The South African rookie reached the 661-yard, par-5 12th in two shots en route to going 10 under Friday in the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.

Akshay Bhatia sits six shots back of the lead after consecutive 66s over the opening 36 holes at Vidanta Vallarta

Vallarta, Mexico – Aldrich Potgieter showed his ability to shoot low Friday in the Mexico Open, powering and putting his way to a 10-under 61 that gave the big-hitting South African a four-shot lead going into the weekend at Vidanta Vallarta.