Registration is open for the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, an event for junior golfers that culminates every April at the famed Augusta National Golf Club. For Long Island juniors, the road to Augusta begins this summer with local qualifiers at three area golf courses.
Qualifying rounds for the 2020-21 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship will be held on various dates in July at Harbor Links in Port Washington, Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park and the private Colonial Springs Golf Club in Farmingdale. The event, which is made possible by the United States Golf Association, the PGA of America and the Masters Tournament, is open to boys and girls from age 7 to 15. It gives juniors in all 50 states the opportunity to qualify at local courses and compete for a chance to play in the championship at Augusta National on the eve of The Masters.
Top performers at the Long Island qualifiers will advance to the sub-regional round, scheduled for August 13 at Bethpage State Park. The eighty open spots at the Augusta championship — 40 boys and 40 girls — will then be determined at regional finals.
Participation in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship is free. Players accumulate points for performance in driving, chipping and putting challenges. Complete competition rules, eligibility requirements and scoring outlines are available at the Drive, Chip & Putt website.