August 30 - September 01
Canyon Meadows G&CC, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
$2,350,000
Round 1, Round 2
Wes Short Jr. made a short birdie putt on the final hole to win the Shaw Charity Classic by one stroke on Sunday.
1⃣2⃣5⃣ starts between his first win and his latest.
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) September 2, 2019
Congrats, Wes Short, Jr. on the breakthrough at @ShawClassic! pic.twitter.com/xGoQWEg0Qn
His second shot on the par 5, 18th hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club just cleared the water before bouncing off a rock and onto the green.
''I caught a little bit of a thin three wood and pushed it a little bit,'' Short said. ''I thought it might have been over, but it hit a rock and kicked up on the green. It was a really good break.''
After his eagle attempt came up short, he tapped in a three-foot putt for a final-round 4-under 66 and a a 13-under 267 total - just ahead of two-time defending champion Scott McCarron.
''It probably looked five, six feet and I was sure glad it went in,'' Short said. ''All the hard work you put into this stupid game comes to the top.''
Canโt make this stuff up โฆ
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) September 2, 2019
Wes Short Jr.โs second shot into the par-5 18th looked like it was heading into the hazard.
Thanks to the help of a rock, the ball landed on the green and Wes went on to make birdie for the @ShawClassic win. pic.twitter.com/KAQY6KDobi
Short's final round included six birdies and two bogeys to give the 55-year-old golfer from Austin, Texas, just his second-ever PGA Tour Champions victory. His last one was also in Canada at the 2014 Quebec Championship.
''Maybe I need to move here,'' he joked.
The start of the final round of the three-day event was delayed by 30 minutes due to thick fog and golfers also had to battle chilly conditions at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club until it warmed up in the afternoon.
McCarron rolled in a 39-foot putt for eagle on the 18th hole to card a round of 5-under 65, which pulled him into a tie for the lead with Short and Tom Gillis at 12 under.
''It was going a little faster than I wanted, kind of banged the stick and went in,'' McCarron said. ''Just to do that to have a chance was really cool, but I shouldn't have put myself in that position to begin with.''
The Charles Schwab Cup points leader then watched as Short made his clutch birdie, while Gillis fell back into fourth at 10 under with a double bogey on the last hole.
''Wes obviously got a great break on 18, hit the rocks in the hazard and bounced on the green and birdied it to win the tournament,'' said McCarron, who had bogeys on 16 and 17 before his eagle on the final hole. ''Sometimes those things happen when you win. He got the good breaks and I made a few bad swings with poor timing, unfortunately.''
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Wes Short, Jr. | -13 |
64 |
67 |
66 |
197 |
2 |
Scott McCarron | -12 |
64 |
69 |
65 |
198 |
3 |
Steve Flesch | -11 |
62 |
68 |
69 |
199 |
4 |
Tom Gillis | -10 |
67 |
64 |
69 |
200 |
T5 |
Joe Durant | -9 |
67 |
68 |
66 |
201 |
T5 |
Billy Andrade | -9 |
64 |
69 |
68 |
201 |
T5 |
Tom Byrum | -9 |
63 |
69 |
69 |
201 |
T8 |
Retief Goosen | -8 |
64 |
70 |
68 |
202 |
T8 |
Ken Duke | -8 |
65 |
68 |
69 |
202 |
T8 |
Corey Pavin | -8 |
66 |
67 |
69 |
202 |
11 |
Tim Petrovic | -7 |
64 |
69 |
70 |
203 |
T12 |
David McKenzie | -6 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
204 |
T12 |
Mark Brooks | -6 |
64 |
70 |
70 |
204 |
T12 |
Bernhard Langer | -6 |
68 |
66 |
70 |
204 |
