PHOENIX — Stewart Cink shot a 5-under 66 on Friday to take care of 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 infrequently I look again at my profession and need to virtually pinch myself and say, ‘Man, that’s fairly wonderful what you’ve executed the final no matter so a few years,′” Langer stated. “Like a day at the moment, to shoot 64 — 3 underneath my age — not an entire lot of individuals can do this.”
The 51-year-old Cink had a 12-under 130 complete at Phoenix Nation Membership, capturing 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 truly most likely a cleaner spherical than yesterday so far as simply my processes and the standard of the pictures was most likely just a little bit higher general.” Cink stated. “I simply didn’t have the new lengthy putts getting into at the moment fairly as a lot, nevertheless it was a very stable spherical. I might 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 yr.
“It’s enjoyable to make some putts, that’s what the sport is all about,” Langer stated. “If you wish to rating low, you’ve bought 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 cross 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 listing certified for the occasion, with Steve Stricker the lone qualifier not within the subject. He has by no means performed a postseason match on the PGA Tour Champions.
