Dicky Pride grabs opens with 63 to take two-shot lead at DICK'S Open

Things to know

• Dicky Pride birdies his final three holes for a Champions Tour career-best-tying 63 at the DICK’S Open and will take a two-shot lead over three players into Saturday’s second round of play.
• Making his PGA TOUR Champions debut after turning 50 on June 15, Michael Block records a 6-under 66 (T5).

Dicky Pride, 32-31 – 63 (-9)

• Fifty-six-year-old ties his career low on PGA TOUR Champions with a 9-under 63 that included birdies on all four par-3s (previous 63: final round, 2025 Rogers Charity Classic)
• Ties the low opening round in DICK’S Open history, matching Joe Ozaki (2008) and Steve Allan (2025)
• Seeks his second PGA TOUR Champions title in his 136th career start
• • Lone victory: 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Classic
• Enters the week at No. 29 in the Charles Schwab Cup with two top-10 finishes, including season-best T10 finishes in each of his last two starts (American Family Insurance Championship, Principal Charity Classic)
• Making his sixth career start at the DICK’S Open, where he notched a career-best fourth-place finish in 2023
• This is his fourth time leading/co-leading through 18 holes of a Champions Tour event
  • Has yet to convert a first-round lead into victory
  • Best finish: T11, 2023 Pure Insurance Championship
• Won one time in 478 career starts on the PGA TOUR: 1994 FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Tommy Gainey, 34-31 – 65 (-7)

• Enters the week at No. 9 in the Charles Schwab Cup with five top-10 finishes, including a season-best T2 at the Trophy Hassan II in May
• Making his tournament debut at the DICK’S Open after turning 50 on August 13, 2025
• Seeks his second career victory on PGA TOUR Champions after winning the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS in 2025
• Made 247 career starts on the PGA TOUR, securing his only win at the 2012 RSM Classic
• Looks to become the fifth player this season to record a win in 2025 and 2026: Stewart Cink, Steven Alker, Retief Goosen and Darren Clarke

Pádraig Harrington, 34-31 – 65 (-7)

• Fifty-four-year-old looks to secure his fourth career win at the DICK’S Open after capturing the tournament title in 2022, 2023 and 2024 (did not compete in 2025)
• Seeks to become the fifth player (eighth instance overall) to win a Champions Tour event at least four times, and the first since Steve Stricker in 2024 (Sanford International)
• World Golf Hall of Fame member entered the week at No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup with three top-10s in six starts, including a season-best T2 at the Cologuard Classic, where he lost to Steven Alker in a playoff
• Seeks his 12th Champions Tour title in his 72nd career start
  • Last victory: 2025 ISPS HANDA Senior Open
  • Recorded at least one win in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Has notched four of his 11 wins on PGA TOUR Champions in late June: 2022 U.S. Senior Open (June 26), 2023 DICK’S Open (June 25), 2024 DICK’S Open (June 23) and 2025 U.S. Senior Open (June 29)

Darren Clarke, 34-31 – 65 (-7)

• Fifty-seven-year-old looks to secure his second win of the 2026 season after partnering with Ben Crane to win the American Family Insurance Championship earlier this month.
  • Defended his 2025 title, which he won with partner Thomas Bjørn (DNP due to injury)
• Seeks his seventh PGA TOUR Champions title in his 162nd start
  • Last individual title: 2022 ISPS HANDA Senior Open Championship
• Making his fifth career start at the DICK’S Open and first since 2024; owns three top-10 finishes, including a career-best T5 in 2023

Other notes

• Making his PGA TOUR Champions debut after turning 50 on June 15, Michael Block opens with a 6-under 66 (T5); seeks to become the 23rd player in Champions Tour history to win in his debut, and the second this season (Zach Johnson, James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational); at the age of 50 years and 13 days, would become the fifth-youngest winner in Champions Tour history with a victory on Sunday; PGA of America club professional at Arroyo Trabuco G.C. in Mission Viejo, California, finished T15 at the 2023 PGA Championship; has competed in 10 major championships, including the PGA Championship each of the last five years.
• Defending champion Steve Allan opens with a 4-under 68 (T14).