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Fleetwood's eagle-eagle start propels him to Friday 65

MEXICO CITY – Matt Kuchar went birdie-birdie to begin his second round at the WGC-Mexico Championship and was already trailing his playing partner Tommy Fleetwood by two strokes for the day.

Fleetwood became the first player to begin his round with back-to-back eagles on the PGA Tour since 1983 and moved into a tie for fourth place at 7 under par.

“It's not something that happens very often, is it?” said Fleetwood, who added that he’s never started a round eagle-eagle. “I'll take it, though. It's a good way to start, a good way to get a little bit of momentum.