Each participant will attempt 3 Drives down a 40-yard wide fairway. Drives must finish in the fairway to score points. Each participant will attempt three 10-15 yard chips at the scoring hole.

“Drive, Chip & Putt is different than other tournaments,” says Elsner. “It's 4-5 minutes, with three drives, three chips and three putts – no more, no less. Perfecting your routine now will get you ready for that environment.” If you haven't yet, maybe think about competition day and what routine works best for you.

Opportunity was knocking in the fall of 2013, only children tend to be too busy to pay attention. Now that they've etched their place in history, the participants of the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals can look back with gratitude for those who heard the knocking and set things in motion.

Each participant will accumulate points per shot in all three skills (maximum of 75 points per skill = 25 points per shot x 3). The overall champion in each age category will be determined by the participant with the most points accumulated between all three skills (maximum of 225 points = 75 points per skill x 3).

The putt-chip is a perfect choice as the ball will loft just a bit and then come out with a soft roll. It will have some backspin and tend to stop easily. That is very different from a bump and run which is a more aggressive shot with top spin.

Martha Kuwahara Youngsters earn their place in Augusta National history. Martha Kuwahara of the Girls 14-15 division holds his First Place overall trophy during the 2023 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals and Augusta National Golf Club.

Chip shots are generally hit close to the green where the golfer does not need to carry the ball very far in the air and just wants to get the ball started and let it roll out towards the hole like a putt. Chip shots can be hit with a variety of different clubs from wedges down to as low as a #7 iron.

September 9, 1992 Putt-Putt (series)

Okay what happens there how far does that putt. Go we've got the setup. I'm now going to swing back to my right foot. And then stop in the position. That's my sort of stock.

So let's have a little go. So i'm going to get my line matched with that on the ball. Build my stance. And then roll it through that. Line. Think of the pace.

Chipping is an overarching term that refers to the process of removing hard or dried material (rock, concrete, etc.) from a surface. During chipping, the hard material is impacted with a tool that breaks it up into smaller pieces, usually for the purposes of removal.

Unlike other golf strokes that send the ball arcing through the air, a putt is always meant to simply roll it. Putt is a Scottish word that originally meant "to shove" or "to push," and came to include the golf meaning in 1743.