Richard Green – file photo
Richard Green has added another US$211,000 to his season’s earnings on the PGA Tour Champions with a runner-up finish at the Rogers Charity Classic in Alberta this morning but the elusive win is still to come.
It was Green’s third runner-up finish of the 2024 season to go with four other top tens and with US$1.584 million for the season he stands in 4th place in the Charl Schwab earnings behind Ernie Els, Stephen Ames and Steve Alker.
Green actually appeared to control the event with five holes to play but two late bogeys and a strong finish by the eventual winner Ken Tanigawa saw him finish two behind Tanigawa who won his second PGA Tour Champions event but his first in five years.
Green had begun the final round one ahead of Steve Alker and Boo Weekly and despite a bogey at the first, he recorded five birdies in six holes through the middle of the round to lead by two before the frustrating finish.
“It’s nice to be competing and contending to do what I want to do, said Green. “It’s just a shame that things at the end there didn’t really fall my way.
“I thought they were going my way there a little bit through the middle of the round, and probably my start today didn’t really help me very much.
“It’s nice to be competing and contending for golf tournaments. It’s fun. I enjoy being out there contending week in, week out, and I’ll keep rattling the cage.
“Everybody wants to win. We all want to do it. I think that’s probably what is the hardest thing to not let that get in your way.
“I probably am battling that at times, you know, just thinking about trying to get it done instead of actually letting myself go.
“Look, at the end of the day you’re playing on the Champions Tour and doing very well, competing in the Schwab Cup for one of the top positions, and I’ll just keep pressing on.
“Hopefully the gods fall for me in the right order someplace soon. We’ll see.”
Darren Clarke and Jason Caron finished one shot behind Green in a share of 3rd place.
