DICK’S Sporting Goods Open En-Joie Golf Club | Endicott, New York | August 16-18, 2019

PARTIAL Second-Round Notes Saturday, August 17, 2019

Course Setup: Par 72 / 6,994 yards (R1 average: 70.936) Weather: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. High of 75 with winds out of the SW 8-15 mph. Note: Play was suspended at 6:10 p.m. EST due to lightning in the immediate area and was suspended for the remainder of the day at 6:59 p.m. EST. The second round will resume at 7:00 a.m. EST with 15 players left to complete their second round. Third-round tee times are estimated to begin at 8:00 a.m. EST. Media Contacts: Maureen Radzavicz (607-624-5200), Jackie Servais (303-249-6439)

Player To Par Scores 1. Doug Barron -10 Thru 14 T2. Scott McCarron -9 69-66—135 T2. Scott Parel -9 Thru 14 T2. David McKenzie -9 Thru 14 T2. Marco Dawson -9 Thru 14

Quick Links: • Leaderboard • Golf Channel coverage: 4:30-7:00 p.m. ET • PGATOURmedia.com (transcripts and other resources available for download)

Doug Barron, 65 – Thru 14 • Making just his second start on PGA TOUR Champions, Barron carded a 7-under 65 on Friday to share an 18- hole lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez. Barron landed an eagle on the par-5 No. 3 and sits 3-under through 14 holes on Saturday. • Barron entered the week as a Monday qualifier as he shot 66 at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. • The Germantown, Tennesse resident made seven starts at En-Joie Golf Club spanning from 1997-2005. • Barron turned 50-years-old on July 24, 2019, just one day before the opening round at The , where he made his Tour debut. Barron finished T5 after rounds of 69-69-73-67.

Second-Round Lead Notes • Five second-round leaders/co-leaders have gone on to win this event: R.W. Eaks (2007), Eduardo Romero (2008), (2013) Paul Goydos (2016) and Scott McCarron (2017). • So far this year, a leader/co-leader heading into the final round has gone on to win nine of 17 tournaments. • The largest come from behind to win was Miguel Angel Jimenez at the Chubb Classic who trailed by three and was T15 entering the final round. • The largest comeback at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open was four by (2010) and (2014). At the B.C. Open, it was eight by Craig Stadler (2003).

Scott McCarron, 69-66—135 (-9) • McCarron moved 19 spaces up the leaderboard when he carded seven birdies en route to a 6-under 66 to add to his 3-under 69 opening round score. With 15 players left to complete the second round, McCarron currently sits T2, one stroke behind the leader. • McCarron won the 2017 DICK’S Sporting Goods Open by one stroke over Kevin Sutherland after rounds of 61- 64. He holds a 68.36 scoring average in 11 rounds at the event. • McCarron owns three victories, two runner-up finishes and 10 top-10 finishes this season on PGA TOUR Champions. • McCarron has held the top position in the Charles Schwab Cup standings for 11 consecutive weeks with $1,991,805 in earnings this season. With a winning purse of $307,500 this week, he is in position to hold the lead for the 12th week and surpass $2 million in earnings for the third consecutive season.

Scott Parel, 66 – Thru 14 • Parel opened with a 6-under 66 on Friday and through 14 holes on Saturday has carded six birdies at 3-under. • Though 32 holes, Parel owns the most birdies in the field with 13. • Parel is making his third start at the event. He finished T7 in 2017 and T19 last year. He has never recorded a round over par at En-Joie Golf Club. • This season, Parel has finished runner-up three times, with two playoff losses. He ranks No. 4 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, $829,654 behind leader McCarron. • The Augusta, Georgia native owns two victories, eight runner-up finishes and 27 finishes in the top 10 in four seasons on PGA TOUR Champions.

David McKenzie, 67 – Thru 14 • McKenzie carded a 5-under 67 in the opening round, followed by five birdies through 14 holes of play on Saturday. He sits T2 at 9-under, just one-stroke behind the leader. • McKenzie is making his second start at the event. He finished T55 last year after rounds of 72-75-68. • McKenzie has made 13 starts this season with his best finish coming in his last start at The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex (T5). • The Melbourne, Australia native owns three third-place finishes and seven finishes in the top 10 in three years on PGA TOUR Champions.

Marco Dawson, 66 – Thru 14 • After playing his first 28 holes bogey-free, Dawson bogeyed the par-4 No. 11 and was 9-under through 14 holes on Saturday. • Dawson played in the final group at last year’s DICK’S Sporting Goods Open but went on to finish T3 at 15- under. • This is his sixth start at the event and owns two top-five finishes: T3 (2018), T4 (2014). • Dawson’s best finish of the season was runner-up at the Oasis Championship and he is currently No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. • Dawson made 10 starts at the B.C. Open at En-Joie Golf Club, marking his best finish in 1995 (T28). • The Lakeland, Florida resident owns two PGA TOUR Champions titles, both in 2015 at the and The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.

Other Notes • Making his first start of the season, Davis Love III carded rounds of 68-71 to sit T21*. • Returning to En-Joie Golf Club for the first time in 24 years, carded rounds of 70-68 to sit T14*. In eight starts this season, it is the fifth time he has entered the final round in the top 15. • Defending champion Bart Bryant carded rounds of 72-74 to sit T57*. • Local favorite Joey Sindelar carded rounds of 70-72 to sit T34*. • New York native and 1984 B.C. Open champion Wayne Levi withdrew prior to the start of the second round due to illness.

*Standings subject to change with 15 players left to complete their second round