DriveChipandPuttt finalists invited to Augusta

The USGA, Masters Tournament and PGA of America have announced that registration for 2026-2027 Drive, Chip and Putt qualifying is now open at DriveChipandPutt.com.

This year will mark Drive, Chip and Putt’s 13th season of qualifying events for boys and girls ages 7-15. The free program, which can be accessed in all 50 states, aims to provide a welcoming environment for youth to participate in golf and focus on the game’s three fundamental skills.

In April, a pace of play bonus will be implemented during the 2026 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club. Under the new policy, National Finalists will earn up to three additional points if they complete each shot during the competition in 40 seconds or less. This initiative aims to reinforce pace of play as an essential skill in golf. Further details about the National Finals policy are available within the National Finals scoring section on the rules and regulations page of the website.

Local qualifying for the 13th season begins May 2 at 353 sites nationwide and will continue throughout the summer. Participants are grouped in separate girls’ and boys’ divisions in four age categories, with scoring centered around skill performance in driving, chipping and putting.

Top performers at the local level will advance through sub regional and regional qualifiers in July/August and September/October, respectively. This season’s 10 regional hosts feature several USGA and PGA Championship sites, including TPC Sawgrass, Whistling Straits, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Southern Hills Country Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Pebble Beach Golf Links, The Los Angeles Country Club, Laurel Valley Golf Club and Quaker Ridge Golf Club.

From these qualifiers, 80 finalists – 40 boys and 40 girls – will earn an invitation to compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 4, the eve of the 2027 Masters Tournament. Qualifiers are facilitated by all 41 Sections of the PGA of America across the country.

Online registration makes it easy for parents to sign up their junior golfer and find a local qualifier near them.