Shaw Charity Classic

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.

Shaw Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Established2013
Course(s)Canyon Meadows
Golf & Country Club
Par70
Length7,086 yards (6,479 m)
Tour(s)Champions Tour
FormatStroke play – 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund$2.25 million
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate191 Rocco Mediate (2013)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Wes Short Jr.
Canyon Meadows
G & CC
Location in Canada

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 64 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
YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2019Aug 30 – Sep 1Wes Short Jr. United States64-67-66=197−131 stroke2,350,000352,500
2018Aug 31 – Sep 2Scott McCarron (2) United States67-65-63=195−151 stroke2,350,000352,500
2017Sep 1–3Scott McCarron United States63-64-67=194−161 stroke2,350,000352,500
2016Sep 2–4Carlos Franco Paraguay66-63-63=192−182 strokes2,350,000352,500
2015Aug 7–9Jeff Maggert United States67-63-64=194−164 strokes2,350,000352,500
2014Aug 29–31Fred Couples United States68-66-61=195−15Playoff2,250,000337,500
2013Aug 30 – Sep 1Rocco Mediate United States63-64-64=191−227 strokes2,000,000300,000

References
  1. "Rocco Mediate wins Shaw Charity Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. "Leaderboard: Shaw Charity Classic". Yahoo! Sports. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. "Leaderboard: Shaw Charity Classic". Yahoo! Sports. August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. "Fred Couples triumphs after 61". ESPN. Associated Press. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  6. "Toporama". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

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