Henrik Stenson, Mario Tiziani light up second-round scorecards to sit atop Stifel Charity Classic leaderboard

Mario Tiziani shares the lead with Henrik Stenson at 9 under heading into the final round of the Stifel Charity Classic, the first of three events in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs. The two hold a one-stroke lead over Shane Bertsch and Scott Parel heading into Sunday at Norwood Hills Country Club.

Mario Tiziani, 70-63 – 133 (-9)

Charles Schwab Cup standings – Start: 49th Projected: 13th

• Carded bogey-free 8-under 63 with eight birdies, including a back-nine 5-under 30, to reach 9-under 133 through 36 holes
  • Ties his lowest individual round on PGA Tour Champions (63, 2026 Sanford International/Round 3)
  • Matched a career-low 63 (previous at 2026 Sanford International) and set the tournament’s second-round scoring record (previous: 64, Brett Quigley and Colin Montgomerie, 2023); was the only bogey-free round of the day
  • Improved by seven strokes from his opening-round 70
• The 56-year-old seeks his first victory on PGA Tour Champions in his 98th career start
  • Owns seven top-10 finishes in his Champions Tour career
  • Has finished inside the top five in two of his last three starts entering this week (T3, Sanford International; T5, SAS Championship)
  • Had not recorded a top-10 finish in 2026 prior to the Sanford International
• Making his third appearance at the Stifel Charity Classic (Previous best finish: T54)
• Looks to become the sixth first-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA Tour Champions
  • Zach Johnson (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
  • Boo Weekley (The Insperity)
  • Scott Hend (Trophy Hassan II)
  • Ben Crane (American Family Insurance Championship) – team event with partner Darren Clarke
  • Vaughn Taylor (Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS)
• Entered the week No. 49 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, five positions inside the 54-man cutoff to advance to the Simmons Bank Championship

Henrik Stenson, 69-64 – 133 (-9)

Charles Schwab Cup standings – Start: 56th Projected: 16th

• Followed an opening round 2-under 69 with 7-under 64 to reach 9-under 133 through 36 holes
  • The 50-year-old seeks his first victory on PGA Tour Champions in just his eighth career start
• Looks to earn his first victory on a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the 2017 Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour
  • Won the 2016 The Open Championship at Royal Troon, his lone major championship victory
• His 64 is the lowest round of his PGA Tour Champions career (previous: 65, 2026 FURYK & FRIENDS/Round 2)
  • Best finish on PGA Tour Champions: T2 (2026 PURE Insurance Championship)
• Entered the week No. 56 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, two spots outside the top 54 who advance to next week's Simmons Bank Championship
  • A victory would secure his place in the second event of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs
• Competed last week in the Asian Tour’s SJM Macao Open on Coloane Island in Macao, China, finishing T10.

Other notes

• Steven Alker (T5) followed an opening 3-under 68 with 4-under 67 to reach 7-under 135 through 36 holes.
  • He entered the week No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, seeking his third Charles Schwab Cup title (2022, 2024).
  • The 55-year-old seeks his 15th PGA Tour Champions victory and fifth of the 2026 season.
  • With a win, Alker would join Zach Johnson (six) and Stewart Cink (five) as the only players with five or more victories in 2026.
• Shane Bertsch (T3) followed an opening 3-under 68 with 5-under 66 to reach 8-under 134 through 36 holes.
  • Seeks his second PGA Tour Champions victory in his 157th career start
• Stewart Cink (T25), the defending Charles Schwab Cup champion and current points leader, followed an opening bogey-free 4-under 67 with a 2-over 73 to fall to 2 under through 36 holes.
  • Entered the Playoffs with five victories in 2026, trailing only Zach Johnson (six) this season
• Zach Johnson (T25), No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, followed an opening 3-under 68 with a 1-over 72 to fall to 2 under through 36 holes.
  • Leads PGA Tour Champions with six victories this season
  • Entered the week as the Sprint to St. Louis points leader (708,755) ahead of fellow finalists Alker (539,755) and Tag Ridings (449,460)
• First-round leader Darren Clarke (T5) followed an opening 7-under 64 with an even-par 71 to sit two back of the lead into the final round.
  • Held a one-stroke lead after the first round, his eighth career 18-hole lead/co-lead on PGA Tour Champions
• Scott Parel (66) followed an opening bogey-free 3-under 68 with a 5-under 66 to sit one back at 8 under ahead of Sunday.
  • Entered the week No. 54 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, exactly on the cutoff to advance to the Simmons Bank Championship

Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs

• This week's Stifel Charity Classic is the first of the three Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events and features 68 of the top 72 in the standings. The top 54 after this week advance to next week's Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the top 36 after that advance to the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona (Nov. 12-15).
  • Stenson (T1), who entered the week 56th, Shane Bertsch (T3), who entered the week 70thand Mark Hensby (T5), who entered the week 62nd, are currently projected to move inside the top 54 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings (16th, 48th and 51st, respectively).
  • Justin Leonard (T37), who entered the week 52nd, and J.J. Henry (T56), who entered 53rd, are currently projected outside the top 54 (57th and 60th, respectively).
  • Chad Campbell (T45), who entered the week 50th, is currently projected 55th.

Sprint to St. Louis presented by Compliance Solutions

The three Sprint to St. Louis presented by Compliance Solutions finalists, who are the three highest Charles Schwab Cup points earners across the final five regular-season events, are competing this week for the $200,000 winner-take-all prize. The prize goes to the finalist with the best finish at the Stifel Charity Classic.