World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els posted a bogey-free 67 to take a one-stroke advantage over 18-hole leader Stewart Cink heading into the final round of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren.

Ernie Els, 65-67 – 132 (-12)

• The 55-year-old seeks his eighth win on PGA TOUR Champions (122nd start).
• Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (18th start)
  • Last win: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan. 16-18)
  • Entered the week No. 6 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
  • Entered the week off back-to-back top-5 finishes (T5 at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open; T3 at the Boeing Classic)
• Looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Steve Allan (3) and Padraig Harrington (2)
• Would be his third multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions since joining in 2020
  • Previous instances: 2020-21 (2 wins), 2024 (3 wins)
• Making his fifth appearance at The Ally Challenge, he has two top-10 finishes o Best finish: T6 (2022)
• In four appearances at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club for the Buick Open (PGA TOUR), he earned three top-10 finishes o Best finish: T2 (1997)
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the fourth time in 2025 (1-for-3)
  • Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Won)
  • Chubb Classic (finished 11th)
  • Mitsubishi Electric Classic (finished 2nd)
• This is his 13th time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (4-for-12)

Stewart Cink, 62-71 – 133 (-11)

• Leads the field in driving distance (319.8 yards) and ranks last in the field (78th) in driving accuracy (7-of-28)
• The 52-year-old seeks his third win on PGA TOUR Champions (29th start)
  • Previous wins (2): 2024 Ally Challenge; 2025 Insperity Invitational
• Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (14th start)
  • Previous win: Insperity Invitational (May 2-4)
  • Entered the week No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
  • Entered the week having finished 3rd (Kaulig Companies Championship), 2nd (U.S. Senior Open) and 2nd (Boeing Classic) in his last three starts
• Looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Steve Allan (3) and Padraig Harrington (2)
• Seeks his second win at The Ally Challenge (second start)
  • Cink’s position by round at this event (chronologically): T2-1st-Won-1st-2nd
  • Would become the first multi-time winner of The Ally Challenge, which is being held for the eighth time
• Looks to achieve the first successful title defense of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Last successful title defense: Steve Stricker (2024 Sanford International)
  • Best finish by a defending champion in 2025: T5 (Steven Alker at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• This is his fourth time playing in the last group of the final round in 2025 (0-for-3)
  • Cologuard Classic (finished T8)
  • U.S. Senior Open (finished 2nd)
  • Boeing Classic (finished 2nd)

Other notes

• World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen (T3) carded 66, including an eagle on No. 14, and enters the final round at 10-under. The 56-year-old seeks his fourth win on PGA TOUR Champions (136th start).
  • Last win: 2024 Galleri Classic
• Seeking his second win on PGA TOUR Champions, Mark Hensby sits T3 at 10-under after shooting bogey-free 68. Hensby’s first win came at the 2023 Invited Celebrity Classic.
• The medalists from the two most recent stagings of Q-School (Final Stage), Søren Kjeldsen and Cameron Percy, sit T3 at 10-under as they each go for their first win on PGA TOUR Champions. Kjeldsen won Q-School in December 2024 and Percy won Q-School in December 2023.
• Thongchai Jaidee (T7) matched Kjeldsen for the low round of the day with 7-under 65.