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Drive, Chip & Putt

THE JOURNEY TO AUGUSTA STARTS HERE!

Drive, Chip & Putt is a free nationwide junior golf development competition aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf. By tapping the creative and competitive spirit of girls and boys ages 7-15, Drive, Chip & Putt provides aspiring junior golfers an opportunity to play with their peers in qualifiers around the country. Participants who advance through local, sub-regional, and regional qualifying in each age/gender category earn a place in the National Finals, which is conducted at Augusta National Golf Club the Sunday before the Masters Tournament and is broadcast live by Golf Channel.

The best part of all is that it’s FREE and inclusive to ALL!

 

There is no entry fee for any Qualifying levels of the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship.

Entry applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. ET on the date five (5) days prior to the local qualifier.

You may NOT submit more than one application for any individual to participate in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship. If more than one application is submitted for a participant, all applications will be rejected.

The age bracket is based upon the national finals (April 3, 2023). Boys and girls will compete in separate divisions in four age categories: 7-9 years old; 10-11 years old; 12-13 years old; and 14-15 years old.

Caddies are not permitted at any of the qualifying stages. Only the participants will be allowed on the field of play.

HIGHLIGHTS

A look into 2023-2024

Seven (7) Carolina juniors earned a ticket to the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals in 2024!

After phenomenal performances at the Regional Qualifier at the Golf Club of Tennessee, seven Carolinas natives will be competing for the National Finals in their prospective age groups  at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 7, 2024.

Girls 7-9 Regional Champion: Isabelle Chandler

Boys 7-9 Regional Champion: Berck Phipps

Boys 10-11 Regional Champion: Simon Myers

Girls 12-13 Regional Champion: Gayatri Arora

Boys 12-13 Regional Champion: Kipp Madison

Girls 14-15 Regional Champion: Riley Grimm

Boys 14-15 Regional Champion: Owen Atkinson

The results of the 2023-2024 Drive Chip and Putt Regional Qualifier can be found HERE.

More stories about the 2023-2024 Drive Chip and Putt Regional Qualifier can be found HERE.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

A look into 2022-2023

Two Carolina natives received a berth to the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals in 2023.

Minlin Ou (Girls 7-9) from Shelby, NC made her way to Augusta National Golf Club after qualifying at the DCP Regional Qualifier at Quail Hollow Golf Club. More about Ou’s path to Nationals can be found HERE.

Ou placed second overall in her age group at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Minlin Ou of the Girls 7-9 division while holding her second place overall trophy during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Slater Meade (Boys 12-13) from North Wilkesboro, NC made his way to Augusta National after qualifying at the DCP Regional Qualifier at Quail Hollow Golf Club. More about Slater’s path to Nationals can be found HERE.

Slater Meade of the Boys 12-13 division putts during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 2, 2023.

The results of the 2023 Drive Chip and Putt National Finals can be found HERE.

More about the 2023 Drive Chip and Putt National Finals can be found HERE.