Smiles. Hug. Even a few tears. The 10th edition of the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals had all those emotions and more as 80 boys and girls aged 7 to 15 competed at Augusta National Golf Club on the eve of the 2024 Masters.
The anticipation for playing in the event remains palpable for all those who earned their way into the final. “It’s like heaven,” said Texas Terry, a precocious 11-year-old who claimed the title in the Boys 10-11 age division. “When I picture heaven, I picture this.”
You didn’t just have to be a winner to have a good time. As these pictures show, just participating in the event was a thrill for those involved, whether they walked away with hardware or not.
Sunrise greets the competitors at the start of the 10th Drive Chip and Putt National Final. [Photo: Brent Cline] All eyes were on Simon Myers as he hit one of his drives in the Boys 10-11 age group. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] Isabelle Chandler gets ready to hit her opening drive as she competed in the Girls 7-9 age group. [Photo: Thomas Lovelock] Anna Midyett put everything she had into this drive as she competed in the Girls 10-11 age group. [Photo: Thomas Lovelock] Victoria Kim was having fun competing in the Girls 7-9 age group. [Photo: Joel Marklund] Madison Pyatt eyes a putt en route to taking the title in the Girls 7-9 age group. [Photo: Shanna Lockwood] Hudson Knapp reacts to a putt while competing in the Boys 10-11 age group. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] Karis Reid won the Drive and Chip categories for Girls 12-13 to claim the overall title in her age group. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] Texas Terry claimed the Boys 10-11 age group title with his final putt, and was congratulated for his accomplishments by Augusta National member Condoleezza Rice. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] Lily Wachter, playing in her second straight DCP, finished first in the Girls 10-11 age group. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] After pulling off her victory, she got a big hug from her dad. [Photo: Maddie Meyer] Kipp Madison became the first DCP qualifier from the Augusta, Georgia, area to win when he claimed the Boys 12-13 title. [Photo: Maddie Meyer]
