It is a log jam of six scores of 64 atop of the leaderboard heading into the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
Among the six leaders is Tom Kim but it is only reigning US Open champ JJ Spaun, also on 64, who among the six has gone onto to win the tournament they he led on day one.
A dozen players are next best tied in seventh place at five-under including fellow Major champs Keegan Bradley, Brian Harman and Gary Woodland.
As well, a further 13 players are at four-under making, including Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama, making for 31 players within two shots of the lead.
LOG JAM TOP OF LONE STAR STATE LEADERBOARD …
As six head the #CharlesSchwabChallenge after rounds of 6⃣4⃣ while there is 32 within two shots of the lead in Forth Worth
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Charles Schwab Challenge
First-Round Notes – Thursday, May 28, 2026
Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 86. Wind WNW 4-8 mph. The first round was suspended due to a dangerous weather situation at 4:15 p.m. and resumed at 6:19 p.m. for a delay of 2 hours and 4 minutes.
First-Round Leaderboard
| Pos. | Player | R1 |
| 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) |
- Six players tied for the 18-hole lead marks the second most in Charles Schwab Challenge history (8/2022)
- Six players tied for the 18-hole lead is the second most this season (7/PGA Championship)
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 68 starts (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)
Additional Player Notes
- Making his first start since finishing T2 at the PGA Championship, Alex Smalley (T7/-5) posts a bogey-free 5-under 65; enters 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
- Conditional TOUR member (111-125 in 2025 FedExCup Fall standings) Jackson Suber (T57/-1) cards an opening-round 69; finished a career-high solo fourth at last week’s CJ CUP Byron Nelson and received a sponsor exemption to compete this week; at No. 4 in the Aon Swing 5 standings entering the week, is in position to qualify for his first Signature Event at next week’s Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (currently projected No. 6)
- Brandt Snedeker (T83/E) aces the par-3 16th hole with a 7-iron from 181 yards for his second hole-in-one in 473 TOUR starts (2011 Dell Technologies Championship/R2/No. 16); marks the first ace on No. 16 at the Charles Schwab Challenge since Brian Stuard in 2017 (R4)