T15 |
Michael Campbell | -5 |
66 |
71 |
68 |
205 |
T15 |
Jeff Maggert | -5 |
67 |
70 |
68 |
205 |
T15 |
Paul Broadhurst | -5 |
71 |
67 |
67 |
205 |
T15 |
Ken Tanigawa | -5 |
66 |
70 |
69 |
205 |
T15 |
Woody Austin | -5 |
68 |
67 |
70 |
205 |
T15 |
Rocco Mediate | -5 |
68 |
67 |
70 |
205 |
T15 |
Doug Garwood | -5 |
66 |
68 |
71 |
205 |
T22 |
John Huston | -4 |
66 |
71 |
69 |
206 |
T22 |
Doug Barron | -4 |
66 |
72 |
68 |
206 |
T22 |
Jay Haas | -4 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
206 |
T22 |
Mark O'Meara | -4 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
206 |
T22 |
Lee Janzen | -4 |
69 |
67 |
70 |
206 |
T22 |
Chris DiMarco | -4 |
68 |
68 |
70 |
206 |
T22 |
Scott Parel | -4 |
70 |
65 |
71 |
206 |
T29 |
Colin Montgomerie | -3 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
207 |
T29 |
Stephen Ames | -3 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
207 |
T29 |
Jesper Parnevik | -3 |
69 |
68 |
70 |
207 |
T29 |
Vijay Singh | -3 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
207 |
T29 |
Brandt Jobe | -3 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
T29 |
Paul Goydos | -3 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
207 |
T29 |
Jerry Kelly | -3 |
74 |
66 |
67 |
207 |
T36 |
Jeff Sluman | -2 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
208 |
T36 |
Glen Day | -2 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
208 |
T36 |
David Morland IV | -2 |
64 |
72 |
72 |
208 |
T36 |
Shaun Micheel | -2 |
65 |
71 |
72 |
208 |
T36 |
Billy Mayfair | -2 |
67 |
74 |
67 |
208 |
T36 |
Michael Bradley | -2 |
61 |
72 |
75 |
208 |
T36 |
Gibby Gilbert III | -2 |
70 |
63 |
75 |
208 |
T43 |
Darren Clarke | -1 |
71 |
66 |
72 |
209 |
T43 |
Davis Love III | -1 |
65 |
73 |
71 |
209 |
T43 |
Kirk Triplett | -1 |
71 |
65 |
73 |
209 |
T43 |
Duffy Waldorf | -1 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
209 |
T43 |
Dan Forsman | -1 |
64 |
71 |
74 |
209 |
T43 |
Carlos Franco | -1 |
69 |
72 |
68 |
209 |
T49 |
Bart Bryant | E |
67 |
69 |
74 |
210 |
T49 |
Esteban Toledo | E |
70 |
70 |
70 |
210 |
T49 |
Olin Browne | E |
69 |
72 |
69 |
210 |
T49 |
Jerry Smith | E |
72 |
69 |
69 |
210 |
T53 |
Tom Pernice Jr. | 1 |
69 |
68 |
74 |
211 |
T53 |
Mike Goodes | 1 |
67 |
71 |
73 |
211 |
T53 |
Frank Lickliter II | 1 |
70 |
65 |
76 |
211 |
T53 |
Stephen Leaney | 1 |
73 |
69 |
69 |
211 |
57 |
Grant Waite | 2 |
71 |
73 |
68 |
212 |
T58 |
Greg Kraft | 3 |
68 |
72 |
73 |
213 |
T58 |
Gene Sauers | 3 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
213 |
T58 |
Russ Cochran | 3 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
213 |
T58 |
Bob Estes | 3 |
67 |
73 |
73 |
213 |
T58 |
Skip Kendall | 3 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
213 |
T58 |
Tommy Tolles | 3 |
71 |
75 |
67 |
213 |
T64 |
Brett Quigley | 4 |
68 |
72 |
74 |
214 |
T64 |
David Frost | 4 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
214 |
T64 |
Brandel Chamblee | 4 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
214 |
T64 |
Cliff Kresge | 4 |
70 |
75 |
69 |
214 |
T68 |
Steve Pate | 5 |
67 |
75 |
73 |
215 |
T68 |
Brian Cooper | 5 |
74 |
68 |
73 |
215 |
T68 |
Michael Allen | 5 |
70 |
74 |
71 |
215 |
71 |
Steve Jones | 6 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
216 |
T72 |
Blaine McCallister | 7 |
69 |
74 |
74 |
217 |
T72 |
Larry Mize | 7 |
76 |
69 |
72 |
217 |
74 |
Scott Pieri | 8 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
218 |
T75 |
Joey Sindelar | 10 |
72 |
72 |
76 |
220 |
T75 |
John Riegger | 10 |
72 |
72 |
76 |
220 |
WD |
Tommy Armour III | E |
73 |
70 |
-- |
143 |
WD |
Mark Calcavecchia | E |
75 |
72 |
-- |
147 |