Skip to main content
11/02/2026 · Brazil EditionENPT
StandardL1Notícias

Novak shoots 61 to lead by three in Mexico as 20-year-old Akina closes in

Andrew Novak matched his lowest PGA Tour round with a 10-under 61 and leads the Mexico Open by three at 14 under at Vidanta Vallarta. Ben Griffin shot 67 and 20-year-old Hawaiian Kihei Akina 64; Akina is eight points short of the 20 needed for a tour card.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/31/2026, 07:00

Full text available in Portuguese only. Read the Portuguese version

Andrew Novak igualou a sua melhor rodada no PGA Tour com um 61 (10 abaixo do par) na sexta-feira e vai para o fim de semana do Mexico Open com três tacadas de vantagem.

Ele terminou 14 abaixo depois de duas rodadas no Vidanta Vallarta, três à frente de um grupo de cinco. Entre eles: Ben Griffin, que fez 67, e Kihei Akina, o havaiano de 20 anos que assinou 64.

Novak alcançou a liderança com um eagle no par quatro alcançável do buraco 13, embolsando de 12 pés, e abriu distância com três birdies nos últimos quatro buracos. A virada decisiva veio no 15, onde Griffin achou a água na saída e fez bogey, enquanto Novak embolsou o putt de pouco mais de 15 pés para birdie.

“Tem um leaderboard bem agrupado”, disse Novak. “Eu me separei um pouco, mas estamos na metade do caminho, tem muito golfe pela frente. Não sei se vou fazer tantos putts quanto hoje, mas enquanto eu estiver maximizando as minhas oportunidades, devo estar numa boa posição.”

Matthieu Pavon, da França (66), o belga Adrien Dumont du Chassart (67) e o japonês Kensei Hirata (68) também estavam nesse grupo perseguidor.

Akina embolsou um chip para birdie no último buraco e está oito pontos abaixo dos 20 de que um golfista universitário americano precisa para garantir o cartão do PGA Tour. Ele fez birdie nos três par cinco e alcançou o green do 13 a partir de 296 jardas na saída, para eagle. “Estou me sentindo mais confortável a cada rodada”, disse ele. “Só preciso continuar jogando bem e manter o pé no acelerador.”

Read also

StandardNotícias

Novak wins the Mexico Open with a record 25 under par

Andrew Novak won the Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta with a 69 and a five-shot margin, setting a tournament record at 25 under par. Steven Fisk and Kristoffer Ventura both shot 63; Ventura climbed from 108th to 76th in the FedEx Cup Fall to secure his card.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Yago Dora comes from behind to reach Cloud 9 quarter-finals; Filipe Toledo also advances

Yago Dora turned his heat around in the closing minutes to reach the Cloud 9 quarter-finals, beating Connor O'Leary 14,00 to 12,14 with a decisive 7,83 tube ride. Filipe Toledo also advanced by beating Griffin Colapinto 14,00 to 12,33.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Rony Gomes and Manu Tomitake win the Maceió stage of the Vert Battle

Rony Gomes and Manu Tomitake took the titles at the Maceió stage of the Vert Battle, which ended on Saturday on a ramp built over the Jaraguá car park in the 10th edition of the circuit. Gomes posted the day's top score with 92.60 ahead of Augusto Akio's 91.79. In the women's event Tomitake scored 81.00 and Maria Santiago 79.17.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Zimmermann out in the round of 16 at the last BMX World Cup stage

Lucas Zimmermann went out in the round of sixteen at the tenth and final round of the BMX Racing World Cup in Sarasota, United States, on Sunday (1st). The Brazilian was fifth in his heat in 33s739, 72 thousandths short of a quarter-final place. Priscilla Stevaux was also eliminated; Switzerland's Zoe Claessens took the stage win.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Jack Campbell taken to hospital after neck injury in Lions win over Vikings

Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was taken to hospital with a neck injury suffered in the third quarter of Sunday's 19-15 NFL win over the Minnesota Vikings. He left the field on a stretcher and head coach Dan Campbell said the player is being taken care of. DJ Wonnum and Brian Branch were also diagnosed with concussions.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Breno Panini advances unbeaten in Group 7 but falls in the last 32 in Szombathely

Breno Panini went unbeaten through Group 7 of the under-19 singles at the WTT Youth Contender in Szombathely, beating Mircea Chirita and Pavol Kokavec, but fell in the first knockout round, losing 3-0 to Isaac Kingham 12/10, 11/9, 11/5.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Almgren wins the New York Marathon on his debut at the distance

Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the New York Marathon on his debut at the distance in two hours, six minutes and one second, 13 seconds clear of Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa, becoming the first European-born winner in 30 years since Giacomo Leone in 1996.

Redação
StandardNotícias

Brazil take bronze in the mixed team sprint at the track para-cycling World Championships

The quartet of Jerusa Geber, Carolina Alves do Nascimento, Lucas Prado and Luan Carlos Rodrigues Silva took bronze in the class B mixed team sprint in Apeldoorn in 50s776 against the United States' 51s947, with Victoria Barbosa also bronze in the C1 elimination.

Redação
ShareWhatsAppXFacebook