Jason Kokrak and Englishman Paul Casey are tied for the first-round lead at LIV Golf Mayakoba after shooting rounds of 6–under-par 65 on Friday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
The tournament kicked off LIV Golf’s second season at El Camaleon, a course designed by LIV CEO Greg Norman. It is LIV’s first foray into Mexico and its first time staging a tournament on a course that has hosted PGA Tour events.
Kokrak and Casey hold a two-shot lead over Peter Uihlein, Talor Gooch and Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, who shot 4–under 67.
Kokrak and Casey shot their 65s in very different ways. Kokrak poured in six birdies, including a chip-in, and stayed bogey-free….