Former Florida men's golfer Mark Calcavecchia won the Boeing Classic on Sunday for his first Champions Tour title, holding off Russ Cochran with a two-putt birdie on the first hole of a playoff at TPC Snoqualmie. Calcavecchia becomes the fourth Gator to win on the Champions Tour joining Andy Bean, Bob Murphy and Andy North.
Former Florida men's golfer Mark Calcavecchia won the Boeing Classic on Sunday for his first Champions Tour title, holding off Russ Cochran with a two-putt birdie on the first hole of a playoff at TPC Snoqualmie. Calcavecchia becomes the fourth Gator to win on the Champions Tour joining Andy Bean, Bob Murphy and Andy North.
Calvacvecchia, who now has 14 career victories, fired rounds of 70-67-65 at the Par 72 course to advance to the playoff with Cochran which he won with the aforementioned birdie.
With the victory, Calcavecchia now has 14 top-25 finishes in 17 events on the Champions Tour this season. Additionally, Calcavecchia moved into second place in the Charles Schwab Cup Standings, a season-long points-based competition used to determine the Champions Tour's leading player.
