Paul Broadhurst looks for back-to-back wins, leads after Round 2 at Mitsubishi Electric Classic

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.