Justin Leonard takes 36-hole lead over Ernie Els at Chubb Classic

Things to know

• Seeking his first win on PGA TOUR Champions, Justin Leonard holds a one-stroke lead over World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els entering the final round of the Chubb Classic.

Justin Leonard, 68-65 – 133 (11-under)

• Matched the low round of the day with 7-under 65
• The 52-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (45th start)
  • Best finish: second (2023 PURE Insurance Championship)
• This is his second time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-1)
• Making his third start of the 2025 season, his best finish is T8 (Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• Will play in the last group of the final round for the first time since the 2023 season
• Making his third appearance at the Chubb Classic, he has finished T6 (2023) and T61 (2024)

Ernie Els, 67-67 – 134 (10-under)

• The 55-year-old seeks his eighth win on PGA TOUR Champions (107th start)
  • Last win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
• Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (third start)
  • Would be his third multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous instances: two wins (2020-21); three wins (2024)
• With a win on Sunday, he would become the first player since 2022 to win two of the first three tournaments of the season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Most recent: Miguel Angel Jiménez (2022 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai; 2022 Cologuard Classic)
• The World Golf Hall of Fame member will play in the last group of the final round for the second time this season (1-for-1)
• Making his fifth appearance at the Chubb Classic, he has three top-10 finishes at this event
  • Best finish at the Chubb Classic: T3 (2024)

Other notes

• First-round co-leader Paul Stankowski posted 1-under 71 and sits in 3rd at 8-under. The 55-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (80th start).
• Making his debut on PGA TOUR Champions, 50-year-old Felipe Aguilar matched the low round of the day with a bogey-free 65 and sits T4 at 7-under. Aguilar earned his 2025 PGA TOUR Champions card by finishing fourth at Q-School (Final Stage) in December 2024.
• In addition to Aguilar, five other players are T4 at 7-under: 2018 Chubb Classic champion Joe Durant, rookie Freddie Jacobson, first alternate Heath Slocum, two-time Chubb Classic runner-up (2018, 2022) Tim Petrovic and three-time PGA TOUR Champions winner Billy Andrade.
• First-round co-leader Mario Tiziani carded 73 and sits T10 at 6-under.
• Five-time champion (2011, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023) Bernhard Langer (T18) shot bogey-free 68 and enters the final round at 4-under.
• Billy Mayfair withdrew before the start of the second round.