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World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els posted bogey-free 67 to take a one-stroke advantage over 18-hole leader Stewart Cink heading into the final round of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren.

Ernie Els, 65-67 – 132 (-12)

The 55-year-old seeks his eighth win on PGA TOUR Champions (122nd start)
Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (18th start)
- Last win: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan. 16-18)
- Entered the week No. 6 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Entered the week off back-to-back top-5 finishes (T5 at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open; T3 at the Boeing Classic)
Looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Steve Allan (3) and Padraig Harrington (2)
Would be his third multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions since joining in 2020
- Previous instances: 2020-21 (2 wins), 2024 (3 wins)
Making his fifth appearance at The Ally Challenge, he has two top-10 finishes
- Best finish: T6 (2022)
In four appearances at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club for the Buick Open (PGA TOUR), he earned three top-10 finishes
- Best finish: T2 (1997)
Will play in the last group of the final round for the fourth time in 2025 (1-for-3)
- Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Won)
- Chubb Classic (finished 11th)
- Mitsubishi Electric Classic (finished 2nd)
This is his 13th time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (4-for-12)

Stewart Cink, 62-71 – 133 (-11)

Leads the field in driving distance (319.8 yards) and ranks last in the field (78th) in driving accuracy (7-of-28)
The 52-year-old seeks his third win on PGA TOUR Champions (29th start)
- Previous wins (2): 2024 Ally Challenge; 2025 Insperity Invitational
Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (14th start)
- Previous win: Insperity Invitational (May 2-4)
- Entered the week No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Entered the week having finished 3rd (Kaulig Companies Championship), 2nd (U.S. Senior Open) and 2nd (Boeing Classic) in his last three starts
Looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Steve Allan (3) and Padraig Harrington (2)
Seeks his second win at The Ally Challenge (second start)
- Cink’s position by round at this event (chronologically): T2-1st-Won-1st-2nd
- Would become the first multi-time winner of The Ally Challenge, which is being held for the eighth time
Looks to achieve the first successful title defense of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
- Last successful title defense: Steve Stricker (2024 Sanford International)
- Best finish by a defending champion in 2025: T5 (Steven Alker at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
This is his fourth time playing in the last group of the final round in 2025 (0-for-3)
- Cologuard Classic (finished T8)
- U.S. Senior Open (finished 2nd)
- Boeing Classic (finished 2nd)

Other Notes

World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen (T3) carded 66, including an eagle-2 on No. 14, and enters the final round at 10-under. The 56-year-old seeks his fourth win on PGA TOUR Champions (136th start).
- Last win: 2024 Galleri Classic
Seeking his second win on PGA TOUR Champions, Mark Hensby sits T3 at 10-under after shooting bogey-free 68. Hensby’s first win came at the 2023 Invited Celebrity Classic.
The medalists from the two most recent stagings of Q-School (Final Stage), Søren Kjeldsen and Cameron Percy, sit T3 at 10-under as they each go for their first win on PGA TOUR Champions. Kjeldsen won Q-School in December 2024 and Percy won Q-School in December 2023.
Thongchai Jaidee (T7) matched Kjeldsen for the low round of the day with 7-under 65.

PGA Tour Champions: Ernie Els is tops at Ally Challenge