Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn win PGA Tour Champions team event
MADISON, Wis. — European Ryder Cup captains and teammates Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn won the American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 64 in better-ball play for a four-stroke victory over four teams.
The tournament hosted by Steve Stricker — who tied for second with brother-in-law Mario Tiziani — switched to the team format this year, giving the PGA Tour Champions its only team event.
Clarke and Bjorn finished at 32-under 181 at TPC Wisconsin. They opened with a better-ball 59 and shot a 58 on Saturday in a scramble round.
The 56-year-old Clarke, from Northern Ireland, won for the fifth time on the 50-and-over tour. The 54-year-old Bjorn, from Denmark, won his first Champions title.
Striker and Tiziani closed with a 65 to match the teams of Alex Cejka-Soren Kjeldsen (59), Doug Barron-Dicky Pride (69) and Steve Flesch-Paul Goydos (64) at 28 under.
Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker were another stroke back after a 63. Ernie Els, the winner last year in individual play, teamed with Tim Herron for a 66 that left them 26 under.
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1925 Rene Lacoste, France 1926 Henri Cochet, France 1927 Rene Lacoste, France 1928 Henri Cochet, France 1929 Rene Lacoste, France 1930 Henri Cochet, France 1931 Jean Borotra, France 1932 Henri Cochet, France 1933 Jack Crawford, Australia 1934 Gottfried von Cramm, Germany 1935 Fred Perry, Britain 1936 Gottfried von Cramm, Germany 1937 Henner Henkel, Germany 1938 Don Budge, United States 1939 Don McNeill, United States 1940-45 No tournament 1946 Marcel Bernard, France 1947 Joszef Asboth, Hungary 1948 Frank Parker, United States 1949 Frank Parker, United States 1950 Budge Patty, United States 1951 Jaroslav Drobny, Egypt 1952 Jaroslav Drobny, Egypt 1953 Ken Rosewall, Australia 1954 Tony Trabert, United States 1955 Tony Trabert, United States 1956 Lew Hoad, Australia 1957 Sven Davidson, Sweden 1958 Mervyn Rose, Australia 1959 Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy 1960 Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy 1961 Manolo Santana, Spain 1962 Rod Laver, Australia 1963 Roy Emerson, Australia 1964 Manolo Santana, Spain 1965 Fred Stolle, Australia 1966 Tony Roche, Australia 1967 Roy Emerson, Australia 1968 Ken Rosewall, Australia 1969 Rod Laver, Australia 1970 Jan Kodes, Czechoslovakia 1971 Jan Kodes, Czechoslovakia 1972 Andres Gimeno, Spain 1973 Ilie Nastase, Romania 1974 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1975 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1976 Adriano Panatta, Italy 1977 Guillermo Vilas, Argentina 1978 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1979 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1980 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1981 Bjorn Borg, Sweden 1982 Mats Wilander, Sweden 1983 Yannick Noah, France 1984 Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia 1985 Mats Wilander, Sweden 1986 Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia 1987 Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia 1988 Mats Wilander, Sweden 1989 Michael Chang, United States 1990 Andres Gomez, Ecuador 1991 Jim Courier, United States 1992 Jim Courier, United States 1993 Sergi Bruguera, Spain 1994 Sergi Bruguera, Spain 1995 Thomas Muster, Austria 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia 1997 Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil 1998 Carlos Moya, Spain 1999 Andre Agassi, , United States 2000 Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil 2001 Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil 2002 Albert Costa, Spain 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain 2004 Gaston Gaudio, Argentina 2005 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2006 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2007 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2008 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2009 Roger Federer, Switzerland 2010 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2011 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2012 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2013 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2014 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2015 Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland 2016 Novak Djokovic, Serbia 2017 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2018 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2019 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2020 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2021 Novak Djokovic, Serbia 2022 Rafael Nadal, Spain 2023 Novak Djokovic, Serbia 2024 Carlos Alcaraz, Spain 2025 Carlos Alcaraz, Spain Note: Before 1925, the French Open was restricted to French players.
