Drive, Chip & Putt
A joint initiative founded in 2013 by The Masters Tournament, United States Golf Association and The PGA of America, Drive, Chip and Putt is a free nationwide junior golf development competition, for ages 7-15, aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf.
Drive, Chip and Putt provides aspiring junior golfers (between ages 7-15) 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 at Augusta National the Sunday before The Masters Tournament.
Drive, Chip & Putt Qualifying
Qualifying for Drive, Chip and Putt breaks down into the following stages:
Local (May - July)
357 host sites in all 50 states
3 juniors advance in each age/gender category from every venue
Subregional (July - August)
60 host sites
2 juniors advance in each age/gender category from every venue
Regional (September - October)
10 host sites
1 junior advances in each age/gender category from every venue
National Finals (April)
80 participants, 40 girls/40 boys at Augusta National
2025-26 Qualifying Sites in NYS
Local
Date | Site | City |
June 14 | Saratoga National GC | Saratoga Springs |
June 26 | Sunken Meadow State Park | Fort Salonga |
July 2 | Timber Banks GC | Baldwinsville |
July 7 | Soaring Eagles GC | Horseheads |
July 9 | Harbor Links GC | Port Washington |
July 10 | Glen Oak GC | E. Amherst |
July 14 | The Apawamis Club | Rye |
July 18 | Green Lakes State Park | Fayetteville |
July 22 | Colonial Springs GC | Farmingdale |
July 23 | Mill Creek GC | Churchville |
July 28 | Centennial GC | Carmel |
July 29 | Teugega CC | Rome |
Sub-Regional
Date | Site | City |
Aug. 5 | Glen Oak GC | East Amherst |
Aug. 20 | Turning Stone Resort | Verona |
Regional
DATE | SITE | CITY |
Sept. 13 | Laurel Valley GC | Ligonier, PA |
Sept. 20 | The Ridgewood CC | Paramus, NJ |
The 2025 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, will feature 80 junior golfers at Augusta National on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Golf Channel broadcasted the event live.
PREVIEW 2025 DCP NATIONAL FINALS
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Past NYS Juniors in DC&P Finals |
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2025 Thomas Goodelle, New Hartford (Boys 14-15) Alexandra Phung, Forest Hills (Girls 12-13) Emma Xu, Roslyn Heights (Girls 7-9) 2024 Hayden Knapp, South Glens Falls (Girls 12-13) Read Article 2023 2022 2020-21 (COVID-19 Postponed) Read Article 2018Bailey Shoemaker, West Edmeston (Girls 12-13)Lily Zhang, Williamsville (Girls 7-9) Read Article 2017Kennedy Swedick, Altamont (Girls 10-11) 2016Nicole Criscone, Clifton Park (Girls 10-11) Kyra Cox, Salem (Girls 14-15) 2015John Hiller, New York City (Boys 7-9)Jennifer Rosenberg, Laurel Hollow (Girls 14-15) 2014None |