Tournament information | |
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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 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.
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 $337,500. [3] Fred Couples chipped in for eagle on the par-5 final hole for a course record 61 (−9) and a total of 195 (−15), then waited for the leaders to finish. Billy Andrade followed with a 62 (−8) to force a two-man playoff, which began on the 18th hole. Couples laid up with a wedge and nearly holed his third shot with a sand wedge; he sank the one-foot (0.3 m) putt for birdie to win the title. [4] [5]
Canyon Meadows opened 66 years ago in 1957 and is south of central Calgary, at an approximate average elevation of 1,095 metres (3,590 ft) above sea level. [6]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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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 |
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