{"id":70362,"date":"2025-08-15T00:55:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70362\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:55:05","slug":"weir-relishing-the-chance-to-play-in-canada-again-at-rogers-charity-classic-in-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70362\/","title":{"rendered":"Weir relishing the chance to play in Canada again at Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mike Weir takes a swing during the RBC Canadian Open Golf Pro Am in Alton, Ont., Wednesday, June 4, 2025.Peter Power\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Playing golf in Canada never gets old for Mike Weir.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Golf Hall of Famer will tee it up once again in Calgary in the Rogers Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club. It\u2019s the fifth straight year that the 55-year-old golfer from Brights Grove, Ont., will play in front of enthusiastic fans from his home country at the three-day PGA Tour Champions event, which runs from Friday to Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only get (to play in Canada) once a year on this tour, so it\u2019s great,\u201d Weir said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to great fan support on the weekend and I like this course, so hopefully I can get myself in the mix on Sunday.\u201d <\/p>\n

After finishing ninth in 2021, he followed up with a couple of disappointing showings when he placed 46th and 47th respectively.<\/p>\n

Last year, Weir carded respectable rounds of 68, 67 and 67 on the Par 70, 7,086-yard layout, which left him a tie for 20th overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel pretty comfortable around here now,\u201d said Weir, who has one victory on the senior circuit \u2014 the 2021 Insperity Invitation \u2014 in addition to eight PGA Tour titles, including the only major title by a Canadian at the 2003 Masters. <\/p>\n

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World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh, seen here at the Boeing Classic 2025 in Snoqualmie, Wash., will also take part in the Calgary tournament.Stephen Brashear\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

To accomplish his goal of winning on home soil, Weir will have to fend off challenges from the likes of Spain\u2019s Miguel Angel Jiminez, New Zealand\u2019s Steve Alker and Ireland\u2019s Padraig Harrington, who are ranked first, third and fourth respectively on the senior tour\u2019s Charles Schwab Cup money list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe competition is great out here,\u201d Weir said. \u201cYou have to start fast and get going early, because it\u2019s tough to catch up. If you have an even-par round or something, it\u2019s pretty hard to make that up, so you have to get out of the gates and get going.\u201d<\/p>\n

After shooting 68 in his first round one year ago, Ken Tanigawa tied the course record with a nine-under 61 on the second day before finishing with a 64 to beat Richard Green by two strokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be a tremendous challenge, but I\u2019m certainly looking forward to it,\u201d said Tanigawa of the prospect of becoming just the second repeat winner \u2014 after Scott McCarron in 2017 and 2018 \u2014 in the 12-year history of the event.<\/p>\n

Joining Tanigawa and McCarron as previous champions competing in Calgary are Ken Duke (2023), Jerry Kelly (2022); Doug Barron (2021) and Jeff Maggert (2015).<\/p>\n

The field also includes two World Golf Hall of Famers in Harrington and Vijay Singh as well as a pair of Canadian Golf Hall of Famers in Weir and Stephen Ames, who finished in a tie for 10th last year in his former hometown.<\/p>\n

While Gordon Burns of Holland Landing, Ont., received a sponsor\u2019s exemption to make his second straight appearance in Rogers Charity Classic, Calgary\u2019s Wes Martin became the fourth Canadian to secure his spot in the tournament by shooting a sizzling nine-under 62 on Tuesday at the final tournament qualifier at Highwood Golf and Country Club in High River, Alta.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was unexpected, but I\u2019ve been playing pretty good lately,\u201d said Martin, who missed out on qualifying for his hometown tournament the past two years. \u201cI can\u2019t even explain it. It\u2019s one of my best rounds ever \u2026 on the day you actually need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

One day before his 50th birthday, Tommy \u201cTwo Gloves\u201d Gainey shot 65 at Highwood Golf on Tuesday to tie with Sweden\u2019s Michael Jonzon for second behind Martin.<\/p>\n

By virtue of their clutch performances, the trio will round out the 78-man field that will battle for the US$2.5-million purse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Mike Weir takes a swing during the RBC Canadian Open Golf Pro Am…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,622,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-70362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-golf","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}