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Second Round Coverage of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
FT. WORTH - There are six players tied for the 18-hole lead at the 2026 Charlie Schwab Challenge … (a.k.a. The Colonial). It’s the second biggest tie after 18 since August 2022 and the second most this season (Seven players at the recent PGA Championship).
There’s a long laundry list of “what ifs.”
Number of times holding the first-round lead/co-lead
Ryan Gerard – second time (2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open/9th)
Andrew Putnam – first time; previous-best position is 2nd at the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii (finished 2nd) and T2 at the 2026 Valero Texas Open (T5)
Tom Kim – third time; 0-for-2 to date, most recently finishing second at the 2024 Travelers Championship
J.J. Spaun – eighth time; 1-for-7 to date (2025 U.S. Open)
Matt McCarty – second time; 0-for-1 to date (2026 Truist Championship/T10)
Lee Hodges – fourth time; 1-for-3 to date (2023 3M Open)
Wins and starts by the first-round leaders
Ryan Gerard – one win in 68starts (2025 Barracuda Championship)
Andrew Putnam – one win in 255 starts (2018 Barracuda Championship)
Tom Kim – three wins in 106 starts (2022 Wyndham Championship, 2022 & 2023 Shriners Children’s Open)
J.J. Spaun – three wins in 257 starts (2022 Valero Texas Open, 2025 U.S. Open, 2026 Valero Texas Open)
Matt McCarty – one win in 47 starts (2024 Bank of Utah Championship)
Lee Hodges – one win in 135 starts (2023 3M Open
Making his first start since finishing T2 at the PGA Championship, Alex Smalley (T7/-5) posts a bogey-free 5-under 65 and entered the week with Top-25 finishes in his last six starts on TOUR
Eight-time PGA TOUR winner Keegan Bradley (T7/-5) opens with a 5-under 65 in his fourth start at the Charles Schwab Challenge, with his T2 in 2024 the most recent of his 11 career runner-up finishes on TOUR
Ben Griffin (T41/-2) opens with a 2-under 68 in bid to join Ben Hogan (1946-47, 1952-53) as the only back-to-back winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge
Charles Schwab Challenge | Leaderboard after 18 Holes
T1 Ryan Gerard 64 (-6)
T1 Andrew Putnam 64 (-6)
T1 Tom Kim 64 (-6)
T1 J.J. Spaun 64 (-6)
T1 Matt McCarty 64 (-6)
T1 Lee Hodges 64 (-6)
T7 12 players 65 (-5)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Charles Schwab Challenge | Tournament Facts
COURSE: The Colonial Club
YARDS/PAR: 7,289 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT(S): John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $9,900,000 / $1,782,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ben Griffin
PAST RESULTS: (link)
CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE: (Overview)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @CSChallengeFW
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Charles Schwab Challenge | The Basics
The Tee Times at the Colonial begin today at 8:00am and continue until 2:30pm (EDT).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for temperatures in the 72-to88 degree ranges. No rain, but winds blowing 7-8 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
Dallas/Ft. Worth is Central Time Zone.
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00am (EDT) Saturday.
Charles Schwab Challenge | How to Watch
Friday, May 29, 2026 (All Times Eastern Daylight)
8:00am - 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Streaming
How to Watch: (link)
Charles Schwab - Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Sunday, May 24
Denny McCarthy (WD), Jimmy Stanger (IN)
David Ford (WD), Brice Garnett (IN)
Brooks Koepka (WD); field to 132
Monday, May 25
Wyndham Clark (WD); Lanto Griffin (IN)
Gordon Sargent (WD); Ben Kohles (IN)
Tuesday, May 26
Bud Cauley (WD); Patrick Fishburn (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Smalley in Position (Again) (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
How to Watch (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
May 29, 2011 - Keegan Bradley won his first PGA Tour title at the Byron Nelson Championship, making par on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Ryan Palmer. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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