Memphis native Doug Barron got a win at Pebble Beach Golf Links in honor of his father.
Barron, 56, birdied the last three holes at Pebble Beach for a final round 6-under 66 while his pursuers faltered down the stretch to win the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship by one shot for his fourth senior victory.
Barron, who finished at 12-under 204, entered the final round trailing Steven Alker by four shots. Alker had a chance to tie Barron with a birdie on the seaside par-5 18th but made bogey for a 72 to finish two shots back. Vijay Singh, who won the 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, was second after he parred the final three holes for a 69.
For Barron, the win was his first since the 2024 Regions Tradition.
“My dad passed away in January and he played on the Monterey Peninsula for years and years and he loved it, we talked about it all the time,” Barron said. “He was with me today. I wanted to dedicate today to my dad.”
In the Pro-Junior portion of the event, Julio Rodas-Rhim (David Bransdon) earned the win in the Boys’ division, finishing at 16-under 200, while Margaret Kerr (Steven Alker) took the crown in the Girls’ division at 18-under 198.
In other PURE Insurance Championship news, PGA Tour Champions and Monterey Peninsula Foundation officials announced that PURE Insurance has extended its title sponsorship of the PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee through 2029.
Since 2017, PURE Insurance has been a dedicated partner in championing the mission of First Tee, a youth development organization that instills life skills and leadership values through golf.