Q. Zach, 10 under through two rounds. Can you kind of talk through what's working for you so far through 36 holes?

ZACH BAUCHOU: Yeah, I felt like I've driven the ball nice. Fairways are quite wide here so it's not that difficult to hit the fairways, but feel like I'm hitting it a little further than I have, which makes it always easier to get some par 5s in two, have some shorter shots in. I feel like I wedged it really nice today, hit a couple balls in there close, which is nice. Just could have made a couple more putts.

Q. Is there any reason why you think you're hitting it further this week? Working on anything ‑‑

ZACH BAUCHOU: Well, it's a little hotter here than Oklahoma, which always helps you swing it faster. Just working on getting my speed up so that certainly has helped, yeah.

Q. First year, first full season on the Tour. When you kind of look back from the start of 2026, how do you kind of sum up your season to this point?

ZACH BAUCHOU: That's a good question.

I think I've had a lot of solid weeks, just haven't like matched up my game that well to where if I'm hitting my irons good, I haven't putted that good; if I've putted well, I haven't hit my irons that good.

I think to win or to contend in events, you have to hit your irons well and make the putts. So it's led to a lot of good solid finishes where you feel like you're playing solid, but haven't contended that many times yet.

Q. You had a lot of good finishes and you're in good solid position. Off the course, is there anything that you learned this year that might have caught you off guard, that you might not have experienced in previous years?

ZACH BAUCHOU: Another good question.

I feel pretty lucky, I've had some friends from OSU that have played the Tour for a while so just speaking with them, I feel like I kind of knew what to expect when I came out here. Guys are obviously really good, which can be a good thing, it can make you work harder on your game and focus more. So I've tried to channel that as best I can.

Q. And then closing out a two‑week stretch here in Mexico, have you been able to kind of enjoy the sights and sounds at Vidanta and now here?

ZACH BAUCHOU: Yeah, for sure. Missed the cut last week so I had a lot of free time last week. Got my wife down here this week, it's just the two of us so we're going to dinner, going to the pool, It's been a nice week, yeah.