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Bernhard Langer grabs lead at 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, while Steven Alker tops points race
He's back at it.
Bernhard Langer, a 46-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions, holds a one-shot lead at the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Challenge after a third-round 4-under 67.
Langer, 67, entered the week ranked 22nd in the Charles Schwab Cup points list, but is projected to end the season at No. 7 if he goes on to win at Phoenix Country Club in Arizona.
The German has done everything but win in 2024. In 15 starts, Langer finished inside the top-25 11 times, inside the top-10 seven times and was the runner-up at the Ascension Charity Classic.
The two-time Masters champion is looking for his first win since the 2023 U.S. Senior Open.
As for the points race, Steven Alker, who entered the week ranked No. 2 behind Ernie Els, has taken over the top spot. He's shot rounds of 70-68-63 and is 12-under total, alone is second.
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Els hasn't played his best golf this week, sitting at 3 under after rounds of 69-70-71. Stewart Cink, the 36-hole leader, struggled throughout the day, eventually signing for a 4-over 75. He's solo sixth at 8 under, five back.
The shot of the day went to Langer, who used this beauty on the 16th to make his fifth birdie on the round.
First place at the Schwab is good for $528,000, with $300,000 going to the runner-up, $252,000 for third place, $210,000 for fourth and $180,000 to fifth place. Everyone in the field earns a paycheck, with 35th place getting $17,250.
The winner of the tournament wins the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The winner of the season-long race is the Charles Schwab Cup champion.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bernhard Langer grabs lead at 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, while Steven Alker tops points race
