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The Latest from the 2026 AmFam Championship in Madison

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Rob Hernandez

1:13

The locals are within six of the lead

1:10

The view from the 16th tee is exceptional

Jordan Love came back and posed for a photo with them

12:34

We just were entertained by the celebrity foursome that will take to the course at 1:45 pm

Back to back birdies for Jerry Kelly to get him and Justin Leonard to 10-under.

11:45

11:43

Jordan Love sighting

11:30

Defending champ Darren Clarke & new partner Ben Crane have surged into the lead at 15-under

11:26

And now Jerry birdies 14 to get them to 9-under & tied with Stricker & Tiziani at T-28

11:25

Leonard with an eagle-birdie-birdie run for Team Kelly/Leonard to get them to 8-under and six back

10:52

Steve Stricker birdied No. 11 and Mario Tiziani birdied No. 13. Team Stricker/Kelly get to 8-under and T-27

10:50

Justin Leonard eagles No. 11 to get Team Kelly/Leonard to 6-under early in the second round and into a tie for 33rd. If you're not making birdies and eagles, you are on the treadmill set to warp speed. It's not going to turn out well.

10:46

Scramble Saturday at the AmFam Championship is a lot like your charity scramble without all the pops (shots given based on handicap, for the non-golf readers).

Get hot, stay hot. Right now, Doug Barron and Dicky Bride have birdied their first five holes off the front nine and moved to 13-under where they share the lead with Tag Ridings and Tommy Gainey and Paul Stankowski and Scott Parel.

10:32

10:09

Team of Tommy Gainey & Tag Ridings open with three straight birdies. They get to 11 under.

9:56

Steve Stricker & Mario Tiziani open with a par on No. 10

9:55

A great view from behind the 1st & 10th tee

9:07

9:06

Speaking of Jerry Kelly, we saw him working with swing coach Jim Schuman at the chipping green on our way in

9:04

Gary D'Amato and I have arrived at TPC Wisconsin. The first golfers are on the course. Steve Stricker and Mario Tiziani go off No. 10 at 9:38 a.m. with Jerry Kelly of Madison and Justin Leonard teeing off No. 10 at 10:02 a.m.

7:27

Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison. Here are a few schedule reminders as we get set for Scramble Day at the AmFam:

Gates Open at 8 a.m.
Opening ceremonies (rescheduled from Friday) will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will be on the property starting at about 10:40 a.m. and will spend time at Autograph Alley at approximately 12:05 p.m.
The Celebrity Foursome featuring two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North and former Badgers women's hockey star Caroline "KK" Harvey against former Green Bay Packers greats Donald Driver and Jordy Nelson will begin just before 1 p.m. off the first tee and then follow the final group of the tournament through Nos. 11 through 18. They will be at Autograph Alley following their round.

Some rain passed through overnight and it looks like it is going to be a sunny, dry day for the second round of the AmFam Championship.[bullet-li

*** Saturday, June 6 ***

Rob Hernandez

4:58

Mario Tiziani and Steve Stricker finish at 6-under. Stricker tells us he still has a way to go to recapture the feels he likes to feel when the plays golf, but those back-to-back birdies and a good 9-iron into No. 18 have him optimistic that he can shoulder more of the load over the final two rounds than he did a year ago when they finished T-2.

Their 65 today was one off their opening 64 a year ago and matched the 65 they shot in the four-ball format on Sunday a year ago.

4:20

Meanwhile, Steve Stricker has birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to get him and partner Mario Tiziani to 6-under with the 18th hole to play.

4:19

Madison's Jerry Kelly and Justin Leonard finish at 4-under. They are 34th out of 38 teams. Kelly tells us that what good feels he had trying to get back into his pre-back injury routine. They played the par-5s in even and didn't birdie the short, par-4 16th hole.

Rory Sabbatini and Brian Gay are now in the clubhouse at 11-under

3:07

Madison’s Andy North practices for Saturday’s Celebrity Foursomes. He will partner with Caroline “KK” Harvey against former Packers Donald Driver & Jordy Nelson

2:53

We have a tie at the top between Sabbatini/Gay and Jacobson/Kjeldsen They are at 11-under, but this is a bunched leaderboard with the Saturday scramble birdie/eagle-fest on the horizon.

2:43

Tough day for the locals as Team Kelly/Leonard and Team Stricker/Tiziani are both 3-under and tied for 32nd

2:14

Also at 9-under is Freddie Jacobson (above) and his partner Soren Kjeldsen

2:13

Brian Gay and his partner, Rory Sabbatini, are currently tied for the lead at 9-under in this bestball format.

2:12

John Dalley and Michael Allen have fallen back to 7-under.

12:28

Nice gallery following the Daly and Michael Allen group. We hear John Daly‘s appearance at Woodman’s East on Tuesday night was a smashing success.

12:21

12:20

John Daly and Michael Allen are tied at the top with Brian Gay & Rory Sabbatini at 5-under

12:19

Billy Andrade just hold out from the fairway for eagle on No. 15

10:57

Flesch & Goydos, who were among the teams that finished T-2 a year ago, are the first to 2-under this year

10:48

And just as I type that, it starts to sprinkle again

10:45

By the way, it is beautiful out here right now. Cloudy skies, but slight breeze.

10:35

Paul Goydos, who qualified for the U.S. Senior Open on Tuesday at Legend of Bergamont in Oregon, has the early lead here with Steve Flesch

10:33

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