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.
History 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.
Tournament hosts VenueYearsTimes Pebble Beach Golf Links 2004–present 22 Spyglass Hill Golf Course 2020–present 6 Poppy Hills Golf Course 2014–2019 6 Del Monte Golf Course 2004–2013 10
Winners Year Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-upPURE Insurance Championship 2026 Zach Johnson 202 −14 2 strokes Steven Alker Rory Sabbatini Henrik Stenson 2025 Doug Barron 204 −12 1 stroke Vijay Singh 2024 Paul Broadhurst (2) 202 −14 3 strokes Alex Čejka 2023 Thongchai Jaidee 202 −14 Playoff Justin Leonard 2022 Steve Flesch 205 −11 1 stroke Steven Alker Ernie Els Paul Stankowski 2021 K. J. Choi 203 −13 2 strokes Alex Čejka Bernhard Langer 2020 Jim Furyk 204 −12 Playoff Jerry Kelly 2019 Kirk Triplett (3) 206 −9 Playoff Billy Andrade 2018 Ken Tanigawa 205 −10 1 stroke Marco Dawson Kirk Triplett 2017 Bernhard Langer 198 −17 3 strokes Jerry KellyNature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 2016 Paul Broadhurst 204 −11 1 stroke Bernhard Langer Kevin Sutherland 2015 Esteban Toledo 206 −9 1 stroke Tom Watson 2014 John Cook 204 −11 1 stroke Tom Byrum 2013 Kirk Triplett (2) 205 −11 2 strokes Dan Forsman Doug Garwood 2012 Kirk Triplett 206 −10 2 strokes Mark McNulty 2011 Jeff Sluman (3) 206 −10 2 strokes Brad Bryant David Eger Jay HaasHome Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 2010 Ted Schulz 202 −14 1 stroke Tom Pernice Jr.Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 2009 Jeff Sluman (2) 206 −10 2 strokes Gene Jones 2008 Jeff Sluman 202 −14 5 strokes Craig Stadler Fuzzy ZoellerWal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 2007 Gil Morgan 202 −14 2 strokes Hale Irwin 2006 Scott Simpson 204 −12 1 stroke David Edwards Jay Haas 2005 Hale Irwin 203 −13 1 stroke Morris Hatalsky Gil Morgan Craig StadlerThe First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 2004 Craig Stadler 201 −15 3 strokes Jay Haas
Multiple winners Three players have won this tournament more than once through 2024.
3 wins Jeff Sluman: 2008, 2009, 2011 Kirk Triplett: 2012, 2013, 2019
2 wins Paul Broadhurst: 2016, 2024
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.
GolferPGA Tour winPGA Tour Champions winJohn Cook 1981 2014Hale Irwin 1984 2005
References
External links Official website Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site The First Tee official website