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PGA Tour Champions golf tournament From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Monterey, California |
| Established | 2004 |
| Course(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links Spyglass Hill Golf Course |
| Par | 72 (PB) 71 (PH) |
| Length | 7,040 yards (6,440 m) (PB) 7,002 yards (6,403 m) (PH) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,300,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 198 Bernhard Langer (2017) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Paul Broadhurst | |
| Location map | |
  Pebble Beach Golf Links Location in the United States  Pebble Beach Golf Links Location in California | |
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.
Two players have won this tournament more than once through 2022.
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 |
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