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First Tee selects juniors to compete in PURE Insurance Championship
July 11, 2018
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida – PGA TOUR Champions and The First Tee announced today the 81 junior golfers selected to play in the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting The First Tee. The annual event, hosted by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, will be held September 24-30 at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California, and will be televised internationally on Golf Channel.
The PURE Insurance Championship is the only event of its kind in which 81 junior golfers are teamed with 81 PGA TOUR Champions players and 162 amateurs during an official PGA TOUR Champions tournament. The juniors, ages 14 to 18, compete for the pro-junior title. Representing 22 states, the juniors were selected by a national panel of judges based on playing ability and application of the Nine Core Values and life skills learned through The First Tee’s programs.
The junior field was announced this morning on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. The show included PGA TOUR winner Jason Gore, Web.com Tour member Cameron Champ, Arizona State University football coach Herm Edwards, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais and Golf Channel host Charlie Rymer, with 11 junior golfers receiving surprises informing them of their selection.
“We are proud to be a part of such a prestigious event that supports so many deserving young men and women from The First Tee throughout the country,” said Katherine Frattarola, Chief Marketing Officer of the PURE Group of Insurance Companies. “They are what make this tournament so special, and it’s humbling to be a part of something that has such a profound impact on their lives both on and off the course.”
As of July 11, players committed to compete in the PURE Insurance Championship include defending champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer, as well as fellow World Golf Hall of Fame members Colin Montgomerie, Mark O’Meara and Sandy Lyle. Players have until Friday, September 21 to commit, with additional commitments to be announced in the coming months.
“We are proud of the junior golfers selected to play at this year’s PURE Insurance Championship,” said Keith Dawkins, Chief Executive Officer of The First Tee. “These 81 teens, and the event, embody The First Tee’s beliefs around the importance of fan engagement, diversity and inclusion and having a sense of civic responsibility that is expressed through our Nine Core Values.”
In this 15th tournament year, more than 870 kids from The First Tee have played in the tournament, meeting and learning from PGA TOUR Champions players and amateurs in the field while showcasing the Nine Core Values and the leadership and life skills they have acquired at The First Tee chapters.
Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the sport of golf and The First Tee’s Nine Core Values to more than 15 million kids, positively impacting their lives along the way. The First Tee’s Nine Core Values are: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment. The PURE Insurance Championship is one of 10 national opportunities provided by The First Tee headquarters to encourage and motivate kids as they progress through the program and toward high school graduation.
Clint Eastwood is chairman of the event. Play will be conducted on Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course on Friday and Saturday, with the final round contested solely at Pebble Beach on Sunday.
The First Tee participants selected to play in the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship (alphabetical by state):
First Name | Last Name | Chapter |
City: |
State: |
Ethan | Loafman | The First Tee of Northwest Arkansas |
Rogers |
AR |
Jack | Breidenbach | The First Tee of Phoenix |
Phoenix |
AZ |
Taylor | Harvey | The First Tee of Phoenix |
Cave Creek |
AZ |
Michelle | Koo | The First Tee of Phoenix |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
Mika | Miyata | The First Tee of Phoenix |
