Justin Leonard part of 4-way tie for lead in Mexico

“My priorities are competing on the FedEx points and on the money lists on the PGA Tour and the European Tour”.

The Northern Irishman rediscovered his long game and caught fire with his putter to reel off nine birdies in an eight-under-par 63 on the El Camaleon course in Playa del Carmen. He was in a large group at 66 that included Charles Howell III and Patton Kizzire.

The key is not length but putting the ball in the right spot – old timers Jerry Kelly and Fred Funk both made the top ten past year, which gives you an idea of what’s required. He’s playing as a past champion and got into the Mexico event through a top-10 finish last week.

Coming within a whisker of victory last week gives Aaron Baddeley the chance to keep the momentum going when the PGA TOUR heads to Mexico this week for the OHL Classic.

“I’ve just been out here 21 or 22 years and my kids are growing up”, Leonard said.

“Oh, I’m going to play better, that’s pretty simple”, he said. The top ranked player in the field will be No. 16 Matt Kuchar as he makes his 2015-2016 season debut.

Graeme McDowell holds a one shot lead at the half-way stage in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. He was 2 over through 11 holes after starting at No. 10, but he bounced back with birdies at third, fourth and sixth holes.

Angela Stanford, Suzann Pettersen and Minjee Lee were tied for second.

Like Allenby, Ogilvy has made a slow start to the season with two missed cuts in two starts while Gibson continues to find his feet in his debut year and is yet to play the weekend after three starts.

SHANGHAI (AP) – Spain’s Sergio Garcia shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over France’s Victor Dubuisson and South Korea’s An Byeong-hun in the rain-soaked BMW Masters. Follow his scoring live on your computer or cell phone at pgatour.com or use the PGA Tour app. The Town Crier also will post daily updates of his rounds at towncrier.com and on the Town Crier app. The DP World Tour Championship is next week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.