Paul Broadhurst birdied the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions' Nature Valley First Tee Open. The Senior British Open winner at Carnoustie in July for his first victory on the 50-and-over tour, Broadhurst made a 6-foot birdie putt on 18 after running his first attempt past the hole. The 51-year-old Englishman finished with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer and playing partner Kevin Sutherland. Broadhurst joined Ben Hogan and Tom Watson as the only players to win at both Pebble Beach and Carnoustie. "Obviously, the scoreboards are all around the last four holes so I was well aware of what was going on and knew I needed to birdie the last to avoid a playoff," Broadhurst said. "Probably hit two of the best shots I've ever hit up 18. Perfect tee shot and a really good utility into the green just on the front edge. I managed to two-putt from 30 feet, so yeah, absolutely delighted." Langer birdied the last for a 66, and Sutherland birdied the final two holes for a 70. Sutherland, from Sacramento, missed a chance to win the home event for this first senior title. Joe Durant bogeyed the 18th — lipping out a 3-footer — for a 67 to finish fourth at 9 under. Broadhurst finished at 11-under 204 for two rounds at Pebble Beach and one at Poppy Hills. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. The seniors played alongside boys and girls from The First Tee programs throughout the country, with Michael Allen and 16-year-old Patrick Fernandez of Phoenix winning the team title at 18 under. Michael regains PGA Tour card In Idaho — Michael Thomson won the Web.com Tour Finals' Albertson Boise Open Sunday at Hillcrest Country Club to regain a PGA Tour card. Thompson finished with his second straight 7-under 64, birdieing five of the first seven holes on the back nine, for a three-stroke victory over Argentina's Miguel Angel Carballo. The 31-year-old Thompson finished at 23-under 261 and earned $180,000 in the second of four events that will determine 25 PGA Tour cards. He won the 2013 Honda Classic for his lone PGA Tour title. "It's a huge confidence boost, to know that you can do it on such a big stage on a big level," Thompson said. "These four Web.com Tour Finals events mean a lot to all of us. We all want to get our card, especially the guys that lost it last year. I hope that this continues to breed confidence going forward. I feel good about my game." He holed out from a bunker for birdie on the par-3 13th. Carballo eagled the par-5 second hole in a 66. Carballo earned $108,000 to also wrap up a PGA Tour card. Grayson Murray was third at 18 under after a 64. He already earned a card as a top-25 finisher on the Web.com money list. England's Andrew "Beef" Johnston (68) was 17 under and also earned a PGA Tour card, making $48,000 to push is two-event total to $54,910. Three-time PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings (71) tied for fifth at 16 under with Ryan Blaum (64) and Canada's Mackenzie Hughes (68). Tied with Thompson for the third-round lead, Stallings eagled the par-5 16th and made a double bogey on the par-4 18th. He has made $68,875 in the first two events to regain his PGA Tour card after finishing 128th in the FedEx Cup standings. — Agencies
