Things to know

• Matt Gogel and 2017 champion Jerry Kelly share the first-round lead at the 20th Boeing Classic after each opening with 7-under 65.

Jerry Kelly, 34-31 – 65 (-7)

• Birdied Nos. 12-17 to match the longest birdie streak by any player this season on PGA TOUR Champions (6)
  • Previous instances in 2025: Mark Hensby (Principal Charity Classic, Final Round, Nos. 13-18); Miguel Angel Jiménez (Principal Charity Classic, first round, Nos. 5-10)
• The 58-year-old seeks his 14th win on PGA TOUR Champions (187th start).
  • Would move into T19 on the Champions Tour all-time wins list
• Seeks his second win of the 2025 season (14th start)
  • Previous win: Mitsubishi Electric Classic (April 25-27)
• Looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions, joining Miguel Angel Jiménez (4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Padraig Harrington (2) and Steve Allan (2)
• Would be his fifth multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instances: 2017 (2 wins), 2019 (3 wins), 2020-21 (2 wins), 2022 (3 wins)
• Seeks his second win at the Boeing Classic (seventh start)
  • Previous win: 2017
• Would be the fourth multiple winner in Boeing Classic history, joining Tom Kite (2), Bernhard Langer (2) and Stephen Ames (2)
• This is his 11th time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (5-for-10)

Matt Gogel, 31-34 – 65 (-7)

• The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (66th start).
  • Best finish: fifth (2023 Insperity Invitational), T5 (2024 SAS Championship)
• Carded his low 18-hole score of the 2025 season (42nd round)
  • Previous low round of 2025: 66 (DICK’S Open, 2nd Round)
• Started the week as first alternate and got into the field when Jason Caron withdrew
  • Would be the first alternate (when the final field was released) to win on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2025 James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational (Ángel Cabrera was second alternate)
• This is his third time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-2).
  • Co-led at the 2021 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS (finished T7)
  • Co-led at the 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic (finished T5) – 36-hole event
• Would be the fifth first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instances in 2025: Thomas Bjørn (2025 American Family Insurance Championship), Ángel Cabrera (2025 James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational), Steve Allan (2025 The Galleri Classic) and Justin Leonard (2025 Chubb Classic)
• Making his 14th start of the 2025 season, he has one top-10 finish
  • Best finish: T8 (American Family Insurance Championship) – team event with David Duval
• Making his fourth appearance at the Boeing Classic, his best finish is T26 (2021)

Other notes

• 61-year-old Paul Goydos (3rd) opened with bogey-free 66. He was one of two players in the field without a bogey or worse along with 2019 champion Brandt Jobe (T4).
• Seven players are T4 at 5-under, including Charles Schwab No. 3 Steven Alker, World Golf Hall of Fame member Vijay Singh and major champions David Duval and Darren Clarke.
• 2022 champion and Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez (T21) opened with 3-under 69.
• Two-time defending champion Stephen Ames (T31) carded 2-under 70.