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Canada’s Stephen Ames wins Champions Tour event, Mike Weir second

Jun 6, 2021 | 2:50 PM

DES MOINES, Iowa — Stephen Ames edged fellow Canadian Mike Weir by one stroke to win the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic.

Ames, from Calgary, shot a final round of 5-under 67 to move up eight spots into first at 12 under.

Weir, from Bright’s Grove, Ont., shot a third round of 3-under 69 to move from a fifth-place tie into second at 11 under.

Tim Herron, the second-round leader, struggled with a 4-over 76 to drop into a tie for third, two strokes back of Ames.