Charles Schwab Cup leader Stewart Cink closed with an albatross on No. 18 en route to the low round of the day (62) and takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Hoag Classic.

Stewart Cink, 66-62 – 128 (-14)

• Recorded his first albatross on PGA TOUR Champions, holing his second shot on the par-5 18th hole with a 6-iron from 205 yards
  • Cink made one albatross on the PGA TOUR: 2007 AT&T Classic (final round, hole No. 6)
  • Last albatross on PGA TOUR Champions by any player: Brendan Jones (2026 Cologuard Classic, Round 1, hole No. 11)
  • Last albatross at the Hoag Classic: Ian Woosnam (2016, Round 2, hole No. 15)
• Has played the par 5s in 9-under this week (one albatross, two eagles, two birdies, one par), two strokes better than the second-best par-5 scorer this week (7-under, Brian Gay)
• The 52-year-old seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (40th start)
• Seeks his second win of the 2026 season (fourth start)
  • Last win: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan. 22-24)
• Looks to become the first multi-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR Champions (this is the fifth event of the 2026 season)
  • Cink’s wins by season: 2024 (one win), 2025 (three wins), 2026 (one win)
• Turned 50 years old on May 21, 2023
• Matched his low 18-hole score on PGA TOUR Champions (126th round)
  • Cink’s previous instances of 62: 2024 Cologuard Classic (Round 1), 2025 Ally Challenge (Round 1)
• Matched the low 18-hole score of the 2026 season by any player on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instances: Ángel Cabrera (Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai/R2), Bo Van Pelt (Cologuard Classic/R1), Steven Alker (Cologuard Classic/R2), Paul Goydos (Hoag Classic/R1)
• This is his low 36-hole score on PGA TOUR Champions (128)
  • Cink’s previous low 36-hole score: 129 (2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• This is the low 36-hole score of the 2026 season by any player on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous low: 129 (two times; Stewart Cink/Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Freddie Jacobson/Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• This is his eighth time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (2-for-7)
  • Is 2-for-6 in 54-hole events (won the 2024 Ally Challenge; won the 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• Has led the Charles Schwab Cup standings for all four weeks of the 2026 season
  • Won the Charles Schwab Cup in 2025
• Making his second appearance at the Hoag Classic, he finished T2 in 2025
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the second time during the 2026 season (1-for-1)
  • Previous instance: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Won)

Other notes

• Seeking his first win on PGA TOUR Champions, 51-year-old Freddie Jacobson (T2) carded 66 and enters the final round at 12-under. His best finish on PGA TOUR Champions in 27 starts is T2 (2025 Hoag Classic).
  • Jacobson’s position by round (chronologically) at the Hoag Classic (second appearance): T2-third-T2-T4-T2
  • Jacobson’s scoring average at the Hoag Classic (five rounds): 65.80
• The winner of last week’s Cologuard Classic, Steven Alker (T2) posted 66 and sits at 12-under after the second round. He leads the field in birdies (15).
  • Looks to become the first player to win back-to-back tournaments on PGA TOUR Champions since Stewart Cink (2025 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai).
  • Looks to become the first player to win in back-to-back weeks on PGA TOUR Champions since Ángel Cabrera (2025 Regions Tradition, 2025 Senior PGA Championship).
• World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els (T4) looks to become the first three-time winner of the Hoag Classic.
  • Els’ previous wins at the Hoag Classic (two): 2020, 2023
  • Other players with two wins at the Hoag Classic: Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin
• 2008 Hoag Classic champion and 68-year-old World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer (T12) carded 67 for the second consecutive day, today being his 41st time shooting his age or better on PGA TOUR Champions.
• Playing his 800th round on PGA TOUR Champions, 18-hole leader Paul Goydos (T21) carded 74 and enters the final round at 6-under.
• Two-time Hoag Classic champion (2007, 2016) and 72-year-old Jay Haas (78th) carded 72 to shoot his age or better for the 42nd time on PGA TOUR Champions.