Contestants hoping to play at Augusta National next spring made their first stop at Mountain View Golf Course for the Local Qualifier of the Drive, Chip & Putt program June 23rd.
Due to the nature of the Drive, Chip & Putt format, contestants only hit nine shots, three drives, three chips, and three putts. Scores are based on the distance of each drive as well as each ball’s proximity to the pin in the chipping and putting categories.
Perry Shaffer led the event in scoring, while leading the Boys 12-13 age division with 154 points on a 34-50-70 split. Earning his way into the Sub-Regional on August 25th taking place at Glenmoor Golf Club. Cole Frazier and Tommy Bagley also earned qualification by placing top three in the Boys 12-13 age division with Frazier scoring 134 and Bagley scoring 113.
Landon Lieu captured the Boys 14-15 division title with 149 points earning qualification into the Sub-Regional Qualifier followed by Connor Oettli and James Meadows who will join Lieu at the Sub-Regional.
Girls 14-15 division winner Natalie McLane led all girls in scoring putting up 137 thanks to a strong driving performance where she scored 56. Taylor Weingarten and Camilia Macias also earned qualification honors scoring in the 110’s.
Jordy Griffith and Arya Manivannan captured the Boys 10-11 and Boys 7-9 titles earning Qualification into the Sub-Regional. Dallin Pratt, Zackery Brown, Hinkley Havili, and Finn Green will also move onto the Sub-Regional after placing top 3 in their respective divisions.
102-point performances from both Emiko Bolton and Maliya Green clinched the Girls 12-13 and Girls 10-11 divisions alongside a qualification spot into the Sub-Regional. Georgia Harting captured the final division title of the day scoring 52, capturing the Girls 7-9 division.
The full leaderboard and qualifiers list is available here.
The final Local Qualifier takes place at Eagle Mountain Golf Course on July 7th, enter today at drivechipandputt.com.