Pacific NW juniors qualify for national event at Augusta

Several junior golfers from the Pacific Northwest qualified for the inaugural National Drive Chip and Putt Championship which will be held at Augusta National next April right around the time of the Masters Golf Tournament.

A total of eight divisions were held at the Golf Club at Hawk’s Prairie to determine the winners for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 15 and who will be heading to Augusta National.

The girls winners: Kasey Maralack of Snoqualmie, Wash. in girls 7-9; Alexa Moormeier of Normandy Park, Wash in girls 10-11; Natalie Petromonoco of Auburn, Calif. in the girls 12-13 and Maddy Kokich of University Place, Wash, in the girls 14-15.

The boys winners: Logan Metcalf of Lynden, Wash. in the boys 7-9; Ethan Tseng of Portland in the boys 10-11; Jack McMullin of Seattle in the boys 12-13; Devin Andrews of Kirkland, Wash. in the boys 14-15.