PURE Insurance Championship

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PURE Insurance Championship
PURE Insurance Championship logo.png
Tournament information
LocationMonterey, California
Established2004
Course(s)Pebble Beach Golf Links
Poppy Hills Golf Course
Par72 (PB), 71 (PH)
Length7,040 yd (6,440 m) (PB)
7,002 yd (6,403 m) (PH)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund$2.2 million
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate201 Craig Stadler (2004)
To par−15 Craig Stadler (2004)
Current champion
South Korea K. J. Choi
Monterey is located in the United States
Monterey
Monterey
Location in the United States

The PURE Insurance Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. It is sponsored by the PURE Insurance company and normally held in August/September in Monterey, California at the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte Golf Course, but has also been played in July. In 2014 it was played at Pebble Beach and Poppy Hills Golf Course.

It is an official PGA Tour Champions event that pairs one junior with one senior, PGA Tour Champions player and two amateurs. Seventy-eight junior spots are awarded, seventy chosen from two selection processes and eight exemptions are selected through The First Tee of Monterey County and Monterey Peninsula Foundation, the host organization.

The purse for the 2012 tournament was US$1,800,000, with $255,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 2004 as The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach presented by Wal-Mart. The First Tee of Monterey County is one of the direct receivers of the proceeds made from this tournament. Walmart was the title sponsor of this event from 2004 to 2009. National Association for Home Care & Hospice was the title sponsor for 2010. Nature Valley was the title sponsor for the 2011 tournament.

Winners[]

Year Dates Champion Country Winning score Margin Purse ($)
PURE Insurance Championship
2021 Sep 24–26 K. J. Choi[1]  South Korea 203 (−13) 2 strokes 2,200,000
2020 Sep 18–20 Jim Furyk  United States 204 (−12) Playoff 2,200,000
2019 Sep 27–29 Kirk Triplett (3)  United States 206 (−9) Playoff 2,100,000
2018 Sep 28–30 Ken Tanigawa  United States 205 (−10) 1 stroke 2,100,000
2017 Sep 22–24 Bernhard Langer  Germany 198 (−17) 3 strokes 2,000,000
Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
2016 Sep 16–18 Paul Broadhurst  England 204 (−11) 1 stroke 2,000,000
2015 Sep 25–27 Esteban Toledo  Mexico 206 (−9) 1 stroke 2,000,000
2014 Sep 26–28 John Cook  United States 204 (−11) 1 stroke 1,900,000
2013 Sep 27–29 Kirk Triplett (2)  United States 205 (−11) 2 strokes 1,800,000
2012 Jul 6–8 Kirk Triplett  United States 206 (−10) 2 strokes 1,800,000
2011 Jul 8–10 Jeff Sluman (3)  United States 206 (−10) 2 strokes 1,800,000
Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
2010 Sep 3–5 Ted Schulz  United States 202 (−14) 1 stroke 1,800,000
Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
2009 Sep 4–6 Jeff Sluman (2)  United States 206 (−10) 2 strokes 2,100,000
2008 Aug 29–31 Jeff Sluman  United States 202 (−14) 5 strokes 2,100,000
Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
2007 Aug 31 – Sep 2 Gil Morgan  United States 202 (−14) 2 strokes 2,000,000
2006 Sep 1–3 Scott Simpson  United States 204 (−12) 1 stroke 2,000,000
2005 Sep 2–4 Hale Irwin  United States 203 (−13) 1 stroke 2,000,000
The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach presented by Wal-Mart
2004 Sep 3-5 Craig Stadler  United States 201 (−15) 3 strokes 2,000,000

Multiple winners[]

Two players have won this tournament more than once through 2019.

Pebble Beach Double[]

Two players have won this tournament and the PGA Tour tournament (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am) held at Pebble Beach in their careers.

Golfer PGA Tour win PGA Tour Champions win
John Cook 1981 2014
Hale Irwin 1984 2005

References[]

  1. ^ "K.J. Choi wins first PGA Tour Champions title at PURE Insurance Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 36°34′N 121°57′W / 36.56°N 121.95°W / 36.56; -121.95

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