Things to know

• Dominion Energy Charity Classic 36-hole leader Ernie Els is the only player in the field without a bogey this week.
• Three World Golf Hall of Fame members are inside the top five: Els, Bernhard Langer (T2), Retief Goosen (T4).
• Langer, who followed a triple-bogey on No. 14 with four straight birdies to close his round, seeks his record 48th victory and to extend his streak of winning at least once in all 18 seasons on Tour.

Ernie Els, 66-67 – 133 (11-under)

Charles Schwab Cup standings: Started fourth; projected second

• World Golf Hall of Fame member is the only player in the field bogey-free through 36 holes
• Holds his 14th second-round lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR Champions (127th start)
  • 4-for-13 converting those into wins (most recent win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
• Holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the fifth time this season, including three solo leads in his last six starts:
  • The Ally Challenge (Aug. 22-24) – finished second
  • Sanford International (Sept. 12-14) – finished T3
  • Dominion Energy Charity Classic (Oct. 17-19) – TBD
• Owns four top-10 finishes in five previous starts at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic
  • Best finish: T4 (2021)
• Seeking eighth win of his Champions Tour career
  • Last win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
• 5/5 in Sand Saves and 10/10 in Scrambling through two rounds

Other notes

• Six-time Charles Schwab Cup winner Bernhard Langer (T2/9-under) trails by two in bid for his record-extending 48th victory on PGA TOUR Champions; is seeking his first victory since winning the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship; has at least one win in each of his first 17 seasons on Tour before this season; second-round 67 included a triple-bogey on the par-3 14th hole, followed by four straight birdies to close the round.
• 2009 PGA Championship winner Y.E. Yang (T2/9-under) trails by two following a 5-under 67, which included birdies on three of his final four holes; 2024 Ascension Charity Classic winner seeks his second victory in his 105th PGA TOUR Champions start; currently projected No. 12 after entering the week No. 14 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
• World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen (T4/8-under) trails by three in a bid for his fifth victory in his 142nd PGA TOUR Champions start; 2025 Sanford International winner would become the seventh multiple winner of the season with a win on Sunday; currently projected No. 7 after entering the week No. 8 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
• 2025 Chubb Classic winner Justin Leonard (T4/8-under) will enter the final round three strokes behind Els; would become the seventh multiple winner of the season as he seeks his second victory in his 59th Tour start; has finished no worse than T11 in his last four starts on PGA TOUR Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open (T2), Boeing Classic (T7), Stifel Charity Classic (T11), PURE Insurance Championship (T5).
• Mike Weir (T6/7-under), who leads the field with 14 birdies this week, is currently projected as the only player moving into the top 54 in the standings through two rounds.

Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs

• This week’s Dominion Energy Charity Classic is the first of the three Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events and features 69 of the top 72 available in the standings. The top 54 after this week advance to next week’s Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas. Only the top 36 from the Simmons Bank Championship advance to the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona (Nov. 13-16). Players currently moving in or falling out of the top 54: