Mexico City: Shubhankar Sharma had a rough time on the back nine Friday as he skidded back to tied 58th at the halfway stage of the USD 10.25 million World Golf Championships in Mexico.
The 22-year-old Indian, who hit the spotlight at the same stage last year, shot a poor six-over 77, that included a stretch from the 14th hole that saw three bogeys and a double bogey.
Sharma, who started on the 10th, never really got going as he had four bogeys and a double on the back stretch of the Club de Golf Chapultepec. He was six-over at the turn and his only consolation was a birdie on first, his 10 hole, and he gave that back with a bogey on fifth.
Tiger Woods, making his debut in the event, shot a 66 to move to tied eighth alongside Kiradech. Making his third start of the season, Woods hit 11 of 14 fairways, hit 13 greens in regulation and took just 26 putts. He also had a hard lip-out from 11 feet on the last as he moved from tied 25th to tied 8th.
Dustin Johnson who is chasing a sixth WGC title, carded a 67 to take a two-shot lead over first round leader Rory McIlroy (63-70) and Matt Kuchar (66-67).
Defending champion Phil Mickelson, who opened with a 79 on Thursday, improved by an amazing 14 shots with a second round 65 for T39, 13 shots behind the new leader.
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