Major Champions David Duval and Darren Clarke Join Inaugural Winner Rocco Mediate as First to Commit to 2026 Rogers Charity Classic
CALGARY – The Rogers Charity Classic officially teed off the golf season with the announcement of its first three player commitments for the award-winning tournament in 2026: major champions David Duval and Darren Clarke will be joined by the inaugural tournament champion, Rocco Mediate.
Mediate ran away with the tournament’s first title in 2013, posting a seven-shot victory and the lowest 54-hole total of 22-under-par on the senior circuit.
Often seen sporting a Calgary Flames hat in each of his visits to the Stampede City, one of the most colourful characters in golf has amassed six PGA TOUR victories through his career. Since dusting the field in Calgary 13 years ago, Mediate has captured five titles including his first major on the senior swing in 2016, when he finished on top at the Senior PGA Championship.
Recognized for his epic U.S. Open playoff battle with Tiger Woods, this summer will mark the first time Mediate will compete in Calgary since 2019.
“What can I say – Calgary is one of my favourite places on earth so I can’t wait to get back up there,” said Mediate, who was named Rookie-of-the-Year on the senior circuit in 2013. “It really is the people who make this event what it is. Everyone in the community comes out to support the event with the primary goal to raise money for youth-based charities. The money they have raised for children’s charities is just crazy. I don’t know how they do it. It just doesn’t happen anywhere else so I’m very proud to always have my name attached to this tournament.”
Mediate will face a formidable challenge in his quest to get fitted for a second White Stetson hat that is presented to the winner, with two of the biggest names on the PGA TOUR Champions joining him in the field.