Richard Green takes one-stroke lead after second round at Regions Tradition

Things to know

• The 18-hole leader Richard Green carded 4-under 68 to remain atop the leaderboard at the Regions Tradition presented by Coca-Cola. Green leads Charles Schwab No. 2 Steven Alker by one stroke at the halfway point of the season’s first major on PGA TOUR Champions.

Richard Green (13-under)

• The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (63rd start).
  • Best finish second/T2 (six times)
• This is his second time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-1).
  • Led at the 2024 Rogers Charity Classic (finished second) – 54-hole event
• The solo leader after each of the first two rounds, he looks to become the first wire-to-wire winner on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2023 SAS Championship (Rod Pampling).
  • Most recent with a wire-to-wire winner: 2022 Regions Tradition (Steve Stricker)
• Looks to become the fourth first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous: Justin Leonard (Chubb Classic), Steve Allan (The Galleri Classic), Ángel Cabrera (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
• Making his eighth start of the 2025 season, he has three top-10 finishes.
  • Best finish of 2025: T4 (Chubb Classic)
• Entered the week No. 18 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
• Making his third appearance at the Regions Tradition, he has finished T11 (2023) and T14 (2024)
• Looks to earn the 38th win by an Australian player on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Wins by Australians: Bruce Crampton (20), Graham Marsh (six), David Graham (five), Rod Pampling (two), Steve Allan (one), Rodger Davis (one), Bruce Devlin (one), Mark Hensby (one)

Other notes

• The 2024 Regions Tradition runner-up Steven Alker, who entered the week No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, posted 67 and sits in second at 12-under.
• Alker, who won the Cologuard Classic earlier this year, looks to become the second multiple winner of the 2025 season, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (two).
  • The 53-year-old seeks his 10th win overall on PGA TOUR Champions (83rd start).
  • Alker seeks his second major victory on PGA TOUR Champions (previous major win: 2022 Senior PGA Championship).
• The 2009 PGA Championship winner Y.E. Yang is T3 at 9-under after shooting 68 in the second round. The 53-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (89th start).
  • Last win: 2024 Stifel Charity Classic
• Chris DiMarco carded the low round of the day with 7-under 65 and sits T3 at 9-under. The 56-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (142nd start).
  • Best finish: T4 (2020 Ally Challenge)
• The 2021 Regions Tradition champion Alex Cejka (T3) posted 69 and enters the weekend at 9-under. The 54-year-old seeks his fourth win on PGA TOUR Champions (101st start).
  • Each of his previous three wins came in majors (2021 Regions Tradition, 2021 Senior PGA Championship, 2023 Senior Open Championship).
  • With a win on Sunday, he would become the 14th player in PGA TOUR Champions history to win four or more majors.