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Mike Weir, Steven Alker share 36-hole lead at PURE Insurance Championship

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Tune into 2025 PURE Insurance Championship

Tune into 2025 PURE Insurance Championship

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    Canada’s Mike Weir and New Zealand’s Steven Alker share the 36-hole lead at 10-under 134 after the second round of the PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee.

    Mike Weir (T1/10 under)

    • The 55-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 98th start (2021 Insperity Invitational)
    • Marks his seventh time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions
      • Is 1-for-6 converting to victory (Insperity Invitational)
    • Making fourth start at the PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee (T4/2020, T22/2021, T20/2023)
    • Best finish in 14 starts this season on PGA TOUR Champions: T11/Insperity Invitational

    Steven Alker (T1/10 under)

    • The 54-year-old seeks his 10th win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 93rd start
    • Would move into T36 on the PGA TOUR Champions all-time wins list, becoming the 43rd player to win 10 or more tournaments
    • Seeks his second victory of the season (Cologuard Classic)
    • Would become the sixth multiple winner of the season, joining Miguel Angel Jimenez (4), Steve Allan (3), Angel Cabrera (3), Thomas Bjorn (2) and Padraig Harrington (2)
    • Would mark his third multi-win season on PGA TOUR Champions
      • Previous instances: 4 wins (2022); 2 wins (2023)
    • Marks 15th time leading/co-leading after the second round on PGA TOUR Champions
      • Is 5-for-14 converting those into victories
    • Enters the week No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings and has 14 top-10 finishes in 17 starts this season
    • Making fifth start at PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee (T5/2021, T2/2022, T5/2023, Sixth/2024)

    Miscellaneous notes

    • Charles Schwab No. 2 Stewart Cink posted a 6-under 66 to move into T3, seeking his third win on PGA TOUR Champions this season and fourth overall (most recent victory: 2025 The Ally Challenge).
    • World Golf Hall of Fame member Vijay Singh (T3) carded a 3-under 69 at Pebble Beach; the 62-year-old seeks his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 173rd start (most recent victory: 2023 The Ally Challenge).
    • In his bid for his first PGA TOUR Champions win, 18-hole co-leader Cameron Percy sits T7 at 6-under 138 after an even-par 72 at Spyglass Hill in round two First Tee Participants.
    • The PURE Insurance Championship features a unique format and a field with 80 PGA TOUR Champions players, 80 First Tee junior players and 160 amateurs; consideration for a spot in the event for First Tee kids is based on the quality and integrity of life skills, as well as golfing ability.
    • The top 24 First Tee Juniors (12 male and 12 female) through 36 holes advanced to Sunday’s final round at Pebble Beach; the top junior male and female will be crowned after the final round.
    • In the First Tee junior portion of the competition, Jake Smaron (Y.E. Yang) and David Pyle (Mario Tiziani) lead the boys division at 13-under 131, while Caroline Hoang (Mike Weir), Sakura Watanabe (Mathew Goggin) and Arianna Beverly (Stewart Cink) are atop the girls’ leaderboard at 14-under 130.

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