GRAND BLANC, MI (8-30-26) — After Keith Urban entertained the crowd Saturday night at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, the focus returned to championship golf Sunday as the final round of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren got underway following a rain delay.

A rough evening and morning of rain pushed Sunday’s start back approximately two hours, creating a much later finish than originally anticipated. Under the revised pairings issued Sunday, tournament leader Michael Block (-13) will tee off at 3:05 p.m. alongside Steven Alker (-11) and Padraig Harrington (-10).

Saturday night’s Ally Community Concert offered fans a change of pace from golf, with Urban taking the stage following second-round competition. Photos from the concert help capture another part of a weekend at Warwick Hills that combines PGA TOUR Champions golf with entertainment and community activities.

Now the question becomes whether Block can finish what he started — or whether one of several accomplished players chasing him can make a Sunday charge.

Block Takes Two-Shot Lead Into Final Round

Block enters the final round at 13-under, two strokes ahead of Alker and three ahead of Harrington.

Block produced a bogey-free 65 Saturday after opening with a 66, putting himself at 13-under through 36 holes. He also enters Sunday having successfully scrambled each time he has missed a green through the opening two rounds.

His Saturday performance was about more than scoring.

Block credited his son Ethan, who is carrying his bag at Warwick Hills, with helping him maintain his composure.

“My son Ethan, who’s on the bag, is the level-headed human out of my family,” Block said following the round. “Glad to have Ethan on the bag, he got me through it.”

There is also considerably more at stake for Block than Sunday’s trophy.

He explained Saturday that earning a top-10 finish would qualify him for the Sanford International in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Block said that would represent his seventh start and officially place him on the Charles Schwab Cup money list, potentially opening the door to the playoffs and additional tournament opportunities.

“Top-10 is huge for me,” Block said.

And if Sunday’s Warwick Hills galleries get loud, Block will welcome it.

He said one of the biggest things for him is making sure spectators aren’t bored, adding that when he sees a quiet crowd, his instinct is essentially: “Hey, we’re out here, let’s go.”

That personality could make the final pairing particularly entertaining if the championship remains tight coming down the stretch.

Alker Is Only Two Back

Block won’t have much room for error.

Alker matched Block’s bogey-free 65 Saturday and finished his round with birdies on his final three holes to move to 11-under.

“I felt comfortable out there,” Alker said.

His late charge included one of the more memorable shots of his round — a hole-out from the bunker at No. 17.

Alker described it as a “tricky little shot,” while noting that his bunker play has been particularly strong this week.

More importantly, he believes his overall game is trending in the right direction.

“Everything just feels like it’s getting a little bit better,” Alker said.

Harrington, meanwhile, sits another shot back at 10-under, leaving three established competitors separated by only three strokes in Sunday’s final group.

Can Argentina Make a Charge?

Two Argentinians are positioned close enough to make Sunday’s final round especially interesting for Latino golf fans.

Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina enters at 9-under, four strokes behind Block. Gonzalez is scheduled to tee off at 2:55 p.m. alongside Vaughn Taylor and Thongchai Jaidee.

One group earlier, fellow Argentine Ángel Cabrera begins at 8-under, five strokes off the lead. Cabrera is scheduled to tee off at 2:45 p.m. with Chad Campbell and Greg Chalmers.

That raises one of Sunday’s intriguing questions:

Can Cabrera or Gonzalez put together the kind of final round necessary to catch Block?

With wet conditions potentially changing how Warwick Hills plays and both men beginning their rounds before the leaders, either could put pressure on the final group by posting an early number.

Plenty of Familiar Names Still at Warwick Hills

The leaderboard and Sunday pairings include plenty of names familiar to longtime golf fans.

Two-time defending Ally Challenge champion Stewart Cink begins the final round at 6-under, while Zach Johnson starts at 5-under.

Mike Weir is also at 5-under.

Elsewhere on the course are World Golf Hall of Famers Bernhard Langer and Vijay Singh, adding to a field that again demonstrates why the PGA TOUR Champions stop at Warwick Hills has become a significant late-summer sporting event in Mid-Michigan.

But Sunday’s championship chase begins with Block.

After Saturday night’s Keith Urban concert, overnight rain and Sunday’s approximately two-hour delay, Warwick Hills has transitioned from music under the lights back to golf.

At 3:05 p.m., Block, Alker and Harrington are scheduled to head to the first tee.

Block has the lead.

Alker and Harrington are close behind.

And Gonzalez and Cabrera have 18 holes to see whether Argentina can make a run at the top of the leaderboard.