PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. and CALGARY, ALTA – Shaw Communications has been named the title sponsor of the Champions Tour tournament to be played at Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alta. The tournament, to be known as the Shaw Charity Classic, will be held the week of August 26-Sept. 1, 2013.
“We are excited to be part of this international event in our hometown and help create a platform that celebrates our community and makes our charities even better,” said Brad Shaw, CEO, Shaw Communications. “We have grown from our roots as a small cable company here in Alberta, and giving back and supporting the communities we live in has always been part of who we are as a family and as an organization.”
“It's been a long time since a golf tournament of this caliber visited Calgary, but now, the Shaw Charity Classic will deliver exactly what this market deserves – an exciting event for the fans featuring the best players who have ever played the game of golf,” said Champions Tour President Mike Stevens.
The 54-hole strokeplay senior tour tournament will have a purse of US$2 million and will be contested by a field of 81 Champions Tour professionals (pro golfers aded 50 and up). The winner will receive US$300,000 and 300 Charles Schwab Cup points.
The Shaw Charity Classic will be the 16th official Champions Tour event to be played in Canada since the Champions Tour began in 1980, and the third in Calgary following tournaments won by Don January in 1983 and Brian Barnes in 1998. Shaw has committed to a multi-year title sponsorship of the event.
