Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez leads reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner Stewart Cink by one stroke after opening with 6-under 66 at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational.

Ricardo Gonzalez, 35-31–66 (-6)

• The 56-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (65th start).
  • Last win: 2024 Trophy Hassan II
• Matched his low 18-hole score of the 2026 season (seventh round).
  • Previous instances: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Round 2), Chubb Classic (Round 1)
• His 66 is two strokes better than the first-round lead at the inaugural James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, which was shared by five players last year.
• This is his third time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-2).
  • Was T1 at the 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (finished T19)
  • Was T1 at the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship (finished T7)
• Making his third start of the 2026 season, he has finished T20 (Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai) and T7 (Chubb Classic).
• Making his second appearance at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, he finished T37 in 2025.
• Looks to be the second consecutive winner of the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational to come from Argentina.
  • 2025 champion: Angel Cabrera

Stewart Cink, 34-33 – 67 (-5)

• The 52-year-old seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (38th start).
• Looks to win for the third consecutive start on PGA TOUR Champions after capturing the season-ending 2025 Charles Schwab Cup Championship and season-opening 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
• Would become the 10th player in PGA TOUR Champions history to win three consecutive starts (most recent: Steve Stricker/2023).
• His leaderboard position by round in his last 11 rounds (chronologically) on PGA TOUR Champions is T2-T4-fourth-first-second-second-win-T4-T1-win-second.
• Is making his first appearance at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational.

Other notes

• Making his second start on PGA TOUR Champions, 50-year-old George McNeill and three-time winner from 2025 Steve Allan each sit T3 at 4-under.
• Today, on his 50th birthday, Ben Crane (T5) opened with 3-under 69.
• Making his PGA TOUR Champions debut, Zach Johnson (T8) carded 2-under 70. The two-time major champion turned 50 years old on February 24.
• Seeking wins in back-to-back events, Chubb Classic champion David Toms (T8) opened with 16 consecutive pars before birdying Nos. 17 and 18. He is the only player in the field without a bogey or worse.
• Mark Calcavecchia (illness) withdrew during the first round.
• In addition to the PGA TOUR Champions 54-hole stroke play event, 26 football legends are playing a 36-hole competition on Friday and Saturday