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Live updates, recaps from Day 2 at Kaulig Companies Championship
Day 1 at Firestone Country Club was about surviving the elements. The sun came out for Day 2 June 20 at the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship. Some of the PGA Tour Champions' best players took advantage. Advertisement New Zealand's Steven Alker, Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez and Tim Petrovic of Austin, Texas, led the field at the end of two rounds, each shooting 5 under. Steven Alker of New Zealand takes his second shot from the No. 11 fairway during the second round of the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. Thanks to a second straight hot start, Alker was in the lead most of the day. He shot four birdies in the first six holes before cooling off to score a 3-under 67. "I just think, just good warmups and ready to go out and play," Alker said of his hot starts. "It's hard to keep a score going around here. You get 3 or 4 under and you don't want to push too hard, but at the same time you've to be aggressive and you've got to stay at it." Petrovic tied for low round of the day at 4 under. He had the most eventful day on course with seven birdies and three bogeys in his round. Advertisement "It's playing tough, the rough's up," Petrovic said. "With the rain we had, it's playing really long. Yesterday was almost impossible to break par because the squall came through. Seven birdies today, I'm really pleased with that." Gonzalez stayed on the lead with a 2-under round of 68. Just behind the tournament leaders lurked the Champions tour leader, Miguel Angel Jiménez, who also shot a 66 and was at 4 under for the tournament. "Well, I feel good," Jiménez said. "I make five birdies today. Overall, played very well. I feel very good for the weekend." Round 3 of the tournament will begin at 11:20 a.m. June 21. Advertisement Here were the live updates from Day 2 at Firestone Country Club: Stewart Cink of Atlanta, Georgia watches his second shot from the rough along the No. 6 fairway during the second round of the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. Round 2 complete at Kaulig Companies Championship All golfers have reached the clubhouse at Firestone Country Club. Heading into Round 3, Tim Petrovic, Steven Alken and Ricardo Gonzalez will share the lead 5 under (135) for the tournament. Ricardo Gonzalez ties for lead at Kaulig Companies Championship Following his lead in the first round, Argentina's Ricardo Gonazalez remain on top through two rounds at Firestone Country Club. Gonzalez finished with a 2-under round of 68, making him 5 under for the tournament and tying him with Steve Alker and Tim Petrovic for the lead. Tim Petrovic of Austin, Texas reacts after his birdie putt on No. 9 to finish the second round tied for first during the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. Tim Petrovic finishes as co-leader at Kaulig Companies Championship Tim Petrovic had the wildest round of anyone in the tournament, shooting seven birdies and three bogeyes, but his roller coaster has landed in a tie for the lead. Advertisement Petrovic finishes with a 4-under 66 round, making him 5 under for the tournament and tying for the lead after round 2. Miguel Angel Jiménez finishes one stroke off lead at Kaulig Companies Championship Champions Tour leader Miguel Angel Jiménez will be in contention again over the weekend. Despite a bogey on the 17th hole, Jiménez came home 4 under for both the tournament and the day wit ha score of 66. Steven Alken finishes with lead at Kaulig Companies Championship New Zealand's Steve Alken has been in front most of Day 2. He enters the clubhouse with the lead. Alken scored par on the ninth hole to complete a 3-under round of 67. He finished the second round at 5 under for the tournament and should be in the lead trio for round 3. Miguel Angel Jiménez of Spain putts on the No. 7 green during the second round of the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. Jiménez tames 16, joins leader at Kaulig Companies Championship Hole 16, known as "The Monster," proved no obstacle to the Miguel Angel Jiménez. Advertisement The Spaniard birdied the longest hole on the course to move to 5 under. He is tied from the lead with Steve Alker, who is playing his final hole. Miguel Angel Jiménez closes on leaders at Kaulig Companies Championship The PGA Tour Champions leader is pressing for the lead at Firestone Country Club. Spain's Miguel Angel Jiménez birdied the 14th hole to move to 4 under for the round and the tournament. He sits one stroke behind the leaders with Ricardo Gonzalez, who bogeyed the 13th hole. Petrovic joins leaders atop Kaulig Companies Championship Tim Petrovic's wild round continues, as he carder his second straight birdie and sixth of the round at the par 5 second hole. Petrovic finds himself tied for the lead at 5 under with Steven Alken and Ricardo Gonzalez. Tim Petrovic surges toward leaders at Kaulig Companies Championship Through 10 holes, Tim Petrovic has had quite the round, putting up five birdies and two bogeys. Advertisement Petrovic had moved to 4 under for the tournament and 3 under for the round, moving him one stroke behind leaders