AKRON, Ohio — Miguel Angel Jiménez shot a 4-under 66 on Saturday for a share of the lead with Steven Alker within the Kaulig Firms Championship, the third main of the yr on the PGA Tour Champions.
In search of his fourth victory of the yr, Jimenez performed a five-hole stretch in the course of the spherical at Firestone South in 4 beneath, making birdies on Nos. 7-8 and 10-11. The 61-year-old Spanish star dropped a stroke on the par-3 twelfth, then parred the ultimate six holes.
Alker, tied for the second-round lead, had a 67 to match Jimenez at 8-under 202.
Jimenez received the Trophy Hassan II in February in Morocco, the Hoag Traditional in March in Newport Seaside, California, and the Principal Charity Traditional in a playoff three weeks in the past in Des Moines, Iowa. He has 16 profession victories on the 50-and-over tour.
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Alker birdied the par-4 seventeenth to drag even with Jimenez, then made a 5-footer for par on the par-4 18th after lacking the inexperienced lengthy and left. The 53-year-old from New Zealand received the Cologuard Traditional in March in Tucson, Arizona for his ninth Champions title.
Michael Wright (66) and Freddie Jacobson (67) had been tied for third at 6 beneath. Richard Inexperienced (67) was 5 beneath.
The winner will get a spot in The Gamers Championship on the TPC Sawgrass subsequent yr.
Firestone South beforehand hosted the World Collection of Golf after which a World Golf Championship. It is a sturdy check for gamers who subsequent go to the U.S. Senior Open in Colorado.
Ángel Cabrera, who already has received two majors this yr on the Areas Custom and the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional, was 2 over after a 73.