CALGARY — Steve Alker of New Zealand beat South Korea’s Y.E. Yang in a one-hole playoff Sunday to win the Rogers Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
Yang carded a final round of 7-under 63 to take the clubhouse lead before Alker shot 65 to tie him for the 54-hole lead at 16 under.
The pair then went back to the 18th tee for the playoff. After Yang finished with a bogey on the par-5 finishing hole, Alker rolled in a seven-foot putt for birdie to win his second PGA Tour Champions event of the season and the 12th of his career.
Earlier, Alker had a chance to win the tournament on the final hole, but he missed a lengthy birdie putt with Yang looking on from the clubhouse.
Alker had two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine of the par-70, 7,086-yard course before getting hot with five birdies in a six-hole span from the 11th to the 16th hole.
Yang had one birdie on the front nine before adding six more on the back, including a tap-in on the final hole to take the lead.
Americans Jerry Kelly and Zach Johnson, who shot 63 and 65 respectively on Sunday, finished in a tie for third at 15 under, two shots ahead of a group of four golfers that included defending champion Richard Green.
Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont., carded his second-straight round of 66 to finish as the top Canadian at 11 under.
After watching Steve Flesch chip in for eagle from behind the green on the par-5 18th hole, Weir tried to replicate his playing partner’s shot from almost the same spot.
Steve Alker of New Zealand beat South Korea’s Y.E. Yang in a one-hole playoff Sunday to win the Rogers Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
Yang carded a final round of 7-under 63 to take the clubhouse lead before Alker shot 65 to tie him for the 54-hole lead at 16 under.
The pair then went back to the 18th tee for the playoff. After Yang finished with a bogey on the par-5 finishing hole, Alker rolled in a seven-foot putt for birdie to win his second PGA Tour Champions event of the season and the 12th of his career.
Earlier, Alker had a chance to win the tournament on the final hole, but he missed a lengthy birdie putt with Yang looking on from the clubhouse.
Alker had two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine of the par-70, 7,086-yard course before getting hot with five birdies in a six-hole span from the 11th to the 16th hole.
Yang had one birdie on the front nine before adding six more on the back, including a tap-in on the final hole to take the lead.
Americans Jerry Kelly and Zach Johnson, who shot 63 and 65 respectively on Sunday, finished in a tie for third at 15 under, two shots ahead of a group of four golfers that included defending champion Richard Green.
Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont., carded his second-straight round of 66 to finish as the top Canadian at 11 under.
After watching Steve Flesch chip in for eagle from behind the green on the par-5 18th hole, Weir tried to replicate his playing partner’s shot from almost the same spot.
