Indiana Golf Journal April 2023

40 boys and 40 girls competed in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National on Sunday, April 2. They had to make it through local, subregional and regional qualifying held at 342 sites around the country. Conducted in partnership between the Masters Tournament, the PGA of America and the USGA, the Drive, Chip and Putt is a nationwide youth development program open to boys and girls age 7 to 15. The top three scorers in the local qualifiers advanced to subregional qualifiers, with the two top participants in each moving on to regional competition for berths in the National Finals at the home of the Masters. “It’s very difficult to get to this stage,” said 2015 Masters Champion Jordan Spieth, who presented the prizes in the Girls 12-13 division.“To compete and win at Augusta National is always a good feeling.” Elijah Lemmon from McCordsville made it to Augusta National out of the Great Lakes Regional and was in the Boys 14-15 age division. With a drive of 236 yards, chip total of 18 feet and putting of 12 feet he finished tenth in his age group. The Wind By Any Name When, at last The sun has set And dusk begins to grow With all our strokes recorded We’ll reflect, and smile, and know That though the wind was raging And stole from us the score We’ll rise at dawn tomorrow To battle it once more. By: Bo Links Indiana Junior Competed in the National Finals of Drive Chip & Putt

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