The Shaw Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament in Canada on the Champions Tour, played at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Established | 2013 |
| Course(s) | Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,061 yards (6,457 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,350,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 191 Rocco Mediate (2013) |
| To par | −22 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Ken Duke | |
| Location map | |
The 54-hole tournament was first played in 2013, and Rocco Mediate won with a 22-under 191, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Byrum. A new course record was set by Bill Glasson at 62 (−9).[1][2]
The course was changed to par 70 in 2014, with a winner's share of $337,500.[3] Fred Couples chipped in for eagle on the par-5 final hole for a course record 61 (−9) and a total of 195 (−15), then waited for the leaders to finish. Billy Andrade followed with a 62 (−8) to force a two-man playoff, which began on the 18th hole. Couples laid up with a wedge and nearly holed his third shot with a sand wedge; he sank the one-foot (0.3 m) putt for birdie to win the title.[4][5]
Canyon Meadows opened 67 years ago in 1957 and is south of central Calgary, at an approximate average elevation of 1,095 metres (3,590 ft) above sea level.[6]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ken Duke |
196 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Thongchai Jaidee Tim Petrovic |
2,400,000 | 360,000 |
| 2022 | Jerry Kelly |
201 | −9 | Playoff | John Huston |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2021 | Doug Barron |
192 | −18 | 2 strokes | Steve Flesch |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2019 | Wes Short Jr. |
197 | −13 | 1 stroke | Scott McCarron |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2018 | Scott McCarron (2) |
195 | −15 | 1 stroke | Joe Durant Scott Parel Kirk Triplett |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2017 | Scott McCarron |
194 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2016 |  Carlos Franco |
192 | −18 | 2 strokes | Michael Allen Bernhard Langer |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2015 | Jeff Maggert |
194 | −16 | 4 strokes |  Colin Montgomerie |
2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2014 | Fred Couples |
195 | −15 | Playoff | Billy Andrade |
2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2013 | Rocco Mediate |
191 | −22 | 7 strokes | Tom Byrum |
2,000,000 | 300,000 |
References edit
- ^ "Rocco Mediate wins Shaw Charity Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Leaderboard: Shaw Charity Classic". Yahoo! Sports. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Leaderboard: Shaw Charity Classic". Yahoo! Sports. August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Heinen, Laurence (August 31, 2014). "Fred Couples beats Billy Andrade in playoff to capture Shaw Charity Classic". Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Fred Couples triumphs after 61". ESPN. Associated Press. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Toporama". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2014.