PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Hale Irwin shot a 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach on Friday in the Pure Insurance Championship, leaving the 73-year-old Hall of Famer a stroke behind leader David Frost in the PGA Tour Champions event. He birdied the par-4 first, eagled the par-5 second and added birdies on the par-3 fifth, par-5 sixth and par-3 seventh. Irwin won the PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach in 1984 and took the senior tournament in 2005. Frost had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on his second nine at Pebble Beach. You sort of feel like you want to play well out here and it’s so nice.”Marco Dawson, Ken Tanigawa and Olin Browne were a stroke back with Irwin, also opening at Pebble Beach.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 01:43 UTC