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Steven Alker PGA Tour Champions, Kaulig Companies Championship, 2nd Round Leader Friday July 14, 2024.mp3
2024 Kaulig Companies Championship
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
Things to Know
• Charles Schwab No. 2 Steven Alker carded the low round of the day (65) to take a one-stroke lead over 18-hole
co-leader Steve Stricker into the weekend.
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
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