Jay Card III holds lead after suspended Round 2 at KIA Open

QUITO, Ecuador –Jay Card III holds the solo lead at 15-under midway through the second round at the KIA Open at Quito Tenis y Golf Club. Play was suspended at 6:03 p.m. local time due to darkness.

Card turned in a bogey-free 9-under 63 in the second round to surge to the top of the leaderboard. An eagle on No. 11 and four birdies in his final six holes capped off a 6-under 30 on the back nine. Card holds the solo lead for the first time this season heading into Sunday.

Due to the weather delays, Card played 35 holes on Saturday to finish his first two rounds. It was announced Friday by the PGA TOUR Americas Rules Committee that the goal would be to complete 54 holes by Sunday, as the possibility to play a full 72-hole tournament was ruled out due to weather delays on Thursday and Friday.

Twenty-four groups consisting of 71 players finished their second rounds on Saturday, while 64 players making up 22 groups will resume their rounds on Sunday.

Second round play is scheduled to resume on Sunday at 6:03 a.m. local time, while final round tee times are expected to run from 10:45 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. local time off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees.

Charting the leader

About Jay Card III (1st/-15) 

• Earned PGA TOUR Americas status through PGA TOUR Americas Mid-Season Q-School in 2024; made starts in all 10 2024 North America Swing events
• Finished as the No. 80 player in the 2024 Fortinet Cup points list to retain membership for the 2025 Latin America Swing
• Finished T8 at the 70th ECP Brazil Open, his best finish on PGA TOUR Americas to date
• Knows how to play the flute, oboe and saxophone
• Is a classically trained opera singer and has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Vatican

Competition notes 

Course Setup: Par 72 / 7,412 yards; R2 average: 70.200*

Weather: Cloudy with a high of 63. Wind from the south at 1-4 mph with gusts up to 12 mph.  

• Three countries are represented in the top five and ties: United States (3), Colombia (1) and Norway (1).
• Jay Card III holds the clubhouse lead midway through the second round at 15-under after a 9-under 63 in the second round.
• Hole No. 6, the 220-yard par three, has played as the toughest hole at Quito Tenis y Golf Club in the second round (+0.190 strokes over par).
• The 64 players making up 22 groups did not finish second-round play on Saturday due to play being suspended due to darkness.
• The PGA TOUR Rules Committee announced that play will resume Sunday with the goal of completing 54-holes of competition by Sunday.
• Second-round play is scheduled to resume at 6:30 a.m. local time, with final-round tee times scheduled to run from 10:45 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. off the Nos. 1 an 10 tees.