Shaw Charity Classic

The PGA TOUR Champions is scheduled to return to Calgary’s Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club later this summer for the 10th annual edition of the Shaw Charity Classic, Canada’s only stop on PGA TOUR Champions. A total of 81 players will compete for a prize purse of $2.35M USD in the 54-hole stroke play event from August 3-7, 2022 with the winner earning $352,500.

But the big story with the Shaw Charity Classic has always been the incredible success the tournament has achieved in raising millions of dollars every year for youth-based charities throughout Alberta. Even in 2020, when the tournament was unable to be played due to COVID, the event raised a staggering total of over $12M, without one golf shot being struck! In 2021, the tournament outdid itself again, with Canadians from across the nation contributing a mind-boggling $14,797,233 to help support 233 children’s charities in Alberta.

This was an all-time record fundraising effort by any tournament in the history of the PGA TOUR Champions. The Shaw Charity Classic has now raised over $76M since 2013 through its Shaw Birdies for Kids, Presented by AltaLink, charitable program. Efforts such as this have been recognized by the PGA TOUR Champions, which has awarded the Shaw Charity Classic the prestigious President’s Award as the top event on PGA TOUR Champions in 2017, 2015, and 2014.

“When the tournament started, we knew we had something special, but never could we have dreamed it would have grown into so much more than just a golf tournament. It is now a massive community support event that exceeds our expectations each year, and is something I am so proud to be a part of,” said Jim Riddell, Chair, Shaw Charity Classic.

Brad Shaw, the Executive Chair and CEO of Shaw Communications, added, “The growth and impact of the Shaw Charity Classic is undeniable, both in the amount of money raised and the number of charities supported.”

The life-changing impact of the tournament on Alberta’s youth helped provide:

• More than 12,000 lunches for children through Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids. • 8,900 kids in Edmonton with sports equipment through Sport

Central. • 36,000 kids with literacy through the Educational Partnership

Foundation. • 60,000 books to children participating in Calgary Reads • 7,000 backpacks to Stephen

Ames’ Backpack School Program.

The 2021 champion, Doug Barron, will be back in Calgary to defend his 2021 Shaw Charity Classic title and will be joined by many of the world’s best aged 50-and-over competitors, including Canada’s Stephen Ames and Mike Weir. Superstars of PGA TOUR Champions the likes of Bernard Langer, Fred Couples, Jim Furyk and Ernie Els are also expected to compete in Calgary. Make it a point to take in this exciting display of world-class golf.

Doug Barron of the US, champion of the 2021 Shaw Charity Classic. Canada's Mike Weir is one of the newest stars on PGA TOUR Champions.