The 2026 Vidanta World Mexico Open continues on Sunday with the fourth and final round at Vidanta Vallarta. Andrew Novak enters the final 18 holes holding a massive seven-shot lead after a stellar opening three rounds.
Andrew Novak Dominates Through Three Rounds
Novak has navigated the Vidanta Vallarta golf course with exceptional consistency. He opened the tournament on Thursday with a four-under 67, followed it up on Friday with a stellar 61 that matched both the course record and his career-best score, and carded a 62 on Saturday. With a 54-hole total of 23-under, he sits comfortably ahead of the competition.
Novak attributes his recent putting success to an old, rusted putter he retrieved from the back of his closet and put back into play in August at the Wyndham Championship. As Novak explained to sports.yahoo.com, “It’s rusted out, it’s old, but I know it works. I don’t know loft on it, I don’t know the lie on it, but for the last four tournaments, I’ve done pretty well making putts.”
He added that he returned to simpler fundamentals to avoid overthinking. “So I think maybe I was just overthinking some things and yeah, I’ve just gone back to hitting putts. I might do some chalk line stuff now for start line, but really keeping it very simple and trying not to overthink it,” Novak said.
Sunday Tee Times and Broadcast Details
Novak will begin his final round at 12:51 p.m. ET on Sunday from Tee No. 1, playing alongside Matthieu Pavon and Doug Ghim. Television coverage of the fourth round will air from 3 to 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, with online simulcasts available on Golfchannel.com and the Golf Channel app.
Complete groupings and tee times for Sunday’s final round at Vidanta Vallarta are scheduled across Tee No. 1 and Tee No. 10, beginning at 10:50 a.m. ET with pairings such as Garrett Endicott, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, and Marcelo Rozo on the first tee, and Justin Lower, Jesper Svensson, and Jordan Smith starting on the tenth tee.
