Ames returns to home game at 2022 Show Charity Classic

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Stephen Ames helped bring the PGA Tour Champions shootout to his hometown of Calgary and, as a member of the Show Charity Classic Patronage Group, helped raise a record total for a long list of valuable causes. I did.

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He wants to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning event by adding his name to the list of tournament champions.

Ames was one of Birdie Fest’s latest commitment headliners from August 5th to 7th. Mike Weir, Vijay Singh and three others also booked tea time at Canyon Meadows. The locals for many years should be happy with his match. When he returns to the old springboard.

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Ames, who is currently off-week on the beaches of the Turks and Caicos Islands, is currently seventh in the Charles Schwab Cup money race. The 58-year-old hasn’t won a trophy yet this season, but he’s often competing for a runner-up finish and third-place performance.

“Many of us worked very hard to bring this caliber event to this market,” said Ames, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, who has called Calgary home for over 20 years, in a Wednesday announcement. Stated. “One of the things that never leaves us on this tour is that we still want to play well. So it’s great for me to be able to do that again this year. The real winner of the event is clear. It will be a charity again — and above all, it was created for the tournament. “

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They certainly agreed with that part. Since its founding in 2013, ShawCharity Classic has raised $ 76 million.

Ames thought the PGA Tour Champions would be a hit in Calgary and made some important connections to roll the ball. And every year we talk about what has become one of the most successful stops for seniors and what it means to return to the familiar lawn. circuit. The winner of the tournament is Thailand in 5th place, so his best finish on seven tries so far was a white hat.

One of the reasons why it’s so difficult to get the leaderboard to the top in Canyon Meadows is that most of his birdie machine buddies think this can’t be missed on a schedule.

Fred Couples, John Daly and Padraig Harrington, who won the US Senior Open last week, first officially signed up for 10.^th Anniversary edition. Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen followed immediately.

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More star power was revealed on Wednesday. Ames and Weir’s Canadian Golf Hall of Fame players and the last four winners of the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour at Singh, Billy Andrade, Mark O’Meara and Scott Verplank. Shin and Omeara, who spent 32 weeks as top-ranked golfers on the planet, are both enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

“It’s always good to go back to Canada and play,” said Weir, a smooth left-handed 52-year-old from Brights Grove, Ontario. At the 2003 Masters. “Last year I had the opportunity to play (at the Show Charity Classic) and the golf course was very good. Whenever we play at the RBC Canadian Open or here and then return to the Air Canada Championship, the fans are always me. Very nice to me and gathered behind me. It’s great that such support and crowds are supporting you that way.

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“I’m still motivated and I like to push myself. I want to fight and win again.”

They are all planning to land at YYC and fight.

But Omera isn’t just chasing the trophy. The 65-year-old also wants trout to bite in early August.

“Calgary and Show Charity Classic are clearly one of the best on the tour,” Omera said. “It’s a great place, a great city. I love golf courses. I love the Rocky Mountains and I’m a huge fisherman. Floating on the Bow River is a great experience so I’m going back to Calgary to play golf and return to Bow I can’t wait. “

Chip shot: To mark 10^th On Wedding Anniversary, ShawCharity Classic organizers sell daily tickets for only $ 10. The pre-offer will run until the end of July. Juniors under the age of 12 are free of charge when accompanied by an adult who purchased the ticket.

wgilbertson@postmedia.com