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 - August)
330 host sites in all 50 states
3 juniors advance in each age/gender category from every venue
Subregional (July - August)
61 host sites across 30 states
2 juniors advance in each age/gender category from every venue
Regional (September - October)
10 host sites in 10 regions
1 junior advances in each age/gender category from every venue
National Finals (April)
80 participants, 40 girls/40 boys at Augusta National
2023-24 Qualifying Sites in NYS
Local
Date | Site | City |
June 17 | Saratoga National GC | Saratoga |
June 26 | Sunken Meadow State Park GC | Fort Solonga |
July 5 | Harbor Links GC | Port Washington |
July 6 | Glen Oak GC | East Amherst |
July 7 | Thousand Islands CC | Alexandria Bay |
July 13 | Southern Meadows GC | Rush |
July 15 | Town of Colonie GC | Schenectady |
July 17 | The Apawamis Club | Rye |
July 18 | Green Lakes State Park GC | Fayetteville |
July 20 | Seneca Hickory Stick GC | Lewiston |
July 22 | Craig Wood GC | Lake Placid |
July 25 | Colonial Springs GC | Farmingdale |
July 31 | Centennial GC | Carmel |
Aug. 1 | En-Joie GC | Endicott |
Sub-Regional
Date | Site | City |
Aug. 10 | Bethpage State Park GC | Farmingdale |
Regional
DATE | SITE | CITY |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
The 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, will feature 80 junior golfers at Augusta National on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023. Golf Channel will broadcast the event live.
Representing the Empire State will be Ava Taylor Estrella (Girls 14-15) of Brookville, Jacob Olearczyk (Boys 14-15) of Barneveld and Alexandra Phung (Girls 10-11) of Forest Hills.
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Past NYS Juniors in DC&P Finals |
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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 |