Rory Sabbatini shoots 62 to win the Stifel Charity Classic for his first Champions title

Rory Sabbatini shot a 9-under 62 on Sunday, October 25, to win the Stifel Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis. It is his first PGA Tour Champions title. He finished at 14 under (68-69-62) and beat Darren Clarke, who closed with a 65, by one shot.

Sabbatini was four shots behind on the back nine, according to the Associated Press. He played his last six holes in 6 under. On the par-5 15th he holed a 25-foot eagle putt from the fringe, then birdied the final three holes, the last one from 40 feet up the hill on 18.

How the leaders fell back

Mario Tiziani and Henrik Stenson started the day as co-leaders and both shot 3-under 68, per Golfweek. They tied for third at 12 under with Steven Alker, two shots behind the winner. Boo Weekley (64) and Shane Bertsch tied for sixth at 9 under on the PGA Tour leaderboard. Stenson was chasing his first Champions win since coming back from LIV Golf.

Golfweek counted two eagles, eight birdies and three bogeys on Sabbatini's card, with a 29 on the inward nine. He jumped eight spots on the final day.

What the win means

Sabbatini turned 50 in April. He has six PGA Tour wins, and Golfweek says this is his first victory in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since 2011 and makes him the first winner from Slovakia on the Champions circuit. The check is $350,000.

The Stifel Charity Classic opens the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. The top 54 players after this week move on to the next playoff event, the Simmons Bank Championship. Justin Leonard took the last spot, per Golfweek.

What to watch

The Schwab Cup playoffs move on to the Simmons Bank Championship with 54 players, Sabbatini now among them as a winner. The PGA Tour Champions leaderboard on pgatour.com tracks every round.