Rogers Charity Classic

Rogers Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Established2013
Course(s)Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club
Par70
Length7,061 yards (6,457 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,400,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate191 Rocco Mediate (2013)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
United States Ken Tanigawa
Location map
Canyon Meadows G&CC is located in Canada
Canyon Meadows G&CC
Canyon Meadows G&CC
Location in Canada
Canyon Meadows G&CC is located in Alberta
Canyon Meadows G&CC
Canyon Meadows G&CC
Location in Alberta

The Rogers 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 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]

  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.