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Padraig Harrington takes one-shot lead into Sunday at DICK'S Open

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Padraig Harrington makes birdie on No. 13 at DICK'S Open

Padraig Harrington makes birdie on No. 13 at DICK'S Open

Things to know

  • World Golf Hall of Fame member Padraig Harrington posted a 5-under 67 and enters the final round with a one-shot lead, with the chance to secure his fourth DICK’S Open title in his fourth appearance.

Pádraig Harrington, 65-67 – 132 (-12)

  • The 54-year-old seeks his 12th PGA TOUR Champions title and first win this season (72nd career start)
    • Last win: 2025 ISPS HANDA Senior Open
    • A win would mark his fifth consecutive year with at least one victory (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Looks to secure his fourth career win at the DICK’S Open (2022, 2023, 2024; did not compete in 2025)
    • Would become the fifth player (eighth instance overall) to win a PGA TOUR Champions event at least four times, and the first since Steve Stricker in 2024 (Sanford International)
  • Records his tournament-low 36-hole score (132) in his fourth appearance
    • Previous low 36-hole score: 133 (2022, 2024)
  • Marks his eighth time leading/co-leading entering the final round of a 54-hole event on PGA TOUR Champions; has converted 5-of-7 into victories
  • Entered the week ranked No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings 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
  • 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)

Other notes

  • First-round leader Dicky Pride (T2) sits one stroke back from the lead (11 under) in his sixth DICK’S Open appearance (best finish: fourth, 2023); seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions.
    • Lone victory: 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Classic
  • Thongchai Jaidee (T2) posted a 67 and enters the final round at 11-under; the 56-year-old seeks his third win on PGA TOUR Champions (last win: 2023 PURE Insurance Championship).
  • John Daly (T13) carded the low round of the day for a PGA TOUR Champions career-best 9-under 63 and enters Sunday at 8-under. The 60-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (158th start), and his second title at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York, site of the former B.C. Open, where he captured his second of five PGA TOUR titles (1992).
    • Last PGA TOUR Champions win: 2017 Insperity Invitational
  • Making his PGA TOUR Champions debut after turning 50 on June 15, Michael Block sits 8-under 136 (T13); seeks to become the 23rd player in PGA TOUR Champions 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 Golf Club 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.
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