The Drive, Chip and Putt was first held in 2013 and it’s become an important event each year at Augusta National Golf Club.
Contested on the Sunday before Masters week begins, the DCP has two divisions, one for boys, the other for girls, with multiple age divisions. In all, there are 40 boys and 40 girls ranging in age from 7 to 15 who advance to the final each year after making it through local, sub-regional and regional qualifying.
The DCP is a joint venture of the Masters Tournament, the USGA and the PGA of America and is “aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf.”
In all, there were eight junior golfers crowned champions in 2023.
Girls
7-9: Ashley Kim of Cerritos, California
10-11: Alexandra Phung of Forest Hills, New York
12-13: Maya Palanza Gaudin of East Falmouth, Massachusetts
14-15: Martha Kuwahara of Northbrook, Illinois
Boys
7-9: Knox Mason of Portland, Tennessee
10-11: Neal Manutai of Laie, Hawaii
12-13: Leo Saito of Hilo, Hawaii
14-15: Jake Sheffield of Knoxville, Tennessee
Check out some photos from the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt.
The 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Rose Zhang and LPGA great Nancy Lopez pose for…LPGA great Nancy Lopez looks on as Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Rose Zhang is introduced…Tommy Fleetwood poses for a photo with girls 12-13 division overall winner Maya Gaudin during the…Masters champion Jordan Spieth poses for a photo with girls 12-13 division overall winner Maya Gaudin…Condoleezza Rice greets Jake Sheffield after putting in the boys 14-15 division during the 2023 Drive,…Ashley Kim reacts after putting in the girls 7-9 division during the 2023 Drive, Chip and…Golf Channel's Cara Banks interviews Martha Kuwahara after she won the girls 14-15 division during the…Natalie Martin reacts after putting in the girls 10-11 division during the 2023 Drive, Chip and…Koehn Kuenzler watches his ball as it rolls toward the hole in the boys 7-9 division…A pin flag on the putting green during the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…Masters champion Nick Faldo poses with the Girls 14-15 division winners during the Drive, Chip and…Masters champion Nick Faldo poses with Jolie Pastorick of the Girls 14-15 division while holding her…Masters champion Zach Johnson poses with Knox Mason of the Boys 7-9 division while holding his…Martha Kuwahara of the Girls 14-15 division while holding her champions medal for driving during the…Allie Stevens of the Girls 7-9 division chips during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…Ashley Kim of the Girls 7-9 division chips during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…General view of the Boys 10-11 division driving during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…Maya Palanza Gaudin of the Girls 12-13 division chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National…Julianna Ishii in the Girls 14-15 age group chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National…Maxwell Lattavo of the Boys 7-9 division chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals…Jacob Eagan of the Boys 7-9 division chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals…Maria Fernanda Giles of the Girls 12-13 division chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National…Lily Wachter of the Girls 10-11 division drives during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…Carson Perry of the Boys 12-13 division drives during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals…A Drive, Chip and Putt flag at the 2023 National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club.…Katelyn Davis of the Girls 12-13 division chips during the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals…A Drive, Chip and Putt flag at the 2023 National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club.…
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