Chandler |
AZ |
Roberto | Aguayo | The First Tee of Monterey County |
Salinas |
CA |
Olivia | Alcoran | The First Tee of Greater Sacramento |
Folsom |
CA |
Angelica | Antonio | The First Tee of Contra Costa |
Benicia |
CA |
Owen | Avrit | The First Tee of Central Coast |
Arroyo Grande |
CA |
William | Bensch | The First Tee of San Joaquin |
Stockton |
CA |
Courtney | Cervellin | The First Tee of Greater Sacramento |
Elk Grove |
CA |
Stephanie | Heimler | The First Tee of San Diego |
San Diego |
CA |
Yena | Jang | The First Tee of Greater Sacramento |
Roseville |
CA |
Linette | Jun | The First Tee of Silicon Valley |
Cupertino |
CA |
Christopher | Khan | The First Tee of San Joaquin |
Stockton |
CA |
Calton | Kong | The First Tee of Silicon Valley |
Cupertino |
CA |
Erica | Lam | The First Tee of Silicon Valley |
San Jose |
CA |
Nthenya | Maithya | The First Tee of Central Valley |
Modesto |
CA |
Skyler | May | The First Tee of San Joaquin |
Stockton |
CA |
Isabelle | O'Brien | The First Tee of Contra Costa |
Concord |
CA |
Hailey | Salomone | The First Tee of Contra Costa |
Martinez |
CA |
Matthew | Sutherland | The First Tee of Greater Sacramento |
Carmichael |
CA |
Dylan | Van Ostrand | The First Tee of Greater Sacramento |
Sacramento |
CA |
Caroline | Wales | The First Tee of the Coachella Valley |
La Quinta |
CA |
Jack | Wright | The First Tee of Fresno |
Chowchilla |
CA |
Kelly | Yu | The First Tee of Silicon Valley |
San Jose |
CA |
Christina | Carroll | The First Tee of Delaware |
Bear |
DE |
Haley | Quickel | The First Tee of Delaware |
Middletown |
DE |
Josh | Braverman | The First Tee of Naples/Collier |
Naples |
FL |
Cole | Chastain | The First Tee of Central Florida |
Orlando |
FL |
Ana Elise | Cunneen | The First Tee of St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
Giuliana | Gomez | The First Tee of Miami |
Miami |
FL |
Vivian | Guite | The First Tee of Naples/Collier |
Naples |
FL |
Kelli | Kragh | The First Tee of Naples/Collier |
Estero |
FL |
Thomas | McClellan | The First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee |
Bradenton |
FL |
Kaleb | Palm | The First Tee of Central Florida |
Orlando |
FL |
Elise | Schultz | The First Tee of Northwest Florida |
Pace |
FL |
William | Cawthon | The First Tee of Augusta |
Augusta |
GA |
Mylz | Oliver | The First Tee of Atlanta |
Fairburn |
GA |
Gary | Chong | The First Tee of Lake County |
Chicago |
IL |
Chloe | Morrissey | The First Tee of Greater Chicago |
Gurnee |
IL |
Parker | Norton | The First Tee of Salina |
Salina |
KS |
Parker | Renz | The First Tee of Salina |
Salina |
KS |
Colby | Unruh | The First Tee of Greater Kansas City |
Overland Park |
KS |
Andrew Santiago | Caldwell | The First Tee of Pine Mountain |
Calvin |
KY |
Cameron | Martin | The First Tee of Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky |
Cold Spring |
KY |
Brayden | Seguin | The First Tee of East Baton Rouge Parish |
Zachary |
LA |
Jake | Griffin | The First Tee of Greater Washington, DC |
Kensington |
MD |
Rhianna | Stitt | The First Tee of Greater Baltimore |
Baltimore |
MD |
Kayleigh | Zeman | The First Tee of Greater Washington, DC |
Silver Spring |
MD |
Davis | Longyear | The First Tee of Benton Harbor |
Stevensville |
MI |
Jay | Frolick | The First Tee of the Twin Cities |
Minneapolis |
MN |
Kurt | Lambert | The First Tee of Three Rivers Park District |
Maple Grove |
MN |
Rebecca | Connolly | The First Tee of the Triad |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
Grace | Kehoe | The First Tee of Greater Charlotte |
Charlotte |
NC |
Jaclyn | Kenzel | The First Tee of the Sandhills |
Southern Pines |
NC |
Victoria | Ladd | The First Tee of the Triad |
Greensboro |
NC |
Cameren | Dawkins | The First Tee of Metropolitan New York |
Hillside |
NJ |
River | Smalley | The First Tee of San Juan County |
Farmington |
NM |
Benjamin | Spitz | The First Tee of Western New York |
Orchard Park |
NY |
Kirsten | Matlock | The First Tee of Fort Smith |
Muldrow |
OK |
Kharynton | Beggs | The First Tee of Greater Charleston |
Charleston |
SC |
Kendall | Wallace | The First Tee of Columbia |
