Stephen Ames kicks off season with 64 at Mitsubishi Electric

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Stephen Ames of Canada made the most of his first round of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season, turning in an 8-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Thursday in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

Ames amassed five birdies in a six-hole stretch at Nos. 2-7 on his way to a bogey-free round