Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo: How to watch, pre-tournament notes, storylines, more

PGA Tour Champions makes its debut in the Lehigh Valley this week with the inaugural Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 54-hole event is the 23rd of 28 tournaments on the 2026 schedule and the third-to-last stop of the regular season before the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs begin Oct. 23 at the Stifel Charity Classic in St. Louis.

Eight of the top 10 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings are in the field, led by No. 1 Stewart Cink, the reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion, who has won five times in 2026, including the Senior PGA Championship and Regions Tradition. He is joined by No. 3 Steven Alker, winner of back-to-back starts in August, No. 5 Retief Goosen, No. 6 Boo Weekley, No. 7 George McNeill, No. 8 Ernie Els, No. 9 Ben Crane and No. 10 Miguel Angel Jiménez. In all, 10 players who have won on PGA Tour Champions this season are in the field, combining for 16 victories.

World Golf Hall of Fame members Els, Goosen, Colin Montgomerie and Vijay Singh are in the field. Twenty players have combined for 35 PGA Tour Champions major championships, led by Alex Cejka, Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Jiménez, Jerry Kelly and Montgomerie with three apiece. Other notables include 2011 The Open champion Darren Clarke, 2001 The Open champion David Duval, 1997 The Open champion Justin Leonard, 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir and two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera.

How to follow

Television:

• Friday-Sunday: noon-3 p.m., Golf Channel

Tournament facts

• Course: Lehigh Country Club; par 70, 6,760 yards
• Defending champion: None (inaugural event)
• Purse: $2.3 million
• Winner's share: $345,000

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