Coloradan Gary Hallberg, who turned 60 in late spring, on Sunday recorded his first top-10 finish on PGA Tour Champions since May 2016.
Hallberg (left) placed eighth in the PURE Insurance Championship, which concluded at Pebble Beach Golf Links on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
Hallberg carded rounds of 68-67-74 for a 6-under-par 209, which left him four strokes behind champion Ken Tanigawa, who two years ago qualified in Colorado for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. He’s since turned pro and Sunday marked his first Champions victory.
Hallberg’s previous best showing on PGA Tour Champions in 2018 was a 15th place at the Chubb Classic in February.
Meanwhile, 73-year-old Colorado Sports Hall of Famer Hale Irwin finished 42nd in the PURE Insurance Championship, matching his best individual showing of the season. The World Golf Hall of Famer shot six strokes under his age — a 5-under-par 67 — in the first round at Pebble Beach, where he won a PGA Tour event in 1984.
