WINDSOR, Ontario –Michael Brennan carded a 5-under 65 for the second consecutive day to take the 54-hole lead at the BioSteel Championship. Brennan was bogey-free on Saturday and holds a four-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round.

Derek Hitchner is in solo-second at 15-under after carding a 4-under 66 on Saturday. The second-year professional holds the 54-hole lead for the second time in his career, the first of which came at the 2024 Fortinet Cup Championship.

In 10 starts on PGA TOUR Americas this season, Brennan, a Fortinet Ambassador, has not missed a cut and entered the week at No. 5 in the Fortinet Cup points list. With a win, Brennan would move to No. 1 in the points list, and the victory would come in his 21st career start on PGA TOUR Americas.

In his last 14 starts, Brennan has made 13 cuts with 10 top-10 finishes. The second-year professional has not missed a cut since the 2024 CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center and has only finished outside of the top-15 twice this season.

Brennan began his professional career in 2024 after earning status for the 2024 North America Swing on PGA TOUR Americas after finishing as the No. 12 player in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2024. During his collegiate career at Wake Forest, Brennan won eight individual titles, the third most in Demon Deacons program history, behind Bill Haas (10) and Gary Hallberg (9). Brennan also earned All-ACC honors four consecutive times.

Brennan and Hitchner will make up the final group on Sunday at Ambassador Golf Club, where final round tee times are expected to run from 7:30 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. est in twosomes off the No. 1 tee.

Charting the leader

About Michael Brennan (1st/-19)

• First career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win would come at the age of 23 years, 6 months, and 1 day
• With a win, Brennan would be the second wire-to-wire winner on PGA TOUR Americas in 2025 (Jay Card III, 2025 KIA Open).
• Shot a career-low 9-under 61 in the first round of the 2025 BioSteel Championship on Thursday; holds the 54-hole lead after shooting a 5-under 65 on Friday
• Has made 11 consecutive cuts dating back to the 2024 Fortinet Cup Championship, the longest active streak amongst PGA TOUR Americas members
• Has the most top-10 finishes of the 2025 season with seven
  • Brennan has finished in the top 10 15 times in 20 career starts on PGA TOUR Americas, 10 of which have come in his last 14 starts dating back to the 2024 season.
• Finished as the No. 12 player in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2024 to earn PGA TOUR Americas membership
• Tied for third in Wake Forest program history with Curtis Strange with eight individual titles: Brennan only trails Bill Haas (10), and Gary Hallberg (9)
• Earned Co-Medalist honors at the 2024 ACC Championships and earned All-ACC honors four times during his time with the Demon Deacons
• Won the Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Won the 2019 Virginia State Amateur Championship

Competition notes

Course Setup: Par 70, 7,033 yards; R3 average: 67.978

Weather: Sunny with a high of 31 (87). Wind from the south at 16-26 km/h with gusts up to 27 km/h.

• Fortinet Ambassador Michael Brennan holds the 54-hole lead at 19-under after a bogey-free 5-under 65 on Saturday.
• Four countries are represented in the top five and ties: United States (5), India (1), Colombia (1) and China (1).
• Joey Savoie is the Low-Canadian heading into the final round, and sits at T9 after a 6-under 64 in the third round.
• Ricardo Celia (Colombia) is the Low-Latin after 54-holes, and sits at T5 after back-to-back round of 6-under 64.
• Hole No. 3, the 507-yard par-5, played as the easiest hole in the third round (-0.667 strokes under par).
• Hole No. 16, the 242-yard par-3, played as the toughest hole at Ambassador Golf Club in the third round (+0.258 strokes over par).