Ryan Armour takes one-shot lead into final round at Rogers Charity Classic

PGA TOUR Champions rookie Ryan Armour carded a 7-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead over Steven Alker (record-tying 61) into the final round of the Rogers Charity Classic; nine players, including all three first-round leaders, share third at 10 under.

Ryan Armour, 65-63 – 128 (-12)

• The 50-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (10th start)
  • Best finish: T23 (2026 Kaulig Companies Championship; his hometown of Akron, Ohio)
  • Turned 50 years old on Feb. 27
• Entered the week ranked No. 74 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings
• Looks to become the fifth first-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instances:
    • Zach Johnson (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
    • Boo Weekley (Insperity Invitational)
    • Scott Hend (Trophy Hassan II)
• This is his first time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the first time this season
• Won once during his PGA TOUR career, at the 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship
  • A victory on Sunday would end a winless drought of 8 years, 9 months and 25 days

Other notes

• Steven Alker (second) matched the tournament’s 18-hole scoring record with 9-under 61, eagling the par-5 11th and playing the back nine in 6-under 29 to climb from T27. The 2026 Cologuard Classic champion seeks his 12th win on PGA TOUR Champions and his second of the season.
• Previous 61s at the Rogers Charity Classic: Fred Couples (2014), Miguel Angel Jiménez (2015), Michael Bradley (2019) and Ken Tanigawa (2024)
• Zach Johnson (T3) capped 8-under 62 with an eagle at the par-5 18th and a back-nine 29. The Charles Schwab Cup No. 2 seeks his fifth win of the 2026 season, which would match Stewart Cink for the most on PGA TOUR Champions this year; all four of his career PGA TOUR Champions titles have come in 2026.
• Bo Van Pelt and J.J. Henry (both T3) also posted 62s; Van Pelt made an eagle at No. 11, and Henry made an eagle at No. 18.
• First-round co-leaders Richard Green and Rob Labritz (both T3) each carded 67 and sit two back. Labritz eagled the par-4 sixth and reached 12-under through 14 holes to briefly hold the outright lead before a double bogey at No. 15; Green, the defending champion, played his back nine in 4-under 31.
• Miguel Angel Jiménez (T3) posted a bogey-free 66, his third consecutive round in the 60s; he has made one bogey through 36 holes.
• Mark Wilson (T13) also matched the tournament record with his own 9-under 61, climbing 47 spots; 2022 champion Jerry Kelly (T13) sits four back following a 67.
• Michael Block (T3), Retief Goosen (T13) and Canadian Mike Weir (T18) are bogey-free through 36 holes. Goosen has eagled the par-5 11th in both rounds; Weir closed Saturday with an eagle at the par-5 18th.