CALGARY, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Ken Tanigawa won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 64 to beat Richard Green by two shots.
Two strokes behind Green after matching the Canyon Meadows record with a career-best 61 on Saturday, the 56-year-old Tanigawa birdied the par-5 15th and 17th holes to pull away.
Tanigawa finished at 17-under 193. On Saturday, he made a hole-in-one in the 210-yard 16th with a 5-iron. The victory was his first since the 2019 Senior PGA Championship.
鈥淏oy, a little lost for words,鈥� Tanigawa said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a long time since 2019 to be in this position. Time goes by and you wonder if you can win again. To be able to do it, just over the moon.鈥�
Green, who had a 62 on Saturday, bogeyed the par-3 14th and the par-4 17th in a 68. The 53-year-old Australian left-hander is winless on the 50-and-over tour.
Darren Clarke (65) and Jason Caron (67) tied for third at 14 under. Mario Tiziani, tour star Steve Stricker's brother-in-law, shot a 67 to finish fifth at 13 under.
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