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.
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.
Girls 7-9 - Isabelle Chandler
Boys 7-9 - Berck Phipps
Boys 10-11 - Simon Myers
KINGSTON SPRINGS, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 24: Gayatri Arora, girls 12-13 group, smiles after qualifying for the national finals during the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt Regional Qualifier at the Golf Club of Tennessee on September 24, 2023 in Kingston Springs, Tennessee. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images for Drive, Chip & Putt)
Boys 12-13 - Kipp Madison
Girls 14-15 - Riley Grimm
KINGSTON SPRINGS, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 24: Owen Atkinson, boys 14-15 group, smiles with his putting clubs during the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt Regional Qualifier at the Golf Club of Tennessee on September 24, 2023 in Kingston Springs, Tennessee. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images for Drive, Chip & Putt)
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.
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.
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.