Championships

Championships at Del Monte Golf Course

Tree covered golf course

When it first opened in 1897, Del Monte Golf Course was almost immediately acknowledged as one of the finest courses in the world. The newly formed Pacific Coast Golf Association selected Del Monte as the site of its Pacific Coast Open in 1901.

The PCGA Women’s and Men’s Amateur tournaments soon followed, as did Del Monte’s own Del Monte Championship, which quickly became the most popular—and most important—tournament in the state. When the PCGA was replaced by the California Golf Association, the CGA State Amateur and the Del Monte Championship became one.

Here are some notable highlights:

Opens and Professional Tournaments	Winner	Year
Open Championships (Pacific Coast)	Multiple winners	1901 – 1918
1st California Open	John Black	1919
TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational presented by DELL EMC⁽¹⁾	Multiple winners	1972, 1975 1979 – 1986 1993 – present day
PURE Insurance Championship Impacting The First Tee	Multiple winners	2005 – 2014

Other Regional Amateur Tournaments	Winner	Years
Del Monte Cup – Men’s Championship	Multiple winners	1898 – 1908
Del Monte Men’s Championship	Multiple winners	1909 – 1912
California State Amateur Championship	Multiple winners	1912 – 1999
Del Monte Cup – Women’s Championship	Multiple winners	1898 – 1908
Del Monte Women’s Championship ⁽²⁾	Multiple winners	1909 – 1919 1921 – 1942 1947 – 1951 1953
California Intercollegiate Championship	Lauren Upson	1924
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Championship ⁽³⁾	Lauren Upson	1925
Pacific Coast Women’s Amateur	Multiple winners	1901 – 1902
California Women’s Amateur	Alice Warner Law	1919
18th Western Amateur Championship	Heinrich Schmidt	1916
California Junior Championship	Multiple winners	1920 – 1937

⁽¹⁾ Continuation of the renamed Laguna Seca-Del Monte Hyatt Pro-Am in 1972
⁽²⁾ Played at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 1920 and Cypress Point Club in 1943
⁽³⁾ Continuation of the renamed California Intercollegiate Championship