Padraig Harrington, Stephen Ames, Ken Tanigawa tied for lead after Round 2 at DICK's Open

Update: Due to the anticipation of inclement weather, final round tee times have been moved up 2.5 hours. Final-round coverage will now air live on the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com from 12:30-3:30p.m. ET and tape-delayed on Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m. ET.

Things to Know

• Due to the threat of severe weather in the afternoon, Sunday’s final round will feature threesomes off tee Nos. 1 and 10 from 8:30-10:41 a.m.
• Seeking a third win of the season on PGA TOUR Champions, Stephen Ames maintains a spot at the top of the leaderboard after a 3-under 69
• Angling for a third consecutive DICK’S Open title and first as a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Padraig Harrington birdies his last three holes to sign for a bogey-free 7-under 65
• On the strength of six birdies and two eagles, Ken Tanigawa matches Harrington’s second-round 7-under 65 and inches closer to a third straight top-10 finish on PGA TOUR Champions

Stephen Ames – 64-69 (-11)

• On the heels of a bogey-free 8-under 64 to open his sixth DICK’S Open, followed with a 3-under 69 to maintain a spot at the top of the leaderboard headed into Sunday’s final round
• When holding a 36-hole lead/co-lead in 54 holes events, is 6-for-9 converting for the win (NOTE: won this year’s Chubb Classic as the 36-hole leader when the final round was canceled due to severe weather)
• It took 49 starts on PGA TOUR Champions to capture his first title (2017 Mitsubishi Electric Classic); has claimed his most recent six titles within his last 35 starts
• In five previous starts in the DICK’S Open, a T12 in 2015 serves as his strongest finish
• In 12 previous starts this season, has earned eight top-10 finishes, two of which were victories (Chubb Classic, Mitsubishi Electric Classic)
• In most recent start before this week, earned T4 honors at the American Family Insurance Championship

Padraig Harrington – 68-65 (-11)

• Looking to become the first player to win the same PGA TOUR Champions event three consecutive seasons since Bernhard Langer achieved the feat at the Kaulig Companies Championship (2014-16), the newly minted World Golf Hall of Fame Member completed his round of 7-under 65 with birdies on each of his last three holes
• Is 3-for-3 when attempting to convert a 36-hole lead into victory in 54-hole events on PGA TOUR Champions: 2024 Hoag Classic, 2023 TimberTech Championship, 2022 Ascension Charity Classic
• In six starts this season before this week, has finished no worse than T19 (Insperity Invitational)
• Claimed his seventh and most recent PGA TOUR Champions title earlier this season at the Hoag Classic

Ken Tanigawa – 68-65 (-11)

• Offset a bogey and double bogey at Nos. 14 and 15, respectively, with two eagles and six birdies to sign for a 7- under 65 and move to 11-under par
• Is 1-for-4 when trying to convert a 54-hole lead/co-lead into victory in a 54-hole event on PGA TOUR Champions (2018 PURE Insurance Championship)
• Lone top-10 finish in five previous DICK’S Open starts, a T6, came in 2022
• With today’s 7-under 65, extends his perfect streak of sub-par scores at En-Joie GC to 17
• Seeks a third career win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 152nd start and first since the 2019 Senior PGA Championship

Additional Notes

• Highlighted by seven birdies and an eagle, Bob Estes made strides towards a first PGA TOUR Champions win with an 8-under 64 to reach 10-under 134 (T4); the 64 marks his lowest score since posting the same number in round two of the 2022 Rapsican Systems Classic; as a rookie on the PGA TOUR in 1989, his share of the purse for a playoff loss ($54,000) to Mike Hulbert at the B.C. Open on the PGA TOUR at En-Joie GC allowed him to retain his card for the 1990 season on TOUR
• With just one bogey through 36 holes, Paul Stankowski opened with back-to-back 5-under 67s in his third start in the DICK’S Open and comes off a T18 in last year’s event; remains in search of his first win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 66th start
• Following a 4-over 76 to start his week, Matt Gogel made seven birdies in the 9-hole stretch of 4-12, including five straight on Nos. 4-8; signed for a 6-under 66 to move up to T41 at 2-under 242
• Six past DICK’S Open champions in the field: Padraig Harrington/2022, 2023 (T1/-11), Doug Barron/2019 (T21/-5) Scott McCarron/2017 (77th/+10), Jeff Maggert/2015 (T51/E), Bernhard Langer/2014 (T41/-2), John Huston/2011 (T21/-5)
• Chad Campbell withdrew before his second-round tee time (illness in family)