PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Patton Kizzire carried some momentum from last week in Las Vegas by running off six straight birdies and opening with a 9-under 62 that gave him a two-shot lead Thursday in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
Kizzire closed with a 64 in Las Vegas to tie for fourth, his best finish in more than a year on the PGA Tour. Playing in the first group Thursday, Kizzire finished the front nine with two straight birdies, and then made four straight birdies on the back nine at El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba.