CBS Sports Network special spotlights Paul Ulibarri’s breakthrough Barbasol win
Paul Ulibarri's first Tour win reached CBS Sports Network as a one-hour special, turning his 36-under playoff victory into disc golf's latest TV storyline.
Paul Ulibarri’s first Disc Golf Pro Tour victory, a 36-under finish and one-hole playoff win over Ezra Robinson at the Barbasol Open at Austin, is headed to CBS Sports Network as the kind of veteran payoff story the tour believes can travel beyond the core disc golf audience.
The one-hour special will air June 13 and focus on the defining moments from the event, the key shots from the final round and Ulibarri’s longer path through professional disc golf. That framing matters. Ulibarri got over the line after 113 Tour starts, and the tour is not treating that as a routine results item. It is presenting the win as a breakthrough, the sort of emotional, personality-driven finish that can carry a national broadcast package.
The Barbasol Open at Austin gave the tour a clean stage for that narrative. It was the first DGPT+ event of the 2026 season, played May 7-10 across Sprinkle Valley and Harvey Penick in Austin, Texas. DGPT+ events carry increased payouts and more World Standings points than standard Elite events, which gave the stop extra weight from the start. The event drew 158 players across both divisions, with a combined purse of $103,000, and it produced another headline-worthy champion on the women’s side when Ohn Scoggins won FPO at 28-under.
Ulibarri’s finish was not just sentimental; it was elite golf. PDGA live results listed the MPO field at 108 players, with Ulibarri earning $12,000 for the win and Robinson taking $7,000 for second. The scoreboard also showed the larger shape of the tournament, with Ulibarri surviving the pressure of a playoff after matching Robinson at 36-under. For a veteran who had spent years building a recognizable profile without a Tour title, the result gave CBS Sports Network a ready-made story: talent, persistence and a payoff that felt overdue.
The special also fits a broader media strategy. DGPT extended its CBS Sports distribution agreement on February 24 and had already launched CBS Sports disc golf broadcasts in 2023, making the June 13 special part of an established television lane rather than a one-off experiment. For the tour, Ulibarri’s win is more than a tournament recap. It is proof that disc golf can package a player, a finish and an emotional arc into a broadcast product built for a wider sports audience.
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