SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso Country Club is exactly what a major championship is supposed to look like. This is what a major is supposed to feel like.
Bernhard Langer and Jeff Maggert are the co-leaders at 5 under par. Eight more golfers are lurking one stroke back at 4 under. Six additional players are two back at 3 under. Altogether, 25 golfers are in the lead pack – tied for the top spot or within five shots heading into the final round.
This leaderboard is global, containing the names of many of the world's best senior golfers from a variety of foreign countries – Langer from Germany, Colin Montgomerie from Scotland, Miguel Angel Jimenez from Spain, Barry Lane from England, Woody Austin on loan from the Starship Enterprise.