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Stadler wins senior at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Craig Stadler won for the second straight week on the Champions Tour Sunday when he triumphed at the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.

Stadler, who won the Tradition last week, had a six-under 66 for a total of 15-under 201.

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Jay Haas finished second with a 68-204.

Stadler earned $300,000 and is in first on the senior money list.

The last player to win back-to-back events on the Champions Tour was Bob Gilder, who captured the Allianz Championship and Kroger Senior Classic in consecutive weeks.

Stadler held a one-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round. He got his seventh victory since joining the Champions Tour last year.

Haas has three top-threes in his only starts on the 50-and-over circuit, but he last won at the Texas Open in 1993.

Hale Irwin and Tom Kite had 70s Sunday and shared third place at seven-under 209.

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