2016 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Final Results
Drive, Chip and Putt Championship
(USGA, Masters, PGA of America Photo)
AUGUSTA, GA (April 3, 2016)--Earlier today eight
champions were crowned at the 3rd edition of the
Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at the Augusta
National Golf Club. The event was first contested in
2014 and is a nationwide event hosted every year
on the Sunday prior to the beginning of Masters Week.
The event is run by is run buy the Masters Tournament,
United States Golf Association and The PGA of America.
Competitors qualify through local, sub-regional and
regional qualifying with registration for next year
already underway. The event is open to girls and boys
from ages 7-15. Here are the results from this years
competition.
GIRLS RESULTS
7-9 AGE GROUP
1. Emerson Blair; West Point, MS (24)
2. Mary Miller; Skidaway Island, GA (23.5)
T3. Kyla Layman; Traverse City, MI (22)
T3. Avery Zweig; Dallas, TX (22)
10-11 AGE GROUP
1. Alexa Pano; Lake Worth, FL (26)
T2. Mia Raines; Galena, OH (19)
T2. Morgan Guepet; New Orleans, LA (19)
12-13 AGE GROUP
1. Kayla Sam; Anaheim Hills, CA (26)
2. Elle Fox; Copperas Cove, TX (25)
3. Nicole Adam; Pinehurst, NC (20)
14-15 AGE GROUP
1. Alyssa Montgomery; Knoxville, TN (26.5)
2. Skylar Thomspon; Buford, GA (23)
T3. Kyra Cox; South Salem, NY (17.5)
T3. Anika Dy; Traverse City, MI (17.5)
BOYS RESULTS
7-9 AGE GROUP
1. Stephen Robers Hernandez; Houston, TX (25)
2. Hugh Faulkner; Greenville, SC (22)
3. Colin Norton; Jackson, MI (19)
10-11 AGE GROUP
1. Christian Kim; Vernon Hills, IL (26)
2. Nolan Haynes; Barberton, OH (25)
3. Nashawn Tyson; North Palm Beach, FL (21)
12-13 AGE GROUP
1. Ty Griggs; Manteca, CA (28)
2. Skyler Fox; Beaver Falls, PA (27)
3. Daniel Adkins; Holly Springs, NC (20)
14-15 AGE GROUP
1. Michael Thorbjornsen; Wellesley, MA (23)
T2. Daniel Uranga; Wilder, ID (22)
T2. Chase Venn; Columbia, MO (22)
T2. Marco Punzo; Prosper, TX (22)
-Official Drive, Chip and Putt website contributed to this
story
ABOUT THE Drive, Chip and Putt Championship
Founded in 2013 jointly by the Masters, USGA and
PGA of America the Drive, Chip and Putt is an event
for junior golfers ages 7-15. Throughout the year
qualifiers are held around the country before the
finals are held the Sunday before the Masters at
Augusta National Golf Club. 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.
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