Chad Campbell, Retief Goosen co-lead after weather-delayed Round 1 of Sanford International

Things to know

• World Golf Hall of Fame member and defending champion Retief Goosen and Chad Campbell share the lead after the first round of the Sanford International presented by First PREMIER Bank & Mastercard.
• Friday weather suspensions: Play was suspended on Friday for five hours and 13 minutes from 11:50 a.m. (CT) to 5:03 p.m. (CT) due to high winds. Play was suspended for the day at 7:06 p.m. (CT) due to lightning in the area. No players finished the first round on Friday.
• Saturday resumption: The first round resumed on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. (CT) and was completed at 9:56 a.m. (CT). The second round began at 10:30 a.m. (CT).

Retief Goosen, 34-33 – 67 (-3)

• The 57-year-old World Golf Hall of Fame member seeks his sixth career win on PGA Tour Champions (162nd start).
• Seeks his second win of the 2026 season (18th start)
  • Previous win: Mitsubishi Electric Classic (Modified Stableford scoring)
  • Entered the week ranked No. 5 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings
• Looks to become the fourth multi-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA Tour Champions
  • Would join Stewart Cink (five), Zach Johnson (four), Steven Alker (three)
• Seeks his second win at the Sanford International (seventh start)
  • Previous win: 2025
• Looks to become the second multi-time winner of the Sanford International
  • Would join Steve Stricker (four wins)
• Looks to achieve the fourth successful title defense of the 2026 season on PGA Tour Champions
  • Previous instances: Steven Alker (Cologuard Classic), Darren Clarke (American Family Insurance Championship – team event), Padraig Harrington (U.S. Senior Open)
• This is his sixth time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA Tour Champions (1-for-5 converting leads into wins).

Chad Campbell, 32-35 – 67 (-3)

• The 52-year-old seeks his first win on PGA Tour Champions (53rd start).
  • Best finish: T8 (two times; 2024 Principal Charity Classic, 2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS)
• Making his 17th start of the 2026 season, he has three top-25 finishes.
  • Best finish: T14 (The Ally Challenge)
• Making his third appearance at the Sanford International after finishing T35 (2024) and T28 (2025)
• Looks to become the fifth first-time winner of the 2026 season
  • Previous instances: 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)
• This is his second time leading/co-leading after the first round on the PGA Tour Champions (0-for-1 converting leads into wins).
  • Co-led at the 2025 SAS Championship (finished T13)
• Won four times on the PGA Tour, most recently at the 2007 Viking Classic

Other notes

• Four players sit T3 at 2 under: Paul Goydos, Ryan Armour, Jamie Donaldson and Jay Jurecic.
  • The 62-year-old Goydos seeks his sixth win on PGA Tour Champions (last win: 2017 3M Championship).
  • Armour, who turned 50 years old on February 27, seeks his first win on PGA Tour Champions (12th start).
  • Sponsor exemption Donaldson, who turned 50 on October 19, 2025, seeks his first win on PGA Tour Champions (seventh start).
  • Open qualifier Jurecic seeks his first win on PGA Tour Champions (fourth start).
• The 69-year-old World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer (T7) opened with 69 to shoot his age or better for the 47th time on PGA Tour Champions.
• J.J. Henry (T14) made a hole-in-one on No. 17 with a 6-iron from 174 yards.
• John Daly (wrist) withdrew after his first round.

Sprint to St. Louis presented by Compliance Solutions

• The Sanford International is the first of six events in the Sprint to St. Louis presented by Compliance Solutions.
• The three highest Charles Schwab Cup points earners among the final five regular-season events will be deemed finalists for the Sprint to St. Louis.
• The three finalists will head to the Stifel Charity Classic with the best finisher among them claiming the $200,000 winner-take-all prize.