Steven Alker and Ricardo Gonzalez at 5 under. Alker regains two-stroke lead at Kaulig Companies Championship Steve Alker continues to sizzle, much like the rising temperatures at Firestone Country Club. Thanks to a birdie on hole No. 2, combined with a bogey from Ricardo Gonazalez on hole No. 8, Alker has regained a two-stroke lead. He is now 6 under for the tournament and 4 under for his round through 11 holes. Alker, Gonzalez tied for lead at Kaulig Companies Championship Steve Alker has cooled off from his hot start at Firestone Country Club, but still has a share of the lead midway through round 2. Advertisement Alker bogeyed the par-4 18th hole and made the turn at 5-under, having teed off on No. 10. Ricardo Gonzalez is the co-leader as he sits at 5-under for the tournament and 2 under through his first seven holes. All golfers on the course for Round 2 at Kaulig Companies Championship With the 1:06 p.m. trios having teed off, the entire field is on the course at Firestone Country Club. The leaders continue to be red hot. Steve Alker remains at 4 under for the round and 6 under for the tournament to lead, while Ricardo Gonzalez sits at 5 under, having birdied two of his first five holes. Steve Alken continues hot start to round 2 at Kaulig Companies Championship In the bright sun at Firestone Country Club, Steve Alken is trying to put some distance between him and the field. Advertisement The New Zealander has birdied four of his first six hole in round 2. He sits at 6 under for the tournament, two strokes ahead of Ricardo Gonzalez. Steve Alken retakes lead at Kaulig Companies Championship Much like his first round, New Zealand's Steve Alken is having a storming front nine at Firestone Country Club. Alken birdied two of his first four holes and has retaken the lead at 4 under through four holes. Meanwhile, Ricardo Gonzalez also has started well. He birdies the par 5 second hole to move to 4-under and tie for the lead. Day 1 co-leader tees off at Kaulig Companies Championship Round 1 co-leader Ricardo Gonzalez teed off from hole No. 1 with the 11:52 trio, which included David Toms and David Duval. Gonzalez sits at 3 under to open the second round. Advertisement There has already been movement atop the leaderboard next to Gonzalez. Steve Alken birdies his first hole to move to 3 under and tied for the lead, while Søren Kjeldsen bogeyed his second hole and dropped to 2 under. Co-leader tees off at the Kaulig Companies Championship Day 1 co-leader Søren Kjeldsen has teed off from hole 10. Kjeldsen is playing in just his fourth PGA Tour Champions event and sits at 3 under. In his trio is New Zealand's Steve Alker, who sits one stroke back at 2 under. First groups tee off for Day 2 of the Kaulig Companies Championship Opening trios have teed off at Firestone Country Club. Advertisement On hole 10, Alex Cejka, Richard Green and Steve Allan lead the field. On hole 1,, Brett Quigley, Shane Bertsch and Steve Flesch lead off. As far the leaders after round 1, Søren Kjeldsen will tee off at 11:21 a.m. from hole No. 10, while Ricardo Gonzalez will start at 11:52 a.m. from hole No. 1. Weather update for Day 2 of the Kaulig Companies Championship After all the weather issues during round 1, Day 2 looks to be just about perfect for golf weather-wise. Sunny conditions and light wind will prevail for most of the day. Temperatures are in the mid 70s and will rise to the low 80s by afternoon. It is going to become hotter and muggy as the weekend continues. What is the schedule for Day 2 of the Kaulig Companies Championship? Day 2 begins at 11 a.m. with trios teeing off from holes No. 1 and 10. Alex Cejka, Richard Green and Steve Allan will open play from tee No. 1, and Brett Quigley, Shane Bertsch and Steve Flesch will open from tee No. 10. Advertisement The South Course at Firestone will play as a par 70 with a total distance of 7,248 yards. Tape delay coverage of Round 2 will be broadcast on Golf Channel at 9 p.m. What does the leaderboard look like at the end of Day 1 at the Kaulig Companies Championship? The top five on the leaderboard are as follows: Ricardo Gonzalez: -3, 67 Søren Kjeldsen: -3, 67 Stuart Cink: -2, 68 Retief Goosen: -2, 68 Steven Alker, -2, 68 Four others are at 1-under 69 heading into Day 2. Kjeldsen, 50, is a rookie on the Champions tour. He seeks his first Champions tour title in just his fourth event, having finished top 10 in his first three starts. This is his first appearance at Firestone since the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Advertisement Gonzalez, 55, seeks his second Champions tour win and first major title, as he won the 2024 Trophy Hassan II. The Argentine tied for 40th at last year's Kaulig Companies Championship. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Live scores, recaps from Day 2 at Kaulig Companies Championship
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Steven Alker has made a strong start in his bid for a 10th win on the PGA Tour Champions. The Kiwi sits in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard of the tour's third major championship of the year, the Kaulig Companies Championship, in Ohio. Alker backed
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Steven Alker, Tim Petrovic join lead at Kaulig Companies Championship
