Zach Johnson wins at Pebble Beach for 2nd straight Champions victory and 6th of the season

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Zach Johnson won the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach for his second consecutive PGA Tour Champions victory and sixth title this season. He finished with a 14-under total after shooting a final round of 7-under-par 65, two strokes ahead of Henrik Stenson, Steven Alker, and Rory Sabbatini. Johnson expressed gratitude for his success on the tour, which includes major victories from his PGA Tour days such as the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open.
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Zach Johnson won the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach in California on Sunday for his second consecutive PGA Tour Champions victory. This win also marks Johnson's sixth title this season, tying him with Stewart Cink as the leader in tour victories. Johnson clinched the victory by finishing with a 7-under 65 score, securing a two-stroke lead over players including former LIV Golf player Henrik Stenson, Steven Alker, and early leader Rory Sabbatini. Johnson's total score for the tournament was 14-under-par 202. The victory underscores Johnson’s impressive transition to senior golf, where he has already won six out of fifteen starts.

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Calif. LIV PEBBLE BEACH PGA Tour Champions the Pure Insurance Championship

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Johnson PERSON · 8× PEBBLE BEACH GPE · 2× Sabbatini PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Henrik Stenson PERSON · 1× LIV ORG · 1× PGA Tour Champions ORG · 1× Steven Alker PERSON · 1× Stewart Cink PERSON · 1× Zach Johnson PERSON · 1×

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Johnson broke a tie with Stewart Cink for the tour victory lead, closing with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over former LIV player Henrik Stenson, Steven Alker and early starter Rory Sabbatini.
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Zach Johnson won the Pure Insurance Championship on Sunday at foggy Pebble Beach for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory and the sixth in his first season on the 50-and-over circuit. asserted
Johnson → win → circuit
Johnson broke a tie with Stewart Cink for the tour victory lead, closing with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over former LIV player Henrik Stenson, Steven Alker and early starter Rory Sabbatini. asserted
Johnson → break → Stenson
Johnson, the Sanford International winner last week in South Dakota, had a 14-under 202 total. asserted
Johnson → have → total
“To add this majestic spot to the list of wins is, again, my dreams never got that far. asserted
dreams → add → wins
Let’s just be blunt,” Johnson said. asserted
Johnson → let → ?
“I’ve got an attitude of gratitude right now. asserted
I → get → gratitude
I never thought I’d ever amount to this.” asserted
I → think → this
Johnson won the six titles in only 15 starts. asserted
Johnson → win → starts
The Iowa native won 12 times on the PGA Tour, highlighted by major titles at the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. asserted
native → win → Masters
Sabbatini shot a 63 — the best round of the week — to post at 12 under. asserted
Sabbatini → shoot → under
He parred the final two holes, finishing as the other leaders were playing the first few holes on the back nine. asserted
leaders → parre → nine
Johnson — who eagled the par-4 second — birdied the par-4 11th to join Sabbatini at 12 under, and took the lead with a birdie on the par-4 13th. asserted
who → eagle → 13th
Johnson played an aggressive line off the tee on the par-5 18th and reached the green in two. asserted
Johnson → play → two
He two-putted from 35 feet for birdie — holing a 3-footer. asserted
He → putt → footer
“Obviously, you never know, but I was extremely confident with the way I was swinging it,” Johnson said. asserted
Johnson → know → it
“Certainly confident with the parameters with which we had. asserted
we → have → which
Obviously, I knew where I stood.” asserted
I → know → ?
Stenson closed with a 68 playing alongside Johnson. asserted
Stenson → close → Johnson
Alker had a 67. asserted
Alker → have → 67
He was coming off three straight victories, one of them on the Legends Tour in Europe. asserted
He → come → Europe
The players were paired with juniors of The First Tee program from chapters across the country. ___ asserted
players → pair → country
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