Four players share the 18-hole lead at 4-under 68 after Friday at the SAS Championship, contested from Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.

Robert Karlsson, 33-35 – 68 (-4)

• This is his third time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions: it is Karlsson’s first time holding a share of the lead since the 2024 Boeing Classic
  • Is 0-for-2 converting those into victories
• The 56-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (111th start)
  • Has 26 career top-10s on PGA TOUR Champions

Chad Campbell, 32-36 – 68 (-4)

• Holds a share of the 18-hole lead for the first time on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Campbell’s best position after the first round came at the 2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, where he was T2 after 18 holes

Padraig Harrington, 33-35 – 68 (-4)

• Eighth time holding at least a share of the 18-hole lead on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Is 3-for-8 converting those into victories

Stewart Cink, 35-33 – 68 (-4)

• Third time holding at least a share of the 18-hole lead on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Is 1-for-2 converting those into victories (the win was at his title defense of The Ally Challenge in 2025)

Other notes

• Eighteen players finished the first round under par.
• Only four holes played under par in the first round at Prestonwood Country Club.
• Chad Campbell (T1/-4) and Shane Bertsch (T12/-1) lead the field in birdies made, with six.
• Charles Schwab Cup No. 1 Miguel Angel Jiménez is T8 after an opening round 2-under 70.
• Three players sit at T5, one stroke off the lead after the first round.
  • World Golf Hall of Fame member and two-time champion Bernhard Langer (2012, 2018) sits T5 after opening with 3-under 69.
  • Billy Andrade (T5) seeks his fourth career win on PGA TOUR Champions.
  • Defending Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steven Alker (T5) is in pursuit of his 10th win on PGA TOUR Champions, and his second of the season (2025 Cologuard Classic).

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