Steven Alker plays his shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Kaulig Companies Championship 2025 at Firestone Country Club on 20 June 2025 in Akron, Ohio. Photo: David Berding / Getty Images / AFP Tim Petrovic fired a 66 and New Zealand's Steven Alker posted a 67 to join Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina for the 36-hole lead at the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third major of the PGA Tour Champions season, in Akron, Ohio. Gonzalez was a first-round co-leader and shot 68 on Friday (local time) to stay in contention. The leading trio is 5-under-par 135 after two rounds, one ahead of Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez, whose 66 Friday brought him to 4 under. Sweden's Freddie Jacobson (67) is alone in fifth at 3 under. Petrovic balanced seven birdies against three bogeys Friday at Firestone Country Club, finishing by rolling in a birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to grab his share of the lead. Petrovic, 58, is the surprise of the week thus far. He has yet to win on the PGA Tour Champions and entered the week a pedestrian 38th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. "I've been hitting it well the last few weeks and I just haven't had much to show for it because I haven't really had many putts," Petrovic said. Tim Petrovic of the US plays his shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Kaulig Companies Championship 2025 at Firestone Country Club on 20 June 2025 in Akron, Ohio. Photo: David Berding / Getty Images / AFP "Then made a couple long putts early, I'm like, 'Oh, wait a second, maybe we've got something going here'." Alker, the 2022 and 2024 Schwab Cup winner, is hunting for his second senior major championship. He birdied four of his first six holes Friday before dropping off a bit, with two bogeys and a birdie the rest of the way. "If you get a good start around this golf course you kind of don't have to be as aggressive as you normally would be," Alker said. "Yeah, just pleased to get under par again out here." One of the rounds of the day belonged to Jimenez, the current Schwab Cup leader with three wins under his belt already in 2025. He was 5 under par through 16 holes before taking his only bogey of the round at No. 17. If not for that bogey, he'd be part of the tie at the top. "You need to have a lot of patience here," Jimenez said of Firestone. "It's a golf course that you have a couple slopes in the fairway, 4, 8, 9 ... It's a very fair golf course overall. You need to hit good, here is no luck, you need to hit good to score well." Angel Cabrera of Argentina, the PGA Tour Champions newcomer who won the first two majors of the season, is not far behind at 1 under after shooting 68 Friday. - Field Level Media
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Petrovic, Alker, Ricardo Gonzalez share lead at Firestone in PGA Tour Champions major
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tim Petrovic shot a 4-under 66 on Friday for a share of second-round lead with Steven Alker and Ricardo Gonzalez in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third major of the year on the PGA Tour Champions. Petrovic closed with a birdie on the par-4 ninth to match Alker and Gonzalez at 5-under 135 at Firestone South. Alker, from New Zealand, had a 66. Gonzalez, the Argentine player who shared the first-round lead with Soren Kjeldsen, shot 68. Advertisement Miguel Angel Jimenez was a stroke back after a 66. Freddie Jacobson was 3 under after a 67. Angel Cabrera, who already has won two majors this year at the Regions Tradition and the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional, was 1 under after a 68. The winner of the tournaments gets a spot in The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass next year. Firestone South previously hosted the World Series of Golf and then a World Golf Championship. It's a strong test for players who next go to the U.S. Senior Open in Colorado. ___ AP golf:
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Petrovic, Alker, Ricardo Gonzalez share lead at Firestone in PGA Tour Champions major
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tim Petrovic shot a 4-under 66 on Friday for a share of second-round lead with Steven Alker and Ricardo Gonzalez in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third major of the year on the PGA Tour Champions. Petrovic closed with a birdie on the par-4 ninth to match Alker and Gonzalez at 5-under 135 at Firestone South. Alker, from New Zealand, had a 66. Gonzalez, the Argentine player who shared the first-round lead with Soren Kjeldsen, shot 68. Miguel Angel Jimenez was a stroke back after a 66. Freddie Jacobson was 3 under after a 67. Angel Cabrera, who already has won two majors this year at the Regions Tradition and the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional, was 1 under after a 68. The winner of the tournaments gets a spot in The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass next year. Firestone South previously hosted the World Series of Golf and then a World Golf Championship. It's a strong test for players who next go to the U.S. Senior Open in Colorado. ___ AP golf:
