Gary Hallberg fires 61 for 1-shot win

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    Gary Hallberg shot a record-setting 11-under 61 Sunday to win the Ensure Classic by one stroke ahead of Fred Couples.

    Hallberg finished at 18-under 198, tying the event record at the Rock Barn Golf and Spa and winning his first career Champions Tour title. Hallberg bettered the final-round record of 62, set by Bob Tway earlier Sunday.

    Tway's round had surpassed the former mark of 64 set by Doug Tewell in 2004.

    "You never think you're going to win," said Hallberg, who became the seventh first-time winner on the 50-and-over tour this season. "You look at the players -- guys like Fred Couples and Bernhard Langer -- who are champions, and you think 'Even if I play my best, how am I going to beat those guys?'

    "You've got to believe, you've got to have confidence. I've never been the most confident golfer in my career ... but I'm starting to believe in what I'm doing out there. I knew I could win, because I've done it before ... but I didn't know if I could do it here. I'm still stunned by it all."

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