Stewart Cink ties Y.E. Yang atop Ascension Charity Classic leaderboard

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Written by Staff @ChampionsTour

The Ascension Charity Classic is being contested for the fourth time, each time at Norwood Hills Country Club
Stewart Cink matched the round of the day with 4-under 67 and will play in the final group for the third time this season
First-round leader Y.E. Yang carded 2-under and sits T1 with Stewart Cink
Defending champion Steve Flesch sits T23 (140/-2) and six back entering the final round

Played the back nine bogey-free highlighted by an eagle (No. 11) and two birdies (Nos. 10 and 16) en route to 4-under 67 in his first Ascension Charity Classic appearance
His 67 equaled the low round of the day (Bernhard Langer/T3; Darren Clarke/T10)
Holds the second-round lead/co-lead for the third time in his career on PGA TOUR Champions; 1-for-2 in converting previous second-round leads/co-leads into victories (T7/2024 Cologuard Classic, Won/2024 The Ally Challenge)
The 51-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions in 14 days. Last win: 2024 Ally Challenge - became this season’s third first-time winner on PGA TOUR Champions, joining Ricardo Gonzalez (Trophy Hassan II) and Richard Bland (KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)
With a win on Sunday, would join Ernie Els (Principal Charity Classic, American Family Insurance Championship) as players to win in consecutive starts this season

Seeks his first PGA TOUR Champions title in his 72nd start; owns two runner-up results (2022 Ascension Charity Classic, 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship)
Holds the second-round lead/co-lead for the fourth time in his career on PGA TOUR Champions and for the second consecutive year at the Ascension Charity Classic; 0-for-3 in converting previous second-round leads/co-leads into victories
Both his PGA TOUR victories came in 2009 – The Honda Classic and the PGA Championship, where he defeated Tiger Woods by three strokes
Makes third appearance at the Ascension Charity Classic (second/2022, T3/2023); eight rounds at Norwood Hills Country Club: 68-66-66-64-66-70-65-69

In his fourth appearance at this event, World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer posted a bogey-free 4-under 67; best finish at this event: fourth/2022; seeks his first win this season with his most recent victory coming at the 2023 U.S. Senior Open Championship to become the all-time wins leader (46). Will play in the final group for the second time this season (T3/Principal Charity Classic)
Rod Pampling seeks his first win at the Ascension Charity Classic and best finish in four starts (T33/2023, T51/2022, T23/2020) and first win of the 2024 season (last: 2023 SAS Championship)
In his 200th PGA TOUR Champions start, Kevin Sutherland seeks his sixth PGA TOUR Champions title, first since the 2021 Cologuard Classic. With a win on Sunday, it would be the second consecutive year that a player wins the Ascension Charity Classic with one of their children on the bag (son Keaton). Last: 2023 Ascension Charity Classic (Steve Flesch, with son Griffin)
After carding his age or better for the 20th time on PGA TOUR Champions in the first round, St. Louis, Missouri, native Jay Haas posted 3-over in the second round and sits T44 (142/E)
Monday qualifier and former University of Missouri golfer Jason Schultz sits T31 (141/-1) in his fourth PGA TOUR Champions start, while St. Louis, Missouri, native Jay Delsing sits T70 (154/+12).