BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Two-time major champion Zach Johnson turned 50 on Feb. 24 and quickly cashed in Sunday in his PGA TOUR Champions debut, closing with a 3-under 69 for a four-shot victory in the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational.

Johnson made an early bogey and that was his only blemish on the scorecard, adding four birdies to pull away on the Old Course at Broken Sound.

He became the 22nd player to win his debut on the 50-and-older circuit. Stewart Cink (70) and George McNeill (72) finished second.

“Staying in modest shape to play with these guys ... because it’s still really good golf, highly competitive on a phenomenal track, I am humbled,” Johnson said. “I am extremely excited, and I have been excited. The first moment I stepped foot on these premises, I was like, ‘Hey, this is special.’”

Johnson finished at 11-under 205 and earned $330,000 to move to No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup. Cink remains atop the standings.

Johnson had not won since he captured The Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2015. He was U.S. Ryder Cup captain at Marco Simone in 2023, losing to Europe.

Things to know

• Thirty-six-hole leader Zach Johnson cruised to a four-stroke victory at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational to become the 22nd player to win his debut in PGA TOUR Champions history.

Zach Johnson, 70-66-69 – 205 (-11)

• The 50-year-old earned his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (first start).
  • Turned 50 years old on Feb. 24
• Becomes the 22nd player to win in his PGA TOUR Champions debut
• Becomes the fourth-youngest winner in PGA TOUR Champions history (50 years, 12 days)
• Snaps a winless streak of 10 years, 7 months, 16 days (or 3,884 days), dating back to 2015 The Open Championship.
  • Note: The 2015 Open was a Monday finish
• Becomes the 24th player to win on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour
  • Wins by Tour: PGA TOUR (12 wins), Korn Ferry Tour (two wins), PGA TOUR Champions (one win)
  • Most recent to accomplish this feat: Tommy Gainey (2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS)
• Successfully converts his first lead/co-lead entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions
• Entered the day with a one stroke lead over George McNeill and Steve Allan
• This is the largest margin of victory (four) on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2025 Simmons Bank Championship (Steven Alker/seven strokes).
• Becomes the first first-time winner on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS (Tommy Gainey)
• Won two majors on the PGA TOUR (2007 Masters Tournament, 2015 The Open) and served as the U.S. Team Captain at the 2023 Ryder Cup

Youngest winners in PGA TOUR Champions history

Players winning debut on PGA TOUR Champions

Other notes

• Seeking his third consecutive win on PGA TOUR Champions, Stewart Cink (T2) closed with 70 to post 7-under. The reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner remains atop the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings.
  • In his previous two starts, Cink won the 2025 Charles Schwab Cup Championship and 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
• Fifty-year-old George McNeill closed with 72 to finish T2 at 7-under. He has finished in the top five in both of his starts on PGA TOUR Champions, finishing T5 at last month’s Chubb Classic. McNeill turned 50 years old on Oct. 2, 2025.
• World Golf Hall of Fame member Padraig Harrington (T4) carded the low round of the week by any player with a bogey-free 65 to finish at 6-under. On Friday, he was T72 in the 78-player field after opening with 7-over 79.
• Open qualifier Jamie Donaldson finished T4 at 6-under in his first start in a PGA TOUR Champions event. The 2014 European Ryder Cup Team member turned 50 years old on Oct. 19, 2025.
• Mark Hensby was disqualified due to an incorrect scorecard.