In the first professional golf tournament in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic, Doug Barron closed with three birdies to hold off Steve Flesch to win the Shaw Charity Classic on the PGA Tour Champions.
Barron posted three consecutive 64s in the 54-hole event to claim the title. It was his first title on the senior circuit since he won the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
Barron closed his second round with an eagle on the 18th hole Saturday to take a one-shot lead. He opened his Sunday round with a bogey but birdied Nos. 4 and 5 to make the turn in 1 under. He then eagled the 11th and birdied the 16th, 17th and 18th to hold off Flesch, who had six birdies in his final round.
Barron finished at 18 under, and Flesch was 16 under. Billy Andrade and Brandt Jobe finished tie for third at 13 under. Billy Mayfair, who revealed an autism diagnosis in June, finished 12 under to claim solo fifth.
The PGA Tour Champions heads to Snoqualmie, Washington, next week for the Boeing Classic.
