PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Sluman dropped four strokes behind Jay Haas early in the final round of the First Tee Open and figured he was playing for second place at best.
Instead, the man Ben Crenshaw calls the King of Pebble Beach worked his way to the top of the leaderboard then held on while the rest of the field dropped off one by one.
Sluman shot a 2-under 70 and overcame a pair of bogeys on the back nine Sunday to win this tournament for the third time in four years.
"I've been very comfortable on this golf course for the last 20 years," Sluman said. "It's hard to explain. It doesn't mean you're going to play well but I've had success here and I think that's …
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