SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Michael Allen made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Friday to take a two-stroke lead over playing partner Bernhard Langer in the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Warned for slow play around the turn, Allen finished with a 6-under 64 for an 11-under 129 total on Desert Mountain's Cochise Course. The 56-year-old Scottsdale resident played the final six holes in 5 under with the eagle and three birdies.
Langer was second after a 68, leaving the 58-year-old German star in position to win the season points title and a $1 million annuity.