CALGARY – Richard Inexperienced birdied the par 5, ending gap of the Canyon Meadows Golf and Nation Membership on Sunday to win the 2025 Rogers Charity Basic.
After reaching the 18th inexperienced in two, Inexperienced two putted for his first-ever PGA Tour Champions occasion victory in his 71st profession begin.
The 54-year-old Australian had six birdies and one bogey throughout his spherical of 5-under 65 to complete the event at 18 beneath.
Inexperienced had 5 runner-up finishes final 12 months, together with on the 2024 version of the Rogers Charity Basic.
Taking part in within the group in entrance of Inexperienced, Ricardo Gonzales additionally birdied the ultimate gap to finish the three-day occasion in second spot at 17 beneath.
Gonzales completed his spherical of 5-under 65 on Sunday with 4 birdies in his ultimate 5 holes to tug right into a tie with Inexperienced. The 55-year-old Argentine then watched from the facet of the 18th inexperienced as Inexperienced lagged his prolonged putt to inside two toes earlier than making no mistake to take residence the title.
Charles Schwab Cup cash record chief Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain additionally birdied the ultimate gap of the par 70, 7092-yard structure for a spherical of 68 that left him alone in third spot at 16 beneath.
Charlie Wi carded a spherical of 6-under 64 to complete the event in fourth at 15 beneath, whereas Mark Hensby, Steve Alker, Matt Gogel and Tommy Gainey all ended up in a tie for fifth one shot again of Wi.
Though he had a spherical of 1-over 71 on Sunday, Calgary’s Wes Martin nonetheless completed as the highest Canadian at 4 beneath, which put him in a four-way tie for thirty eighth place.
“It’s a bit of disappointing with the best way it ended right now,” stated Martin, who earned the suitable to play at his first-ever PGA Tour Champions occasion by carding a powerful spherical of 9-under 62 on the ultimate event qualifier final Tuesday at Highwood Golf and Nation Membership in Excessive River, Alta. “I might have favored to shoot beneath par right now.”
Martin’s spherical featured 4 bogeys to go together with one birdie and an eagle on the par 5, eleventh gap.
“I had an ideal quantity into the inexperienced, hit utility, after which it was only a sidewinder putt that occurred to go,” stated Martin, who estimated he drained the putt from about 25 toes out. “It was lastly one thing to cheer for, proper?”
After taking pictures 70 and 69 within the first two rounds, Mike Weir of Vivid’s Grove, Ont., continued to enhance with a 2-under 68 on Sunday to complete the occasion in a six-way tie for forty second place at 3 beneath.
Gordon Burns of Holland Touchdown, Ont., and former Calgary resident Stephen Ames additionally shot 68 to complete at 2 beneath and even par, respectively.
