Kihei Akina, a 20-year-old sophomore at BYU, was part of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard in the Mexico Open after shooting a 7-under 64 on Friday.
Brigham Young University sophomore Kihei Akina fired a 7-under 64 on Friday to claim a share of the lead at the Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta. The 20-year-old finished at 11-under 131, tying Matthieu Pavon and Adrien Dumont de Chassart. Akina's round was highlighted by an eagle on the reachable par-4 13th hole and a chip-in birdie on the final hole.
The performance marked Akina's ninth round of 67 or lower in his past four PGA Tour starts. He currently has 12 points in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program, leaving him eight points away from securing a PGA Tour card.
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