Steven Alker, Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin, Boo Weekley, Y.E. Yang
Round Out Field Confirmed for 2025 Rogers Charity Classic
Players representing 16 countries includes two World Golf Hall of Famers, nine major champions, three Canadians set to tee it up in Calgary
CALGARY — A six-pack of big names on the PGA TOUR Champions – Steven Alker, Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin, Boo Weekley and Y.E. Yang will round out the 78-man field that is now set for the 13th edition of the Rogers Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, August 11-17, 2025.
A shootout is sure to unfold at Canada’s lone PGA TOUR Champions stop with the field now boasting the top-three players on the Charles Schwab Cup Money List, thanks to Alker penning his name to the tee sheet. The 53-year-old Kiwi, who was the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup winner, has been one of the hottest players on Tour over the last three years while racking up nine tittles on the senior swing.
“It’s been a fun ride and I’m just so happy to be out here on Tour. Everything has come around and I’m enjoying my game,” said Alker, whose most consistent golf prior to his breakout on the PGA TOUR Champions came on the Canadian Tour when he finished in the top-12 in seven out of eight tournaments in 2000 that included one victory at the McDonald’s Championship in Prince Edward Island.
“Canada is a beautiful part of the world and I am looking forward to getting up there again to play this year.”
The top man on the senior circuit, Miguel Angel Jimenéz, will also be back at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club along with three-time major winner, Padraig Harrington, who is ranked second overall.
A foursome of other major winners – Lee Janzen (1998, 1993 U.S. Open), Tom Lehman (1996 British Open), Corey Pavin (1995 U.S. Open) and Y.E. Yang (2009 PGA Championship) – also booked their tickets to Calgary prior to Friday’s deadline.
Fan favourite, Boo Weekley, will make his third-straight trip to Calgary next week. A three-time winner on the PGA Tour, Weekley is one of the most genuine personalities in professional golf. Often sporting camo-golf clothes, he is sure to fit right in with the more than 40,000 Canadian spectators expected to welcome the stars of the PGA TOUR Champions to Calgary – many of whom share his passion for fishing, hunting and seeking birdies on the golf course.
“These six players not only continue to be six of the best ball strikers in the game, but our fans are also sure to be entertained by welcoming some of the greatest personalities on Tour back to Calgary,” said Sean Van Kesteren, executive director, Rogers Charity Classic. “Our pairings sheets will showcase many of the greatest names in the game from 16 countries around the world, along with nine of the top-15 players, including the top-three on this year’s Charles Schwab Cup Standings.”