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PGA Tour Champions: Firestone

  • Course Setup: Par 70 / 7,033 yards
  • Round 2 Scoring Average: 71.141
  • Cumulative Scoring Average: 72.066
  • Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 82. Winds W at 10-15 mph.
  • Leaderboard
  • Third-Round Tee Times
 PlayerTo ParScores
T1Steven Alker-568-67 – 135
T1Ricardo Gonzalez-567-68 – 135
T1Tim Petrovic-569-66 – 135
4Miguel Angel Jiménez-470-66 – 136
5Freddie Jacobson-370-67 – 137

Things to Know

  • Three players (Steven AlkerRicardo Gonzalez and Tim Petrovic) share the lead at the halfway point of the Kaulig Companies Championship.

Steven Alker, 68-67 – 135 (-5)

  • The 53-year-old seeks his 10th win on PGA TOUR Champions (86th start)
    • Would move into T35 on the PGA TOUR Champions all-time wins list, becoming the 42nd player to win 10 or more tournaments
  • Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (11th start)
    • Previous win: Cologuard Classic (March 7-9)
    • Has eight top-6 finishes in 10 starts this season
    • Entered the week No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
  • Looks to become the third multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (3) and Ángel Cabrera (3)
  • Would be his third multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous instances: 4 wins (2022); 2 wins (2023)
  • Seeks his second major title on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous major win: 2022 Senior PGA Championship
  • This is his 14th time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Is 5-for-13 converting those into victories (1-for-5 in 72-hole events)
  • Making his fourth appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, he has finished T3 (2022), T16 (2023) and T7 (2024)

Ricardo Gonzalez, 67-68 – 135 (-5)

  • Was the first-round co-leader after opening with 3-under 67
  • The 55-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (49th start)
    • Previous win: 2024 Trophy Hassan II
  • Seeks his first major title on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Best finish in a senior major: T15 (2024 ISPS HANDA Senior Open)
  • Making his 13th start of the 2025 season, he has one top-10 finish
    • Best finish: T8 (Principal Charity Classic)
  • Making his second appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, he finished T40 in 2024
  • This is his third time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions (first time in a 72-hole event)
    • Is 1-for-2 converting those into victories
      • Co-led at the 2024 Trophy Hassan II (Won)
      • Led at the 2024 Galleri Classic (finished T2)

Tim Petrovic, 69-66 – 135 (-5)

  • Matched the low round of the day (66) with Miguel Angel Jiménez (4th) and Michael Wright (T6)
  • The 58-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (190th start)
    • Best finish: 2nd/T2 (11 times)
    • His 11 runner-up finishes are the most by any player without a win in PGA TOUR Champions history
  • Has finished runner-up in a senior major three times
    • 2nd (2018 Senior PGA Championship)
    • T2 (2018 U.S. Senior Open)
    • T2 (2019 Kaulig Companies Championship)
  • Looks to become the fifth first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous instances: Justin Leonard (Chubb Classic); Steve Allan, (The Galleri Classic); Ángel Cabrera (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational); Thomas Bjørn (American Family Insurance Championship – team event with Darren Clarke)
  • Making his 13th start of the 2025 season, he has one top-10 finish
    • Best finish: T8 (Chubb Classic)
  • Making his ninth appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, he has two top-10 finishes
    • Best finish: T2 (2019)
  • This is his fourth time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Is 0-for-3 converting those into victories (0-for-1 in 72-hole events)
      • Led at the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic (finished T2)
      • Co-led at the 2022 Kaulig Companies Championship (finished T11) – 72-hole event
      • Co-led at the 2021 TimberTech Championship (finished T4)

Other Notes

  • Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez (4th) matched the low round of the day (66) and enters the weekend at 4-under. The 61-year-old looks to become the first four-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions.
    • Previous wins in 2025: Trophy Hassan II (Feb. 6-8); Hoag Classic (March 21-23); Principal Charity Classic (May 30-June 1)
    • His three wins are tied for the most by any player this season on PGA TOUR Champions with Ángel Cabrera
  • Rookie Freddie Jacobson (5th) shot 67 and sits 3-under after two rounds. The 50-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (12th start).
    • Best finish: T2 (2025 Hoag Classic)
  • Looking to win three consecutive senior majors, Ángel Cabrera posted 68 and sits T9 at 1-under. The 55-year-old won the first two majors of the 2025 season (Regions Tradition, Senior PGA Championship).
  • First-round co-leader Søren Kjeldsen carded 2-over 72 and sits T9 at 1-under.
  • For the second consecutive day, there were no eagles recorded.

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