry Tour for the first time since 2016
• After a first-round 67, Englishman Aaron Rai (4^th/-11) follows with a 7-under 64 highlighted by an eagle on the par-4 7^th hole in his Mexico Open at VidantaWorld debut; best finish in five starts this season: T15/The Sentry
• Making his second start at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (4^th/2023) Akshay Bhatia (T5/-10) is one of 10 players in the field that competed at last week’s Genesis Invitational (finished T9)
• Of the five Mexican players in the field, 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship winner Santiago de la Fuente (T65/-3) is only player to make the cut
• Defending champion Jake Knapp (T65/-3) posts second-round 72, to make the cut.