PGA Tour Champions
The golf season in Hawaii again starts at Waialae Country Club next year as a PGA Tour Champions event that will be called the Sony Championship.
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Lucas Glover had an eagle early and a birdie late. That was enough for a 69 that gives him a share of the lead with Lee Hodges going into Sunday at the John Deere Classic.
It is shaping up as another duel between Champions Tour veterans Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington in their hunt to win the 2026 U.S. Senior Open championship.
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Lucas Glover is bogey-free through 36 holes and has a two-shot lead in the John Deere Classic. Glover made five birdies on his front nine and finished with a big par putt for a 66.
George McNeill’s goal was to make the cut in his first U.S. Senior Open. McNeill not only safely guaranteed he would play the weekend at Scioto Country Club, he shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to open a two-stroke lead.
Lucas Glover and Zac Blair played in the morning and each posted a 63, a good start for both as the PGA Tour heads into the final two months.
Cink was the only player to make five birdies on the back nine at Scioto Country Club on Thursday, shooting a 3-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open with Charlie Wi.
The tournament returns to Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, for the first time since 2016.
For only the second time in the 11 years since he last won the John Deere Classic, Jordan Spieth is returning to the Deere and will skip the Scottish Open the following week.
Sergio Garcia will miss the British Open for the third time in four years after he failed to get among the 20 spots on four courses during 36-hole qualifying.