Apr 28, 2024
Paul Broadhurst looks for back-to-back wins, leads after Round 2 at Mitsubishi Electric Classic
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Things to Know
- Looking to win in back-to-back weeks, Paul Broadhurst carded 5-under 67 for the second consecutive day to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic presented by Vensure.
- On the day before his 60th birthday, defending champion Stephen Ames (2nd) matched the low 18-hole score in Mitsubishi Electric Classic history with 8-under 64.
- First-round leader Steven Alker, who has been atop the Charles Schwab Cup standings for all seven weeks this season, sits in third.
- Alker, Broadhurst and Ames – each of whom have one win in 2024 – are Nos. 1, 2 and 4, respectively, in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
Paul Broadhurst, 67-67 – 134 (10-under)
- The 58-year-old seeks his seventh win on PGA TOUR Champions (182nd start)
- Seeks his second win in 2024 and would become the first multi-time winner this season on PGA TOUR Champions (eighth start)
- Note: This is the eighth tournament of the 2024 season
- Looks to win back-to-back tournaments after capturing last week’s Invited Celebrity Classic
- Last player to win back-to-back tournaments on PGA TOUR Champions: Steven Alker (2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship; 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai).
- Last player to win back-to-back weeks on PGA TOUR Champions: Bernhard Langer (2017 Dominion
- Entered the week No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- This is his sixth time leading/-co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
- Is 0-for-5 converting those into victories
- Making his seventh appearance at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, his best finish is T7 (2022)
- His 67s this week are his low 18-hole scores at this event (20 rounds)
Stephen Ames, 71-64 – 135 (9-under)
- Matched the low 18-hole score in Mitsubishi Electric Classic history (64) to move from T27 to 2nd on the leaderboard
- This was the 10th time a player shot 64 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic
- Ames also shot 64 at this event in the second round last year en route to victory
- Seeks his eighth win on PGA TOUR Champions (204th start), which would come on his 60th birthday
- A win on Sunday would be Ames’ sixth victory in his last 29 starts after winning two times in his first 175 starts on PGA TOUR Champions
- Seeks his second win in 2024 and would become the first multi-time winner this season on PGA TOUR Champions (seventh start)
- Won the Chubb Classic (Feb. 16-18)
- Looks to go back-to-back at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic
- Last player to win the same tournament in back-to-back years on PGA TOUR Champions: Steve Stricker (Sanford International; 2022, 2023)
- Looks to become the first three-time winner of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (2017, 2023)
- Steve Flesch is also a two-time winner of this event (2018, 2022)
Other Notes
- First-round co-leader Steven Alker played his final seven holes in 3-over en route to 71. The Charles Schwab Cup leader sits in third at 8-under as he seeks his second win of the 2024 season (sixth start).
- Won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (January 18-20)
- Five players are T4 at 7-under: K.J. Choi, Lee Janzen, John Senden, Doug Barron and Shane Bertsch.
- Tournament host Stewart Cink sits T23 at 3-under.
- Seventy-year-old Jay Haas (T28) bettered his age with 5-under 67 in the second round. This is his fourth time shooting his age or better during the 2024 season.
- Rocco Mediate withdrew after the second round.
