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Freddie Jacobson, Søren Kjeldsen hold one-shot lead after Round 1 at American Family Insurance Championship
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Team Jacobson/Kjeldsen makes birdie on No. 18 at American Family Insurance Championship
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Things to know
- Format: The American Family Insurance Championship is played in a two-man team format. Competing for a $3 million purse, the winning team will share $600,000 ($300,000 per player).
- Round 1: Best ball
- Round 2: Scramble
- Round 3: Best ball
Freddie Jacobson/Søren Kjeldsen, 59 (-12)
- Fifty-one-year-old Jacobson seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (34th start)
- Best finish: T2 (2025 Hoag Classic)
- Making his 10th start of the 2026 season, Jacobson has five top-10 finishes
- Best finish: T4 (two times; Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hoag Classic)
- Entered the week No. 12 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Jacobson is making his second appearance at the American Family Insurance Championship
- Finished T31 in 2025 with teammate Y.E. Yang
- This is Jacobson’s second time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-1)
- Co-led at the 2024 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS (finished T10)
- Fifty-one-year-old Kjeldsen seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (27th start)
- Best finish: T2 (two times; 2025 Principal Charity Classic, 2025 American Family Insurance Championship)
- Making his 10th start of the 2026 season, Kjeldsen has three top-10 finishes
- Best finish: fourth (Regions Tradition)
- Entered the week No. 14 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings.
- Kjeldsen is making his second appearance at the American Family Insurance Championship
- Finished T2 in 2025 with teammate Alex Cejka
- This is Kjeldsen’s second time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-1)
- Co-led at the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship (finished T12)
Other notes
- Starting on No. 10, Rory Sabbatini/Brian Gay (T2) shot 28 on the back nine on their way to 11-under 60.
- Rookie Sabbatini, who turned 50 on April 2, seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (sixth start).
- Fifty-four-year-old Gay seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (82nd start).
- The Australian duo of Richard Green/Mark Hensby (T2) opened with 11-under 60. The pair teamed up at last year’s American Family Insurance Championship, finishing T15.
- Fifty-five-year-old Green seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (previous win: 2025 Rogers Charity Classic).
- Fifty-four-year-old Hensby seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (previous win: 2023 Invited Celebrity Classic).
- Bernhard Langer/Steven Alker, who have combined to win eight Charles Schwab Cups (including seven of the last 11), are T4 after shooting 10-under 61. Last year, the pair teamed up to finish 6th at this event.
- The group sitting T24 at 6 under includes the duo of Charles Schwab Nos. 1 and 2 Stewart Cink/Zach Johnson and tournament host Steve Stricker, playing alongside Mario Tiziani.
