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.

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).

The course was changed to par 70 in 2014, with a winner's share of $337,500. 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.

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.

Shaw Charity Classic er en golfturnering på PGA TOUR Champions, der afholdes hvert år i Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Turneringen blev første gang afholdt i 2013 og har været en succes lige siden. I 2019 vandt Bernhard Langer turneringen for tredje gang, hvilket gjorde ham til den eneste spiller, der har vundet turneringen mere end én gang.

Shaw Charity Classic spilles på Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, et smukt parkbanedesign med smalle fairways og hurtige greens. Banen er altid i fremragende stand, og den udfordrer spillerne med sin længde og layout.

Feltet til Shaw Charity Classic er altid stjernespækket, med mange af de bedste spillere på PGA TOUR Champions. I 2019 omfattede feltet Fred Couples, John Daly, Colin Montgomerie og Vijay Singh.

Shaw Charity Classic er mere end bare en golfturnering. Det er også et vigtigt velgørenhedsarrangement, der har samlet millioner af dollars til børnehospitalet i Alberta. I 2019 samlede turneringen over 14 millioner dollars til hospitalet.

Hvis du er en golf fan, bør du bestemt overveje at deltage i Shaw Charity Classic. Det er en fantastisk turnering, der støtter en god sag.