Andrew Novak is rolling into Sunday at the 2026 VidantaWorld Mexico Open with a ridiculous six-shot lead, and honestly, his putter has been doing things I haven’t seen in forever. This dude is 36-for-36 on putts inside ten feet. Thirty-six! It’s wild.
Novak’s Saturday Surge: Eagles, Birdies, and an Unstoppable Putter
Dude was already up by three shots after a scorching 10-under 61. Then Saturday happened. Novak built that lead to five through just four holes! It got trimmed a little, but he just kept attacking. A birdie on the 10th pushed him back to four shots clear, getting to 19 under. Then, boom, an eagle on the par-5 12th! That immediately put him at 21 under and opened up a six-shot cushion over Doug Ghim and Pierceson Coody, moments before Max Greyserman hit an eagle on the par-4 13th.
Putting Clinic and a Seven-Shot Lead
Even when Max Greyserman’s eagle got him within five shots, Novak was not having it. He just dropped another birdie on the 13th from nine feet out, hitting 22 under and pushing his lead back to six over Matthieu Pavon. That nine-footer on the 13th was part of his insane 33-for-33 streak on putts inside ten feet at that point. Then he birdied the 14th from six feet, getting to 23 under and a SEVEN-shot lead! Seriously, 4 under over three holes, 12 through 14. He parred out from there, extending that unbelievable inside-10-feet putting streak to 36-for-36 and wrapping up a 9-under 62 for the day.
Novak’s sitting at 23 under total, six shots clear of Matthieu Pavon, who’s at 17 under after a 65 to take solo second. Doug Ghim is solo third at 16 under. Pierceson Coody, Max Greyserman, and Ben Griffin are tied for fourth at 15 under. This isn’t just another tournament for Novak. He’s got those two team wins under his belt, like the 2025 Zurich Classic and the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational with Lauren Coughlin, but he’s never snagged an individual PGA Tour title. He’s got 18 holes to go on Sunday at Vidanta Vallarta, and if that putter stays even remotely warm, this dude is bringing home his first solo trophy. You know we’ll be watching to see if he can close this thing out!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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