Championships at Del Monte 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