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The Latest from the 2026 AmFam Championship in Madison

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Rob Hernandez

10:33

And on No. 10 .., Wisconsin Golf Hall of Famer Eddie Terasa

10:32

10:31

Bishops Bay director of golf John Shipshock handling player introductions on No. 1.

10:23

We have a Boo Weekley sighting!

10:04

The first tee shot of the 10th AmFam Championship was struck by Paul Goydos

6:35

Good morning and welcome to Day 1 of the 10th AmFam Championship!

We are waking up to rain this morning. It is much needed, but it will be a presence as golfers tee off at 10 a.m. (which is why tee times were pushed back an hour ahead of the tournament and the opening ceremony moved to Saturday). According to NBC15's Charlie Shortino, rain is expected to move out by noon and we should be dry for most of the afternoon.

*** Friday, June 5 ***

Rob Hernandez

8:54

Our Gary D'Amato cautions against counting out Wisconsin's long-time PGA Tour Champions golfers Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker, despite recent injuries that have limited Kelly and sidelined Stricker.

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8:03

Highlight of the Thursday's pro-am: Steven Alker makes a hole-in-one on the par-4 16th hole. CLICK HERE Tournament host Steve Stricker, who co-designed the renovation of Cherokee CC into TPC Wisconsin, said a bunker was added right of the green to encourage golfers to take aim at the green rather than bail out right. Alker showed what can happen!

3:11

Steve Stricker and Mario Tiziani would love nothing more than to improve on their T-2 finish of the 2025 AmFam Championship.

Justin Leonard and Jerry Kelly meet the media.

3:10

We have heard today from the teams of Steve Stricker/Mario Tiziani & Jerry Kelly/Justin Leonard.

Stricker, who will be making his 2026 debut at the AmFam Championship due to an assortment of back and hip injuries, played in today's pro-am and said he was able to take a full swing with the driver. That was the good news. The bad news, he joked? He didn't always know where it was going.

Jerry Kelly, meanwhile, continues to play his way back from a back injury that forced him to WD from the Cologuard Classic, which he hosts in Tucson, Ariz. Justin Leonard said that if his partner's golf skills match his grilling skills during "Meat Night" at the Kelly home in Maple Bluff the other night, they'll be in business this week. Jerry joked that after finishing T-34 out of 36 golfers who played all 54 holes, they have no where to go but up.

1:52

There has been a change to the AmFam Celebrity Foursome event Saturday.

In wake of the death of his father, Larry Fitzgerald, Jr., has withdrawn. Larry Fitzgerald, Sr., a prominent sports media celebrity in the Twin Cities, died June 1 at age 71.

Fitzgerald will be replaced in the Celebrity Foursome by former Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson. He will join another former Packers legend, Donald Driver, as well as former Badgers women's hockey player Caroline "KK" Harvey and two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North, the event's host.

Due to rain in the forecast for Friday, the opening ceremonies will now be held on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (Gates that day will open at 8 a.m.)

1:37

Gates will open at 9 a.m. Friday and the golf will start promptly at 10 a.m. Spectator shuttles will begin running at 8:30 a.m.

Also, fans will be allowed to bring umbrellas onto the grounds at TPC Wisconsin.

1:25

Hello and welcome to the 2026 American Family Insurance Championship in Madison. Wisconsin.Golf will be your source for tournament updates throughout the weekend. We are getting a start here on a Thursday because there are a few updates to share.

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