Keegan Bradley/Jon Curran Rally On Day Two To Repeat As CVS Health Charity Classic Champions
By Nick Coit
ncoit@abc6.com
Keegan Bradley & Jon Curran are the CVS Health Charity Classic champions for the second straight year. Bradley/Curran shot a -10 on the day to finish at -18 for the tournament, tied with Bill Haas & Billy Andrade. Bradley hitting a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to break the tie and give his team the victory. Bradley also had the shot of the day, an eagle from the fairway on 15.
ABC6 Sports Reporter Nick Coit followed the action and has highlights/reaction from Barrington.
CVS news release…
BARRINGTON, R.I. (June 28, 2016) – New England-natives Jon Curran and Keegan Bradley became the second team in CVS Health Charity Classic history to successfully defend their title and repeat as Charity Classic champions. The other team to accomplish this feat was Steve Stricker and Bo Van Pelt in 2013 and 2014.
The team of Curran/Bradley made birdie on 17 to move to -18 and tie Bill Haas and Billy Andrade for the lead, forcing a one hole playoff after Haas/Andrade failed to birdie 18. The two teams returned to the 18th tee for the first playoff hole, with Curran/Bradley making a birdie to win the trophy. This marks only the fourth playoff in Charity Classic history, with the last occurrence in 2006 between eventual winners Nick Price and Tim Clark and tournament co-host Brad Faxon and Mike Weir.
Three teams were tied for third at 16-under-par; Louis Oosthuizen/Branden Grace, Chris Kirk/Steve Stricker and Jason Bohn/Kevin Kisner.
Final standings from the 2016 CVS Health Charity Classic are as follows:
Place Team Score Money
P1 Jon Curran/Keegan Bradley 63 – 61 124 (-18) $300,000
P2 Bill Haas/Billy Andrade 62 – 62 124 (-18) $200,000
T3 Louis Oosthuizen/Branden Grace 65 – 61 126 (-16) $150,000
T3 Chris Kirk/Steve Stricker 65 – 61 126 (-16) $150,000
T3 Jason Bohn/Kevin Kisner 64 – 62 126 (-16) $150,000
T6 Paula Creamer/Jason Dufner 65 – 64 129 (-13) $117,500
T6 Lexi Thompson/Bryson DeChanbeau 62 – 67 129 (-13) $117,500
T8 Brooke Henderson/Jamie Sadlowski 68 – 63 131 (-11) $107,500
T8 Tony Finau/Billy Horschel 68 – 63 131 (-11) $107,500
10 Morgan Pressel/Brad Faxon 68 – 65 133 (-9) $100,000
Closest-to-the-Pin
Steve Stricker won Tuesday’s closest-to-the-pin contest with a distance of 2’10” on hole 17, earning $25,000 for City Year, the tournament’s charity partner with which he was paired.
Celebrity Group
Tuesday’s Celebrity Group featured Andre Tippett, former New England Patriots linebacker and NFL Hall of Fame member, Charles Kelley, lead singer and founding member of seven-time GRAMMY award-winning group Lady Antebellum and Tim Wakefield, former Red Sox player and two-time world champion. Each of them played on behalf of a nonprofit, with the following results: :
Place Name Charitable Organization Amount
1 Charles Kelley Lady Aid $7,500
2 Tim Wakefield Red Sox Foundation $5,000
3 Andre Tippett New England Patriots Foundation $2,500
