Aussie falls down leaderboard in Mexico

Marc Leishman is now the best placed Australian at the OHL Classic PGA event in Mexico City after Cameron Davis fell down the leaderboard.

Marc Leishman of Australia

Marc Leishman is now the best placed Australian at the OHL Classic PGA event in Mexico City. (AAP)

Australian youngster Cameron Davis has plummeted down the leaderboard after the second round of the OHL Classic PGA event in Mexico on Friday.

Davis fired five-under-par 66 in his opening round on Thursday, but could only manage a one-under 70 in the second round, dropping him to equal 24th.

Davis is no longer even the best-placed Australian, having been overtaken by Marc Leishman, who scored a sercond round six-under 65 to sit in a tie for 19th.

But it is long-hitting American Gary Woodland that they are chasing, after he charged into a one-shot lead.

Woodland fired a flawless six-under-par 65 to post a 13-under total of 129.

Former US Open champion Webb Simpson was alone in second after firing a matching 65, with fellow American Scott Piercy a further stroke adrift at 11-under after carding a 66.

Woodland, who won the most recent of his two PGA Tour titles at the 2013 Reno-Tahoe Open, birdied three of his last four holes.

"I'm very comfortable with where my game is right now," the 32-year-old said.

"I drove the ball in the fairway all day today.

"We've changed a little bit with the putting and I've seen putts go in these last few days, more than I've seen all year, so we'll just keep doing that."


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