Blythewood |
SC |
Justin | Reed | The First Tee of Middle Tennessee |
College Grove |
TN |
Jackson | Carr | The First Tee of Fort Worth |
Arlington |
TX |
Lauren | Chasczewski | The First Tee of Fort Worth |
Colleyville |
TX |
Calvrann | Coker | The First Tee of Fort Worth |
Fort Worth |
TX |
Rustyn | Goolsby | The First Tee of The Piney Woods |
Mt. Pleasant |
TX |
Gavin | Hogan | The First Tee of Fort Worth |
Fort Worth |
TX |
Ethan | Korock | The First Tee of Greater Houston |
Austin |
TX |
Sydni | Leung | The First Tee of Greater Dallas |
Plano |
TX |
Joshua | Lim | The First Tee of Greater San Antonio |
San Antonio |
TX |
Marian | Loaeza | The First Tee of Greater El Paso |
El Paso |
TX |
Mallorie | Luitwieler | The First Tee of Greater Houston |
Katy |
TX |
Kaila | McAbee | The First Tee of Fort Worth |
Fort Worth |
TX |
Haili | Moore | The First Tee of Greater Dallas |
Prosper |
TX |
Lauren | Nguyenphu | The First Tee of Greater Dallas |
Allen |
TX |
Christian | Rodriguez | The First Tee of Greater Houston |
Houston |
TX |
Beau | Fenton | The First Tee of Greater Seattle |
Auburn |
WA |
Brayden | Miles | The First Tee of The Inland Northwest |
Spokane Valley |
WA |
Jack | Miller | The First Tee of Greater Seattle |
Redmond |
WA |
First Name | Last Name | City: |
State: |
Ethan | Loafman | Rogers |
AR |
Jack | Breidenbach | Phoenix |
AZ |
Taylor | Harvey | Cave Creek |
AZ |
Michelle | Koo | Scottsdale |
AZ |
Mika | Miyata | Chandler |
AZ |
Roberto | Aguayo | Salinas |
CA |
Olivia | Alcoran | Folsom |
CA |
Angelica | Antonio | Benicia |
CA |
Owen | Avrit | Arroyo Grande |
CA |
William | Bensch | Stockton |
CA |
Courtney | Cervellin | Elk Grove |
CA |
Stephanie | Heimler | San Diego |
CA |
Yena | Jang | Roseville |
CA |
Linette | Jun | Cupertino |
CA |
Christopher | Khan | Stockton |
CA |
Calton | Kong | Cupertino |
CA |
Erica | Lam | San Jose |
CA |
Nthenya | Maithya | Modesto |
CA |
Skyler | May | Stockton |
CA |
Isabelle | O'Brien | Concord |
CA |
Hailey | Salomone | Martinez |
CA |
Matthew | Sutherland | Carmichael |
CA |
Dylan | Van Ostrand | Sacramento |
CA |
Caroline | Wales | La Quinta |
CA |
Jack | Wright | Chowchilla |
CA |
Kelly | Yu | San Jose |
CA |
Christina | Carroll | Bear |
DE |
Haley | Quickel | Middletown |
DE |
Josh | Braverman | Naples |
FL |
Cole | Chastain | Orlando |
FL |
Ana Elise | Cunneen | St. Petersburg |
FL |
Giuliana | Gomez | Miami |
FL |
Vivian | Guite | Naples |
FL |
Kelli | Kragh | Estero |
FL |
Thomas | McClellan | Bradenton |
FL |
Kaleb | Palm | Orlando |
FL |
Elise | Schultz | Pace |
FL |
William | Cawthon | Augusta |
GA |
Mylz | Oliver | Fairburn |
GA |
Gary | Chong | Chicago |
IL |
Chloe | Morrissey | Gurnee |
IL |
Parker | Norton | Salina |
KS |
Parker | Renz | Salina |
KS |
Colby | Unruh | Overland Park |
KS |
Andrew Santiago | Caldwell | Calvin |
KY |
Cameron | Martin | Cold Spring |
KY |
Brayden | Seguin | Zachary |
LA |
Jake | Griffin | Kensington |
MD |
Rhianna | Stitt | Baltimore |
MD |
Kayleigh | Zeman | Silver Spring |
MD |
Davis | Longyear | Stevensville |
MI |
Jay | Frolick | Minneapolis |
MN |
Kurt | Lambert | Maple Grove |
MN |
Rebecca | Connolly | Winston-Salem |
NC |
Grace | Kehoe | Charlotte |
NC |
Jaclyn | Kenzel | Southern Pines |
NC |
Victoria | Ladd | Greensboro |
NC |
Cameren | Dawkins | Hillside |
NJ |
River | Smalley | Farmington |
NM |
Benjamin | Spitz | Orchard Park |
NY |
Kirsten | Matlock | Muldrow |
OK |
Kharynton | Beggs | Charleston |
SC |
Kendall | Wallace | Blythewood |
SC |
Justin | Reed | College Grove |
TN |
Jackson | Carr | Arlington |
TX |
Lauren | Chasczewski | Colleyville |
TX |
Calvrann | Coker | Fort Worth |
TX |
Rustyn | Goolsby | Mt. Pleasant |
TX |
Gavin | Hogan | Fort Worth |
TX |
Ethan | Korock | Austin |
TX |
Sydni | Leung | Plano |
TX |
Joshua | Lim | San Antonio |
TX |
Marian | Loaeza | El Paso |
TX |
Mallorie | Luitwieler | Katy |
TX |
Kaila | McAbee | Fort Worth |
TX |
Haili | Moore | Prosper |
TX |
Lauren | Nguyenphu | Allen |
TX |
Christian | Rodriguez | Houston |
TX |
Beau | Fenton | Auburn |
WA |
Brayden | Miles | Spokane Valley |
WA |
Jack | Miller | Redmond |
WA |