By Jocko Connelly
Second-Round Notes
Friday, July 12, 2024
Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, Ohio
16th of 28 PGA TOUR Champions events in the 2024 Season
Course Setup: Par 70 / 7,145 yards
• Round 2 Scoring Average: 71.514
• Cumulative Scoring Average: 71.700
• Weather: Partly cloudy with temps in the mid-80s and winds WNW at 4-8 mph
Steven Alker, 68-65 – 133 (-7)
• This is his 11th time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions
o Is 5-for-10 converting those into victories (1-for-4 in 72-hole events)
• The 52-year-old seeks his ninth win on PGA TOUR Champions (64th start)
• The Charles Schwab No. 2 seeks his second win of the 2024 season (10th start)
o Previous win: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
o Would become the fifth multi-time winner of the 2024 season on PGA TOUR Champions, joining Stephen
Ames (2), Ernie Els (2), Padraig Harrington (2) and Richard Bland (2)
• Seeks his second senior major title
o Last senior major win: 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
• Making his third appearance at the Kaulig Companies Championship, his best finish is T3 (2022)
• Today was his 200th round on PGA TOUR Champions
Steve Stricker, 66-68 – 134 (-6)
• The 57-year-old seeks his 18th win on PGA TOUR Champions (73rd start)
o A win would move him into T14 on the all-time PGA TOUR Champions wins list
o Last win: 2023 Sanford International
• Seeks his eighth senior major title, which would move him into T3 on the all-time list
o Last senior major win: 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship
• Looks to become the second three-time winner of the Kaulig Companies Championship (2021, 2023
Would join Bernhard Langer (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Has been inside the top 5 after 13 of the last 14 rounds at the Kaulig Companies Championship, including finishes
• Making his 10th start of the 2024 season, he has eight top-10 finishes and entered the week No. 4 in the Charles
Schwab Cup standings
o Best finish of 2024: 2nd (American Family Insurance Championship)
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