Thanks to the strong performances by Russell Henley and Victor Hovland, Cal Glasman is the 2026 Rotary Club of Saskatoon Masters pool champion.
The Saskatoon resident, and 20-plus year pool entrant picked a list of players that raked in over $11 million, well ahead of the second place finisher.
Glasman, 72, who plays in the Wildwood Golf Course men’s league said he came close to winning in 2006 but thanks to Tim Clark’s second place finish and hole out from the 18th greenside bunker he was pushed down the money total, but 2026 was his year to claim the pool win.
“I was at a show at TCU Place the night before when I got the email. “So, I didn’t get a chance to put much thought into it. In years past I would look at previous winners but this year there was no time for that, and it worked out better,” Glasman laughed.
His list consisted of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Colin Morikowa, Henley, Hovland, Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, Corey Conners, Patrick Reed, and Jordan Spieth. His picks earned him $11,043,225. The second place finisher, Murray Humble of Martensville had $10,092,600.
Glasman admitted the grand prize money “won’t change our lives” but him and his wife want to enjoy the modest win fall with a potential golf trip in the future.
“It’s money we can look at doing something with and my wife thought a golf trip,” Glasman said. “There’s a course in Nova Scotia that’s around $400 for a green fee, normally I wouldn’t look at that. I also thought we might go to Toronto, take in a Jays game and then go to Glen Abbey.”
Ironically enough Glasman is heading to Comox, British Columbia for a previously planned golf trip, but now perhaps another bucket list course will get checked off.
To see the complete results of the Rotary Club’s pool click here.