Alker beats Yang in playoff to win Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary
The New Zealander closed with a 65 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club before winning it on the first extra hole after Yang made bogey.
Steve Alker, 55, of New Zealand won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary, beating South Korea's Y.E. Yang in a one-hole playoff for his second PGA Tour Champions title of the season and 12th of his career.
Yang shot a final-round 7-under 63 to take the clubhouse lead, and Alker matched him at 16 under with a 65 in regulation, missing a lengthy birdie putt on the final hole that would have won it outright. In the playoff, Yang needed two shots to escape a hazard in front of the par-5 18th and made bogey, allowing Alker to sink a seven-foot birdie putt for the win.
Americans Jerry Kelly and Zach Johnson tied for third at 15 under, two shots ahead of a group that included defending champion Richard Green. Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., shot 66 to finish as the top Canadian at 11 under, his best result of the season, while Stephen Ames carded a 65 to reach 8 under. Calgary's Wes Martin shot 71 to finish well back of the leaders.
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