PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee showcases participants across the First Tee chapter network and celebrates their dedication to the game of golf and living out their character strengths and values as they strive to make an impact in their local communities. This tournament is an official PGA TOUR Champions event at Pebble Beach Golf Links on the Monterey Peninsula that pairs one junior with a PGA TOUR Champions player and two amateurs, providing life-changing mentoring opportunities. To be selected, juniors are measured on their playing ability as well as their personal growth and life skills learned through First Tee’s programs. The tournament is televised nationally on Golf Channel.
Key Commitments
Growing through Challenge
Pursuing Goals
Using Good Judgement
Learning Objectives
- Identify opportunities for positive risk taking
- Understand the importance of networking, building relationships, and effective communication
- Recognize and reflect on the benefits of setting and achieving goals
2024 Selected Participants
Participant Field
| First Name: | Last Name: | Chapter: |
| Adrienne | Ahn | First Tee – Greater Dallas |
| Amelia | Alonso | First Tee – Naples/Collier |
| Ryan | Altenhof | First Tee – Pittsburgh |
| Taishu | Araki | First Tee – Metropolitan New York |
| Julius | Arenkiel | First Tee – Greater Houston |
| Dylan | Au | First Tee – Greater Seattle |
| Fern | Babinski | First Tee – West Michigan |
| Joey | Bernier | First Tee – Tucson |
| Olivia | Braun | First Tee – South Dakota |
| Quentin | Brooks | First Tee – Savannah |
| Leon | Bui | First Tee – Metropolitan New York |
| Sarah | Bui | First Tee – Orange County |
| Riccardo | Cabrini | First Tee – St. Petersburg |
| Jacob Carlos | Castro | First Tee – Greater Dallas |
| Niki | Chan | First Tee – Greater Richmond |
| Jaden | Chin | First Tee – San Francisco |
| Micah | Chiong | First Tee – Greater Chicago |
| Teagan | Connors | First Tee – Greater New Orleans |
| Oliver | De Guia | First Tee – Tucson |
| Caroline | DeKalb | First Tee – Lakeland |
| Francisco | Diaz | First Tee – Tri-Valley |
| Samantha | Dunn | First Tee – Connecticut |
| Carys | Fennessy | First Tee – New Hampshire |
| Daniel | Ferguson | First Tee – Greater Dallas |
| Kaden | Frierson | First Tee – Greater Austin |
| Julian | Gianelli | First Tee – San Joaquin |
| Joshua | Gitau | First Tee – Greater Houston |
| Tyler | Glynn | First Tee – Metropolitan New York |
| Valentina Marie | Guertin | First Tee – Florida Gold Coast |
| Landry | Hamm | First Tee – Greater Charlotte |
| Noah | Hankinson | First Tee – Greater Dallas |
| Faith | Hendren | First Tee – Greater El Paso |
| Kaylie | Hui | First Tee – Greater New Orleans |
| Gabby | Hultstrand | First Tee – Gulf Coast |
| Carly | Ikei | First Tee – South Puget Sound |
| Nicole | Iniakov | First Tee – Monterey County |
| Tasnim | Ismaili | First Tee – Morocco |
| Spencer | Ives | First Tee – Naples/Collier |
| Joey | Jang | First Tee – Silicon Valley |
| Luke | Krombholz | First Tee – Metropolitan New York |
| Ethan | Kwan | First Tee – Greater Pasadena |
| Neel | Ladde | First Tee – Greater Charlotte |
| Lindsay | Lee | First Tee – Greater San Antonio |
| Ryan | Lee | First Tee – Greater Austin |
| Abigail | Lin | First Tee – Greater Sacramento |
| Maya | London | First Tee – Central Coast |
| Matthew | McCorkel | First Tee – Pine Mountain |
| Braden | Miller | First Tee – Naples/Collier |
| Zakery | Mosher | First Tee – Fort Worth |
| Sahil | Nathoo | First Tee – Greater Sacramento |
| Lauren | Nau | First Tee – Phoenix |
| Luke | Newell | First Tee – Salina |
| Samantha | Nguyen | First Tee – Greater Washington, DC |
| Valentin | Ortiz | First Tee – Tucson |
| Madison | Park | First Tee – Greater Charlotte |
| Carmen | Pate | First Tee – Greater Houston |
| Jackson | Perry | First Tee – Salina |
| Michael | Quallich | First Tee – Pittsburgh |
| Arianna | Rodriguez | First Tee – Greater Houston |
| Sofia | Rodriguez Pierson | First Tee – Central Coast |
| Evan | Rubenstein | First Tee – Greater Chicago |
| Claire | Scott | First Tee – Greater Austin |
| Gianna | Singh | First Tee – Greater Sacramento |
| Gracie | Smith | First Tee – Greater Tyler |
| Tatyana | Smith | First Tee – Greater Baltimore |
| Ishdeep | Sodhi | First Tee – Greater Sacramento |
| Hannah | Stouder | First Tee – Greater Sacramento |
| Michael | Switzer | First Tee – Greater Charlotte |
| Precilla | Tea | First Tee – Greater Pasadena |
| Grady | Thompson | First Tee – Metropolitan Oklahoma City |
| Sophia | Tounalom | First Tee – Greater Seattle |
| Anabella | Van Cotthem | First Tee – San Diego |
| Abby | Vernier | First Tee – Gulf Coast |
| Sophia | Waddell | First Tee – Central Coast |
| Weston | Wakefield | First Tee – Central Arkansas |
| DJ | Waller | First Tee – North Florida |
| Dylan | Walters | First Tee – Benton Harbor |
| Keegan | Westlake | First Tee – Metropolitan Oklahoma City |
| Nicholas | Yagnik | First Tee – Greater Trenton |
| Kevin | Zheng | First Tee – East Baton Rouge Parish |
Event Info
Date: September 17-22, 2024
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
