PGA Tour Champions: Jiminez and Alker co-lead at Firestone

2025 Kaulig Companies Championship

Third-Round Notes

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, Ohio

14th of 28 PGA TOUR Champions events in the 2025 Season

• Course Setup: Par 70 / 7,043 yards
• Round 3 Scoring Average: 71.001
• Cumulative Scoring Average: 71.714
• Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 88. Winds SSW at 10-15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph.
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Things to Know

• Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez and Charles Schwab No. 3 Steven Alker share the lead entering the final round of the Kaulig Companies Championship.

Miguel Angel Jiménez, 70-66-66 – 202 (-8)

• The 61-year-old seeks his 17th win on PGA TOUR Champions (197th start)
  • Would remain 18th on the Champions Tour all-time wins list
• Seeks his third major title on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous senior major wins (2): 2018 Regions Tradition; 2018 ISPS HANDA Senior Open
• At 61 years, 5 months, 17 days, would be the 22nd-oldest winner in PGA TOUR Champions history
  • Would be the 50th instance of a player in his 60s winning on PGA TOUR Champions
• Seeks his fourth win of the 2025 season (13th start)
  • Previous wins in 2025 (3): Trophy Hassan II (Feb. 6-8); Hoag Classic (March 21-23); Principal Charity Classic (May 30-June 1)
  • Entered the week atop the Charles Schwab Cup standings
  • Has nine top-10s in 12 starts this season
• Would be the first four-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Currently tied with Ángel Cabrera (3) for the most wins by any player this season
• Would be his first four-win season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Jiménez’s multi-win seasons (5): 2 wins (2018); 2 wins (2019); 2 wins (2020-21); 3 wins (2022); 3 wins (2025)
• This is his 22nd time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Is 10-for-21 converting those into victories (2-for-4 in senior majors)
    • Led at the 2016 ISPS HANDA Senior Open (finished T3)
    • Led at the 2016 U.S. Senior Open (finished T2)
    • Led at the 2018 Regions Tradition (Won)
    • Led at the 2018 ISPS HANDA Senior Open (Won)
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the fourth time this season (3-for-3)
  • Trophy Hassan II (Won)
  • Hoag Classic (Won)
  • Principal Charity Classic (Won)
• Making his 10th appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, he has four top-10 finishes
  • Top-10 finishes (4): T2 (2016 at Philadelphia Cricket Club); 4th (2017 at Caves Valley Golf Club); T10 (2018 at Exmoor Country Club); T3 (2020 at Firestone Country Club)
• Matched the low round of the day (66) with Michael Wright (T3), Steve Flesch (T9) and John Huston (T22)

Steven Alker, 68-67-67 – 202 (-8)

• 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 major title on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous major win (1): 2022 Senior PGA Championship
• 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)
• This is his 10th time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Is 5-for-9 converting those into victories (1-for-1 in 72-hole events)
    • Led at the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Won)
• Making his fourth appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, he has finished T3 (2022), T16 (2023) and T7 (2024)
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the third time this season (0-for-2)
  • Trophy Hassan II (finished 2nd)
  • The Galleri Classic (finished T3)

Other Notes

• Michael Wright (T3) matched the low round of the day (66) and enters the final round at 6-under. The 51-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (31st start).
  • Best finish: T5 (2024 Sanford International)
• Rookie Freddie Jacobson (T3) carded 67 for the second consecutive day and sits at 6-under. The 50-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (12th start).
  • Best finish: T2 (2025 Hoag Classic)
• Richard Green shot bogey-free 67 and sits in 5th at 5-under. The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (67th start).
  • Best finish: 2nd/T2 (six times)
• 36-hole co-leader Tim Petrovic posted 71 and sits T6 at 4-under along with rookie Søren Kjeldsen and 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational champion (held at Firestone Country Club) Stewart Cink.
• 18- and 36-hole co-leader Ricardo Gonzalez carded 73 and sits T9 at 2-under.
• Tom Lehman withdrew before the start of the third round.