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title: First Tee kids play in PGA TOUR Champions event
description: At the recent PGA TOUR Champions event, the PURE Insurance Championship held at Pebble Beach, two First Tee of Greater Seattle participants were selected to play along with the professionals during the tournament.
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# [First Tee kids play in PGA TOUR Champions event](https://wagolf.org/news/first-tee-kids-play-in-pga-tour-champions-event)

 Written by [WA Golf Staff](https://wagolf.org/news/author/wa-golf-staff) | Sep 30, 2019 7:00:00 AM

### First Tee kids play in PGA TOUR Champions event

 Stephen Dai at PURE Insurance Championship At the recent PGA TOUR Champions event, the PURE Insurance Championship held at Pebble Beach, two First Tee of Greater Seattle participants were selected to play along with the professionals during the tournament. First Tee junior Keiki Hofilena (17) of Bellevue, Wash. was paired with PGA TOUR Champions pro Paul Goydos; while First Tee junior Stephen Dai (17, pictured), also of Bellevue, was paired with PGA TOUR Champions pro Mark Walker.

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