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{{Short description|PGA Tour Champions golf tournament}}
{{moreref|date=September 2021}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = PURE Insurance Championship
| image = PURE Insurance Championship logo.png
| location = [[Monterey, California]]
| establishment = 2004
| course = [[Pebble Beach Golf Links]] [[Spyglass Hill Golf Course]]
| par = 72 (PB) 71 (PH)
| yardage = {{convert|7040|yd|m}} (PB) {{convert|7002|yd|m}} (PH)
| tour = [[PGA Tour Champions]]
| format = [[Stroke play]]
| purse = {{currency|2,300,000|USD}}
| month_played = September
| final_year = 
| aggregate = 198 [[Bernhard Langer]] (2017)
| to-par = −17 ''as above''
| current_champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Broadhurst]]
| final_champion = 
| map = USA#USA California
| map_label = Pebble Beach Golf Links
| map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[California]]
| map_relief = yes
| map_label_position =
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|36.568|-121.950}}
}}
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=K.J. Choi wins first PGA Tour Champions title at PURE Insurance Championship |url=https://www.pgatour.com/champions/daily-wrapup/2021/09/26/k-j--choi-wins-first-pga-tour-champions-title-at-pure-insurance-championship.html |access-date=2021-09-27 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>

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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of victory !! Runner(s)-up
|-
!colspan=6|PURE Insurance Championship
|-
| [[2024 PGA Tour Champions season|2024]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Broadhurst]] (2) || align=center|202 || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Čejka]]
|-
| [[2023 PGA Tour Champions season|2023]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thongchai Jaidee]] || align=center|202 || align=center|−14 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]]
|-
| [[2022 PGA Tour Champions season|2022]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Flesch]] || align=center|205 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Alker]] {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Stankowski]]
|-
| [[2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season|2021]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[K. J. Choi]] || align=center|203 || align=center|−13 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Čejka]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-
| [[2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season|2020]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]] || align=center|204 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Kelly]]
|-
| [[2019 PGA Tour Champions season|2019]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Triplett]] (3) || align=center|206 || align=center|−9 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Andrade]]
|-
| [[2018 PGA Tour Champions season|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Tanigawa]] || align=center|205 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marco Dawson]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Triplett]]
|-
| [[2017 PGA Tour Champions season|2017]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|198 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Kelly]]
|-
!colspan=6|Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|-
| [[2016 PGA Tour Champions season|2016]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Broadhurst]] || align=center|204 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Sutherland]]
|-
| [[2015 Champions Tour|2015]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Toledo]] || align=center|206 || align=center|−9 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
|-
| [[2014 Champions Tour|2014]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Cook (golfer)|John Cook]] || align=center|204 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Byrum]]
|-
| [[2013 Champions Tour|2013]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Triplett]] (2) || align=center|205 || align=center|−11 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Forsman]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Garwood]]
|-
| [[2012 Champions Tour|2012]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Triplett]] || align=center|206 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|-
| [[2011 Champions Tour|2011]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]] (3) || align=center|206 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Bryant]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Eger]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]]
|-
!colspan=6|Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|-
| [[2010 Champions Tour|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Schulz]] || align=center|202 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Pernice Jr.]]
|-
!colspan=6|Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|-
| [[2009 Champions Tour|2009]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]] (2) || align=center|206 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Jones (golfer)|Gene Jones]]
|-
| [[2008 Champions Tour|2008]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]] || align=center|202 || align=center|−14 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fuzzy Zoeller]]
|-
!colspan=6|Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|-
| [[2007 Champions Tour|2007]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gil Morgan]] || align=center|202 || align=center|−14 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|-
| [[2006 Champions Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Simpson (golfer)|Scott Simpson]] || align=center|204 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Edwards (golfer)|David Edwards]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]]
|-
| [[2005 Champions Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]] || align=center|203 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Morris Hatalsky]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gil Morgan]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]
|-
!colspan=6|The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
|-
| [[2004 Champions Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]] || align=center|201 || align=center|−15 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[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.

{| class="wikitable"
!Golfer||PGA Tour win||PGA Tour Champions win
|-
|[[John Cook (golfer)|John Cook]] || align=center|1981 || align=center|2014
|-
|[[Hale Irwin]] || align=center|1984 || align=center|2005
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.thefirstteeopen.com Official website]
*[https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/pure-insurance-championship.html Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site]
*[https://firsttee.org/ The First Tee official website]

{{Champions Tour}}
{{coord|36.56|-121.95|type:event|display=title}}

[[Category:PGA Tour Champions events]]
[[Category:Golf tournaments in California]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in California]]

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