About the time Justin Hicks would have been in the middle of a two-hour lesson with a junior at Stonebridge Country Club in Boca Raton, Justin Hicks rolled in a 45-foot eagle putt Thursday and went a little crazy.
Hicks had seen a promising start – he was three-under after five holes – start to disappear after two bogeys.
“What’s happening to this round?” Hicks thought.
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The long eagle putt made up for the two bogeys and moved Hicks into a tie for sixth place at 6-under 138 at the halfway point of the Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club.
“I let out a yell when that putt went in,” Hicks said. “I came away with a big smile on my face.”
Hicks remains the low PGA of America Golf Professional – Alan Morin is next at 1-under – but Hicks is focused on much more: A top-five finish and possibly a pathway to the PGA TOUR Champions.
“All I’m looking at on the course is what the leaders are doing,” Hicks said. “I’m treating this like a tournament back home where I’m trying to shoot under par every day and see what happens.”
Low Pro Flow. 👀
— PGA of America (@PGA) April 18, 2026
Justin Hicks, PGA, currently sits T6 after 36 holes at the @seniorpgachamp, leading the Corebridge Financial Team into the weekend. pic.twitter.com/yBeHYHBUyx
Hicks, the reigning Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Award winner, has won plenty lately. But with the PGA TOUR Champions eliminating q-school last year, the Senior PGA Championship is one of the few avenues to get on the 50-and-older circuit.
Nine other members of the Corebridge Financial Team made the cut:
- Alan Morin (74-69) of Royal Palm Beach, FL
- Omar Uresti (71-73) of Austin, TX
- Bob Sowards (74-71) of Dublin, OH
- Jeff Martin (74-71) of Attleboro, MA
- Tracy Phillips (75-71) of Tulsa, OK
- John Pillar (72-74) of Hawley, PA
- Jeffrey Schmid (71-75) of Iowa City, IA
- Steve Holmes (74-72) of Simi Valley, CA
- Mick Smith (75-71) of Australia
