Ashworth Golf Brand Ambassador Fred Couples Wins Shaw Charity Classic

Victory is Couples’ 11th Since Joining Champions Tour in 2010

(CARLSBAD, Calif.) – Finding himself four shots behind the leaders entering Sunday’s final round, Ashworth Golf brand ambassador Fred Couples needed to make a major move up the leaderboard to have any chance at victory. He did just that, carding two eagles and five birdies to force a playoff at the Shaw Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, winning on the first playoff hole.

Setting the course record with a blistering final round 61 to force a playoff, the victory is Couples’ eleventh on the Champions Tour.

An Ashworth ambassador since 1990, the victory is Couples' second Champions Tour win of the year, having previously won the Toshiba Classic in March. The 54-year-old Couples now has 11 Champions Tour tournament victories in addition to his 15 PGA TOUR wins.