Bryan Cooney Fort Myers News-Press Published 3:22 PM EDT Oct 3, 2018 Estero High School senior golfer Kelli Kragh is still riding from an adventure golfers dream about. Competing in the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach for the First Tee program, Kragh represented the Collier County section as she partnered with professional Marco Dawson and made the cut to play on championship Sunday. She got a front-row seat to watch Dawson compete for the tournament championship, as he eventually finished in a tie for second. "It was the best week of my life," Kragh said. "The generosity of Pure Insurance and the sponsors, the people I met and the beauty of Pebble Beach made it an unforgettable experience." Among the highlights for Kragh were having 8-time major champion Tom Watson stop by to watch her practice on the driving range, eating breakfast with two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer and meeting Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro, who emceed the … [Read more...] about Estero’s Kelli Kragh returns from Pebble Beach with memories for life
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Lake Orion’s Tom Gillis two shots back at Pebble Beach
Associated Press Published 11:39 PM EDT Sep 29, 2018 Pebble Beach, Calif. — Ken Tanigawa made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th at Poppy Hills on Saturday for a 5-under 66 and a two-stroke lead in the Pure Insurance Championship. Making his 18th PGA Tour Champions start after earning his tour card at Q-school, the 50-year-old Tanigawa rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 17th with the eagle. “I was just trying to two-putt, hit it on the green and try to make 4 some way, somehow,” Tanigawa said. “It just happened to go in. You don’t expect to make those.” Gary Hallberg, Marco Dawson and Tom Gillis (Lake Orion) were tied for second. Hallberg had a 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach, the site of the final round Sunday in the event that pairs players with juniors from The First Tee program. Dawson and Gillis shot 68s at Poppy Hills. PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD Tanigawa got through Q-school as a re-instated amateur and turned … [Read more...] about Lake Orion’s Tom Gillis two shots back at Pebble Beach
College Park golfer Hailey Salomone happily heads to Pebble Beach
By Ron Kroichick Updated 3:54 pm PDT, Thursday, September 27, 2018 Hailey Salomone awoke crazy-early one morning in late July. She gathered with her family to watch on Golf Channel as the junior participants in this week’s PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach were unveiled. Salomone, now a senior at College Park High in Pleasant Hill, struggled to stay awake until the show finally listed the players from California. And then, suddenly, her name appeared on the television screen. “It was basically like Christmas morning,” she said. The moment carried deep significance, and not only because her dad, Jon, got remarried on the beach near Pebble. This week’s chance to play in a tour event also punctuated Salomone’s journey through a difficult stretch: Her mom turned to drugs when Hailey was younger, she said, and gave up custody when she was in seventh grade. “She picked a different life that didn’t include me,” Salomone … [Read more...] about College Park golfer Hailey Salomone happily heads to Pebble Beach
CovCath golfer flies to Pebble Beach for PGA Tour Champions tourney
Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer Published 11:15 AM EDT Sep 25, 2018 Covington Catholic senior golfer Cameron Martin has a big day ahead of him, likely on par with nothing else he has experienced to date. Thanks to The First Tee of Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky, he will play in his last high school regional golf tournament this morning before flying out tonight for Pebble Beach, California, for the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting the First Tee. It's a PGA Tourn Champions event at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course Sept. 24-30. In this championship, 81 junior golfers from First tee will team with 81 PGA Tour Champions and 162 amateurs to compete for the pro-junior title. More: 'You have to learn to love the game': CovCath standout Patrick Kennedy shares golf advice Martin, who's been a part of the local chapter since 2007, is the first participant selected from the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky chapter to attend the … [Read more...] about CovCath golfer flies to Pebble Beach for PGA Tour Champions tourney
First Tee of Delaware golfers earn trip to Pebble Beach
Brad Myers Delaware News Journal Published 3:13 p.m. UTC Aug 27, 2018 Christina Carroll and Haley Quickel started playing golf because it was fun. Now it's taking them all the way to California, to one of the game’s most prestigious venues, and golf is even more fun for the high school juniors. Carroll and Quickel will represent the First Tee of Delaware at the Pure Insurance Championship Sept. 25-30 in Pebble Beach, California. The annual event pairs a PGA Tour Champions professional and two amateurs with 81 top junior golfers selected from First Tee chapters nationwide. Carroll, a Bear resident who attends William Penn, was on the practice green preparing for a summer junior tournament in State College, Pennsylvania, when her father, Henry, broke the news. “My dad came up to me and gave me a big hug and said, ‘We’re going to Pebble Beach,’” Carroll said. “I was so happy. I was hugging him. I was happy the whole round, even if … [Read more...] about First Tee of Delaware golfers earn trip to Pebble Beach