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Miguel Angel Jiménez leads by two after Saturday at Principal Charity Classic
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Miguel Angel Jiménez makes birdie on No. 15 at Principal Charity Classic
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Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez carded a 66 on Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard at the Principal Charity Classic entering the final round as he seeks his third win of the 2025 season.
Miguel Angel Jiménez (15-under)
- Matched his second-lowest 36-hole score in an individual stroke play event on PGA TOUR Champions (129)
- Low 36-hole score: 128 (2015 Rogers Charity Classic)
- Previous 129 by Jiménez: 2017 Rogers Charity Classic
- Matched the low 36-hole score in Principal Charity Classic history (129)
- Previous instance: Scott Parel (2019)
- Matched the low 36-hole score of the 2025 season by any player on PGA TOUR Champions (129)
- Previous instances: Ernie Els (Mitsubishi Electric Classic), Jerry Kelly (Mitsubishi Electric Classic)
- The 61-year-old seeks his 16th win on PGA TOUR Champions (195th start).
- Would remain 18th on the Champions Tour all-time wins list
- Seeks his third win of the 2025 season (11th start)
- Previous wins in 2025: Trophy Hassan II (Feb. 6-8), Hoag Classic (March 21-23)
- Entered the week atop the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- Would be his second three-win season on PGA TOUR Champions dating back to when he joined in 2014
- Previous instance: 2022 (three wins)
- Would match Ángel Cabrera (three wins) for the most wins by any player this season on PGA TOUR Champions
- Looks to become the first wire-to-wire (no ties) winner on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2023 SAS Championship (Rod Pampling)
- Would become the third wire-to-wire winner in Principal Charity Classic history, joining D.A. Weibring (2004) and Jay Haas (2007)
- With a win on Sunday, he would become the 23rd oldest winner in PGA TOUR Champions history (61 years, 4 months, 27 days)
- It would be the 49th instance of a player winning in his 60s on PGA TOUR Champions
- This is his 21st time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (9-for-20)
- Is 2-for-2 when leading/co-leading entering the final round in 2025
- Co-led at the 2025 Trophy Hassan II (Won)
- Co-led at the 2025 Hoag Classic (Won)
- Will play in the last group of the final round for the third time this season on PGA TOUR Champions (2-for-2)
- 2025 Trophy Hassan II (Won)
- 2025 Hoag Classic (Won)
- Making his sixth appearance at the Principal Charity Classic, he has two top-10 finishes
- Best finish: T2 (2016)
Other notes
- Cameron Percy (second) carded bogey-free 67 and enters the final round two strokes back at 13-under.
- The 51-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (27th start).
- Best finish: 3rd (2024 American Family Insurance Championship)
- With a victory, he would become the fourth first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Previous instances: Justin Leonard (Chubb Classic), Steve Allan (The Galleri Classic), Ángel Cabrera (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
- 2019 champion Kevin Sutherland (third) shot bogey-free 65 and sits in 3rd at 12-under.
- The 60-year-old seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (210th start).
- Last win: 2021 Cologuard Classic
- With a victory, he would become the fourth multiple winner of the Principal Charity Classic.
- Multiple winners of this event: Jay Haas (3), Bob Gilder (2), Stephen Ames (2)
- Thomas Bjørn (fourth) posted 68 and enters Sunday at 11-under.
- The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (34th start).
- Best finish: 2nd (2024 Trophy Hassan II); T2 (2025 Senior PGA Championship)
- With a victory, he would become the fourth first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Previous instances: Justin Leonard (Chubb Classic), Steve Allan (The Galleri Classic), Ángel Cabrera (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
- Defending champion Ernie Els matched the low round of the day with bogey-free 64. The World Golf Hall of Fame member sits T5 at 10-under.
- Note: Saturday’s other round of 64 was carded by Robert Karlsson (T13).
- World Golf Hall of Fame member Fred Couples shot his age (65) and sits T5 at 10-under. This is his third time shooting his age or better on PGA TOUR Champions.
- After 36 holes, Ricardo Gonzalez (T16) is the lone player in the field without a bogey (or worse).
- Making his Principal Charity Classic record-tying 17th appearance, three-time champion (2007, 2008, 2012) and
- 71-year-old Jay Haas (T54) bettered his age with 2-under 70. This is his 34th time shooting his age or better on PGA TOUR Champions.