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The Latest from the 2026 AmFam Championship in Madison

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Rob Hernandez

5:28

Your AmFam Championship winners … Darren Clarke & Ben Crane

5:27

YOUR FINAL AMFAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

4:09

Ben Crane reacts after Darren Clark sinks about a 6 foot putt to win the 2026 AmFam championship

3:58

Clarke will have a 6-footer if that for the win

3:47

Crane was in the hazard right of the fairway and Clarke was in deep rough to the left of the fairway and neither one is on the green and two. I’ll take a scrambling part to win AmFam Championship

3:27

Darren Clarke gets up and down from the front left bunker (the new one) on No. 16 for a birdie to give him and Ben Crane the lead at 30-under. Two holes for them to play.

2:56

Kenny Perry and George McNeill get to 29-under with a birdie at 17. We have a tie for the lead but we also have Clarke/Crane with four holes to go and Perry/McNeill with one

2:31

Kenny Perry with a birdie at 17 to get them to 28-under and alone in second

2:28

Stricker and Tiziani birdie No. 9 to finish 7-under for the day and 23-under for the week. They are T-16 as they head for the clubhouse.

2:24

Clarke with a 6-footer for birdie at No. 12 and it's back to a two-stroke lead for him and Crane

2:17

Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson birdie No. 18 to get to 27-under and one off the lead. Perry/McNeill have three holes left and Clarke/Crane have seven holes to go

2:13

Steve Stricker and Mario Tiziani are on No. 9 finishing their round. They have made three straight pars and are stuck at 22-under, six back.

2:07

Ben Crane makes a 2-putt birdie at No. 11 to regain the lead for him and Clarke at 28-under

2:03

We now have three teams tied for the lead with Kenny Perry and George McNeill having caught Crane/Clarke and Sabbatini/Gay

1:35

They are now tied for 22nd at 21-under

1:34

Jerry Kelly and Justin Leonard have each birdie two holes in a row starting the back nine

1:26

Brian Gay just eagled number 10, par 4, to move him and Rory Sabbatini into a tie for the lead

1:24

1:23

Steve Stricker now with two birdies in a row to get his team to six under for the day

12:58

First birdie of the day for Crane and Clark comes at No. 7. The lead is back to 2

Mario Tiziani birdies No. 2 after he and Steve Stricker made the turn. They are to 20-under and now T-19, six shots off the pace.

12:47

Stewart Cink with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 11 and 12 to get him and Zach Johnson -- the top two golfers on the Charles Schwab Cup money list -- to 25-under and one back of Darren Clarke and Ben Crane

12:37

There are 15 teams now within three shots of the lead an last groups are through six holes. I'm starting to take to this format.

12:35

Six consecutive pars to start the day for Darren Clarke and Ben Crane. Rory Sabbatini/Brian Gay and Jason Caron/Brett Quigley now the two teams just one shot back.

12:15

Jason Caron and Brett Quigley are 3-under through 5 and now just one shot off the lead held by Clarke and Crane.

12:00

Starting to get a little interesting here at the AmFam Championship Five teams within two of the lead and that list now includes World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker.

11:50

Bo Van Pelt has birdied 10 as he and Retief Goosen are also 5-under for the day and T-6, just three shots back.

11:37

Darren Clarke and Ben Crane are giving the field a chance to rally. They start the final round par-par to remain at 26-under

11:34

Woody Austin and Vaughn Taylor, in the second group of the day off No. 1 make the turn in 6-under and are among those T-2 at 24-under. They have made a 16-spot jump.

11:32

A pair of Mario Tiziani birdies at Nos. 15 and 16 have boosted Stricker and Tiziani into the top 20 at 19-under

11:22

We currently have eight teams tied for second three strokes behind the second-round leaders Darren Clarke and Ben Crane.

10:44

The final group is approaching the first tee and everybody will be on the course for the final round of the AmFam championship

10:17

Early check with the leaderboard shows that the Wisconsin contingent made power on their first hole starting on the 10th. The leaders are about three groups from teeing off

10:07

Good morning and welcome to Day 3 of the AmFam championship! We will crown a winner today. Gary and I have just arrived in time to see Steve Stricker/Mario Tiziani and Jerry Kelly tee off number 10 in consecutive groups.

*** Sunday, June 7 ***

Rob Hernandez

2:48

Stricker and Tiziani are in with a 61. That holds their position at T-24 (16-under, nine back)

2:47

Ben Crane rolls in the birdie putt on No. 18 to give him and partner/defending champion Darren Clarke a record 17-under 54 and push their lead to four entering the final round

2:14