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Golf-McDowell turns near calamity into halfway lead in Mexico (Reuters)

Nov 13 (Reuters) - A day after an almost calamitous start to the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, Graeme McDowell found himself in an unexpected position, the halfway leader after the second round at the PGA Tour event in Mexico on Friday.

The Northern Irishman rediscovered his long game and caught fire with his putter to reel off nine birdies in an eight-under-par 63 on the El Camaleon course in Playa del Carmen.

"I drove the ball much, much better today than yesterday and putted just as good, really seeing these greens well, putting decisively and making a few," McDowell told PGATour.