In Round 1 at Mayakoba, defending champion Viktor Hovland cruised to a 67 with James Hahn's driver after a driving range disaster where Danny Lee swung Hovland's driver to pieces.
But everything happens for a reason and the 24-year-old Norweigan may have gotten a blessing in disguise after a second-round 65 put him atop the leaderboard with his former college teammate, Matthew Wolff, at 10 under following the morning wave.
"I'm hitting it really straight off the tee and was able to set up some really nice birdie looks with some good approaches," he said.
Hahn uses a Ping G425 as Hovland does, but with a shorter shaft.