Boo Weekley leads Ernie Els after Round 2 of Insperity Invitational

Boo Weekley carded a bogey-free 66 for the second consecutive day to take a one-stroke lead over World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els into the final round of the Insperity Invitational presented by UnitedHealthcare.

Boo Weekley, 66-66 – 132 (-12)

• The 52-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (64th start)
  
  • Best finish: T2 (2026 Chubb Classic)
• Entered the week ranked No. 19 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings with two top-10 finishes (eight starts)
  • Top-10 finishes in 2026: T2 (Chubb Classic), ninth (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)
• Matched his low 18-hole score of the 2026 season (23rd stroke-play round)
  • Previous instance: 66 (Insperity Invitational, Round 1)
• This is his second-lowest 36-hole score on PGA TOUR Champions (132)
  • Lowest: 128 (2024 Rogers Charity Classic) – finished T10
• Is the lone player in the field without a bogey or worse after 36 holes
• This is his first time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous best 36-hole position: second (2025 DICK’S Open) and finished T3; T2 (2024 Rogers Charity Classic) and finished T10
• Looks to become the second first-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR Champions
  • Previous instance:
    

    Zach Johnson (2026 James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)

• Will play in the last group of the final round for the first time this season
• Making his third appearance at the Insperity Invitational, he has finished T69 (2024) and T22 (2025)
• One of his three wins on the PGA TOUR came in the state of Texas (2013 Charles Schwab Challenge)

• World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els (second) matched the low round of the day (66) and enters Sunday at 11-under. The 56-year-old seeks his eighth win on PGA TOUR Champions (136th start).
  • Last win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
  • Best finish of 2026: T2 (Hoag Classic)
• Tom Pernice Jr.. (T3) carded 66 to shoot his age (also 66) or better for the first time on PGA TOUR Champions. He seeks his seventh win on the Champions Tour (347th start).
  • Last win: 2019 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge (team event with Scott Hoch)
• Charlie Wi (T3) posted 68 and enters the final round at 9-under. The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (78th start).
  • Best finish: second (2023 Invited Celebrity Classic); T2 (2023 TimberTech Championship)
• Seven players are T5 at 8-under: World Golf Hall of Fame member Padraig Harrington, 17-time PGA TOUR Champions winner Miguel Angel Jiménez, defending champion and Charles Schwab Cup leader Stewart Cink, rookie and two-time major champion Zach Johnson, 2025 PGA TOUR Champions Rookie of the Year Tommy Gainey, two-time Insperity Invitational champion (2022, 2023) Steven Alker and 18-hole leader Ben Crane.
• Kirk Triplett withdrew following the second round.