Zach Johnson leads Simmons Bank Championship after 64-stroke round

Zach Johnson holds a one-stroke lead at the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas, after shooting a bogey-free 8-under 64. The performance marks the start of the second event in the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs at the Pleasant Valley Country Club.

Henrik Stenson sits in second place at 7-under par, following a 65. Trailing by two strokes are Steven Alker, Michael Block, and Richard Green, who are tied for third at 6-under par.

Johnson, who is 50 years old, is currently pursuing a PGA Tour Champions rookie record. A seventh victory this season would equal the record for most wins by a rookie in the circuit’s history, previously set by Bruce Crampton, Lee Trevino, and Bruce Fleisher.