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Calcavecchia wins for third time in Canada
SAINTE-JULIE, Que. -- Mark Calcavecchia has one more reason to like Canada.
Calcavecchia won the US$1.8 million Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour win, matching the course record with an 8-under 64 for a four-stroke victory.
The 52-year-old had six birdies and chipped in for eagle on the par-5 16th hole on Richelieu Valley's 6,950-yard Vercheres Course. He finished at 16-under 200.
The 1989 British Open champion, Calcavecchia claimed two of his 13 PGA Tour victories in Vancouver, including the 1997 Greater Vancouver Open and the 2005 Canadian Open. He set a PGA record with nine straight birdies at the 2009 Canadian Open at Glen Abbey.
"I've always liked Canada, even in the early years when we played Glen Abbey every year," Calcavecchia said. "I had some good tournaments there in my early days. One of my fondest memories my first few years on the tour, I made the cut in the Canadian Open and I played the third round with Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus, so I thought that was pretty cool. I'll never forget that."
Calcavecchia claimed the US$270,000 top prize, beating out Brad Bryant.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 25, 2012 C7
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