PHOENIX — Stewart Cink shot a 5-under 66 on Friday to keep up a three-stroke lead within the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Bernhard Langer, the 67-year-old German star who has a Champions-record 46 profession victories, was second after a 64. He shot his age or higher for the twenty first time on the tour.
“Each from time to time I look again at my profession and need to nearly pinch myself and say, ‘Man, that’s fairly superb what you’ve completed the final no matter so a few years,′” Langer mentioned. “Like a day immediately, to shoot 64 — 3 underneath my age — not a complete lot of individuals can try this.”
The 51-year-old Cink had a 12-under 130 complete at Phoenix Nation Membership, taking pictures a 64 of his personal within the first spherical. The Ally Problem winner in August in Michigan for his first senior title, Cink entered the week twelfth within the season standings.
“It was really most likely a cleaner spherical than yesterday so far as simply my processes and the standard of the photographs was most likely slightly bit higher general.” Cink mentioned. “I simply didn’t have the new lengthy putts getting in immediately fairly as a lot, but it surely was a extremely stable spherical. I’d like to play golf like that on daily basis.”
Langer birdied 5 of the primary seven holes and closed sturdy with birdies on 17 and 18. He’s attempting to win at the least one occasion for the 18th consecutive 12 months.
“It’s enjoyable to make some putts, that’s what the sport is all about,” Langer mentioned. “If you wish to rating low, you’ve obtained to make some putts.”
Alex Cejka was third at 7 underneath after a 66.
Defending champion Steven Alker, second behind Ernie Els within the season standings, was tied for fourth at 4 underneath after a 68 — placing himself in place to go Els for the $1 million bonus.
Vijay Singh (65), Miguel Angel Jimenez (68), Jerry Kelly (70) and Cameron Percy (68) additionally have been 4 underneath.
Els was 3 underneath after a 70.
Stephen Ames, third within the standings, was 2 underneath after a 72.
The highest 36 gamers on the factors record certified for the occasion, with Steve Stricker the lone qualifier not within the discipline. He has by no means performed a postseason event on the PGA Tour Champions.
