Monday, September 05, 2016



Carlos Franco closes Shaw Charity Classic in 63 for first US Senior Tour victory

Carlos Franco knows how hard it is to win on the US Champions Tour.
“I saw Bernhard Langer, I saw (Tom) Watson, I saw the other guys. I say, ‘Oh, my gosh, I have to play well,’ ” said the 51-year-old Franco, from Paraguay. “Winning on the Champions Tour is not easy because everybody's been a winner here. Especially, Bernhard Langer. This guy can play so well.”
Langer, the 59-year-old German with 29 US Senior wins to his name, closed the Shaw Charity Classic with a 6-under 64 Sunday at Canyon Meadows. He finished at 16 under, but that was only good enough to tie for second with Michael Allen.
“I played really good golf today, shot 6 under the last 10 holes and really gave it a go to win the tournament, but Carlos was just too good today,” Langer said. “He drove the ball phenomenal and then his putting was exceptional, so it was tough to catch him.”
Franco shot 7-under 63 for the second straight day to capture his first PGA Tour Champions title by two shots Sunday in Calgary, Alberta. 
Franco, a four-time PGA Tour winner who was making his 25th start on the 50-and-over tour, was three strokes back of Jeff Maggert entering the final round.
“I’m so happy I finally won my first tournament on the Champions Tour especially here in Canada,” Franco said. “A long time ago, I don’t win a tournament. I lost my game for a couple years and it came back again this week.”
Maggert ended up in a tie for sixth at 10 under after a closing 74. Watson, on his 67th birthday, shot 67 to tie for 26th.
“Any time you shoot your age, it’s kind of fun,” Watson said. “Where’s the birthday cake? I was looking for a birthday cake here.”
If he gets a cake, Watson better save a slice for Franco. He deserves it.
Colin Montgomerie tied for sixth place on  200, eight behind the winner, and earned $72,850.
Englishman Paul Broadhurst earned $26,966 for a T19 finish on 203
FINAL TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)










1 Carlos Franco 66 63 63

192 $352,500
T2 Michael Allen 67 64 63

194 $188,000
T2 Bernhard Langer 65 65 64

194 $188,000
4 Willie Wood 67 65 64

196 $139,825
5 Jesper Parnevik 67 65 67

199 $111,625
T6 Scott Dunlap 72 65 63

200 $72,850
T6 Miguel Angel Martin 66 68 66

200 $72,850
T6 Colin Montgomerie  67 66 67

200 $72,850
T6 Duffy Waldorf 67 65 68

200 $72,850
T6 Jose Coceres 63 68 69

200 $72,850
T6 Jeff Maggert 63 63 74

200 $72,850
T12   Jim Carter 66 68 67

201 $49,350
T12 David Frost 62 72 67

201 $49,350
T14 Kevin Sutherland 68 67 67

202 $39,950
T14 Russ Cochran 69 64 69

202 $39,950
T14 Rod Spittle 68 66 68

202 $39,950
T14 Brandt Jobe 68 64 70

202 $39,950
T14 Fred Funk 65 66 71

202 $39,950
T19 Kirk Triplett 65 72 66

203 $27,696
T19 Paul Broadhurst 67 70 66

  203   $27,696
T19 Jeff Sluman 66 70 67  

203 $27,696
T19 Steve Pate 68 67 68

203 $27,696
T19 Woody Austin 67 67 69

203 $27,696
T19 Tom Pernice Jr. 66 67 70

203 $27,696
T19 Doug Garwood 68 64 71

203 $27,696
T26 Tom Lehman 71 66 67

204 $19,539
T26 Tom Watson 65 72 67

204 $19,539
T26 Michael Bradley 69 67 68

204 $19,539
T26 Tim Petrovic 68 68 68

204 $19,539
T26 Billy Mayfair 67 68 69

204 $19,539
T26 Bart Bryant 68 65 71

204 $19,539
T26 Tom Byrum 64 68 72

204 $19,539
T33 Esteban Toledo 71 67 67

205 $15,158
T33 Glen Day 68 68 69

205 $15,158
T33 Mark Calcavecchia 65 70 70

205 $15,158
T33 Gary Hallberg 69 66 70

205 $15,158
T37 Mike Goodes 69 68 69

206 $11,750
T37 Scott McCarron 66 70 70

206 $11,750
T37 Scott Parel 66 72 68

206 $11,750
T37 Joe Durant 66 72 68

206 $11,750
T37 Billy Andrade 70 69 67

206 $11,750
T37 Blaine McCallister 67 73 66

206 $11,750
T37 Jean Van de Velde 67 67 72

206 $11,750
T37 Todd Hamilton 69 63 74

206 $11,750
T45 Gene Sauers 67 71 69

207 $8,930
T45 Rocco Mediate 71 67 69

207 $8,930
T45 Olin Browne 68 68 71

207 $8,930
T45 Mark Brooks 65 70 72

207 $8,930
T49 Lee Janzen 70 67 71

208 $7,050
T49 Fran Quinn 68 68 72

208 $7,050
T49 Mike Grob 69 70 69

208 $7,050
T49 Scott Hoch 71 69 68

208 $7,050
T53 Jay Don Blake 67 71 71

209 $5,288
T53 Jeff Hart 72 66 71

209 $5,288
T53 Mike Springer 71 68 70

209 $5,288
T53 John Daly 67 68 74

209 $5,288
T53 Joey Sindelar 70 70 69

209 $5,288
T53 Stephen Ames 70 72 67

209 $5,288
T59 John Inman 71 69 70

210 $4,230
T59 Wes Short Jr. 68 73 69

210 $4,230
T59 Jim Rutledge 69 73 68

210 $4,230
T62 Brad Bryant 68 72 71

211 $3,643
T62 Jerry Smith 70 72 69

211 $3,643
T64 Neal Lancaster 68 72 72

212 $2,938
T64 Tom Kite 67 73 72

212 $2,938
T64 John Cook 72 69 71

212 $2,938
T64 Jean-Francois Remesy 71 72 69

212 $2,938
T68 Steve Lowery 72 65 76

213 $2,209
T68 Paul Goydos 67 75 71

213 $2,209
T68 Grant Waite 70 73 70

213 $2,209
T71 Bob Gilder 69 73 72

214 $1,786
T71 Craig Stadler 72 69 73

214 $1,786
T71 Bob Niger 74 69 71

214 $1,786
74 Clark Dennis 69 73 73

215 $1,551
75 Bob Tway 69 76 72

217 $1,457
76 Brian Henninger 69 76 73

218 $1,363
77 Tom Purtzer 72 74 73

219 $1,269
78 Mike Reid 72 72 76

220 $1,175
79 Mark Wiebe 73 75 73

221 $1,081
80 Jeff LeMaster 73  76  78

227 $1,011








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