Jerry Kelly, Cameron Percy share third-round lead at ISPS HANDA Senior Open

Jerry Kelly carded a 2-under 68 to catch 36-hole leader Cameron Percy, who posted a 1-over 71, and the two are tied at 8-under 202 entering the final round of the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Gleneagles’ Kings Course.

Jerry Kelly, 66-68-68 – 202 (-8, T1)

• The 59-year-old posted his second consecutive 68 and seeks his 14th win on PGA TOUR Champions (207th start).
  • Last win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Classic
  • Best finish of 2026: 14th/T14 (two times)
• 14th (Mitsubishi Electric Classic) – Modified Stableford scoring
• T14 (Kaulig Companies Championship)
• Seeks his third senior major title (44th start).
  • Previous wins: 2020 Kaulig Companies Championship, 2022 Kaulig Companies Championship
• Seeks his first win at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open (ninth start)
  • Best finish: 6th (2021)

Cameron Percy, 63-68-71 – 202 (-8, T1)

• The 52-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (52nd start).
  • Best finish: second/T2 (three times) – 2025 Stifel Charity Classic (lost in a playoff), 2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, 2025 Principal Charity Classic (lost in a playoff)
• Seeks his first win since the 2014 Price Cutter Charity Championship (Korn Ferry Tour)
  • A victory on Sunday would snap a winless streak of 4,368 days (or 11 years, 11 months, 16 days).
• Making his 12th start of the 2026 season, he has three top-10 finishes and entered the week ranked No. 21 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings.
• Seeks his first senior major title (13th start)
  • Best finish: T5 (two times) – 2025 ISPS HANDA Senior Open (Sunningdale), 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship
• Looks to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instance: Steven Alker (2025 Simmons Bank Championship)
  • Previous instance in a senior major: Steve Stricker (2022 Regions Tradition)
  • Previous instance at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open: Bernhard Langer (2014)
• Looks to become the fifth first-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR Champions.
  • Previous instances in 2026: Zach Johnson (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational), Boo Weekley (Insperity Invitational), Scott Hend (Trophy Hassan II), Ben Crane (American Family Insurance Championship; team event with partner Darren Clarke)

Other notes

• Englishman Peter Baker (third) carded a 3-under 67, the low round among the leaders, to move into solo third at 5-under.
  • Represented Team Europe in the 1993 Ryder Cup; owns three career wins on the DP World Tour and eight on the Staysure Legends Tour
• Darren Fichardt (fourth) followed a second-round 68 with another 68 to reach 4 under, alone in fourth; Making his sixth start of the year on PGA TOUR Champions, where he owns a pair of top-10 finishes, including a T6 at the Principal Charity Classic
• Pat Perez (T5), who turned 50 on March 1, carded a 3-under 67 to climb to 3-under. In two previous starts in PGA TOUR Champions events, he finished T5 (Senior PGA Championship) and T8 (U.S. Senior Open).
  • Perez is currently eligible to return to PGA TOUR-sanctioned competition as a PGA TOUR Champions member on Jan. 1, 2027.
• World Golf Hall of Fame member and two-time Open Champion (2002, 2012) Ernie Els (T5) shot 71 and sits 3-under.
  • Looks to become the sixth player to win both The Open and The Senior Open
    • Previous instances: Bob Charles, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington
• Markus Brier, 58, (T5) shot 71 to fall into a tie for fifth at 3-under.
• Tim Petrovic (T16) carded a 4-under 66, the low round of the day, to reach even par.
• Charles Schwab No. 2 and 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson (T8) shot 68 and is 2 under, seeking his second major title in his rookie season after capturing the 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship title.