Minnesota Sends Three to Compete in 2015 Drive, Chip and Putt Competition at Augusta

  AUGUSTA, Ga. – A total of 80 junior players from the United States and Canada congregated upon one of golf’s most storied courses Sunday to compete in the 2015 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club.

Qualifying sites around the country narrowed a field of 200 boys and girls down to just 80 players made up of four different age groups, competing in three aspects of the game: driving, chipping and putting.

Camille Kuznik, Orono, Minn., was one of three Minnesotans competing in the event Sunday, as Kuznik finished seventh in the Girls 10-11 division, while Aayushi Sarkar, Woodbury, Minn., finished tied for eighth in the Girls 12-13 division. Connor Glynn, Waconia, Minn., finished seventh in the Boys 14-15 division with a total of 14 points.

Morgan Goldstein, Las Vegas, Nev., posted the first-ever perfect score Sunday, winning all three aspects as she claimed the Girls 12-13 division title.

Masters champions Gary Player, Mark O'Meara and Trevor Immelman were on hand at the second annual event Sunday to congratulate the winners and offer words of advice.

Qualifying for the 2016 Drive, Chip and Putt Competition begins with local qualifying and runs from May through August at 253 sites in all 50 states, while subregional qualifying will be conducted in July and August at 51 sites.

Regional qualifying will run through September at 10 sites nationwide to determine the field of 80 players advancing to the championship on April 3, 2016 at Augusta National Golf Club.



2015 DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT COMPETITION
AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
AUGUSTA, GA.


SUNDAY’S FINAL RESULTS
BOYS 7-9 DIVISION (DRIVE-CHIP-PUTT)
1. Jay Leng Jr., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 2-10-10—22
T2. Peyton Blackard, Fort Branch, Ind., 7-6-9—22
T2. Logan Medcalf, Lynden, Wash., 10-7-5—22
4. Daniel Zou, Humble, Texas, 8-9-4—21
5. Chance Rinkol, Leawood, Kan., 6-4-6—16
6. P.J. Maybank, Cheboygan, Mich., 9-2-3—14
7. Tristan Wieland, Jupiter, Fla., 4-8-1—13
T8. Maxwell Tjoa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1-3-8—12
T8. Grayson Wood, Fredericksburg, Va., 5-5-2—12
10. John Hiller, New York, N.Y., 3-1-7—11


GIRLS 7-9 DIVISION
1. Effie Perakis, Glenview, Ill., 5-8-9—22
2. Charlie Whorton, Springdale, Ark., 7-3-10—20
3. Meghan Paracuelles, Folsom, Calif., 4-10-5—19
4. Vanessa Borovilos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1-9-8—18
T5. Victoria Matthews, Great Falls, Va., 10-1-6—17
T5. Summer Lee, Plano, Texas, 8-5-4—17
7. Molly Smith, Tyngsboro, Mass., 6-7-3—16
T8. Jayla Kucy, Camrose, Alberta, Canada, 2-4-7—13
T8. Jessica Guiser, Hartland, Wisc., 9-2-2—13
10. Gloria Nip, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 3-6-1—10


BOYS 10-11 DIVISION
1. Jake Peacock, Alpharetta, Ga., 8-9-9—26
2. Satchel Pierce, Union, Mich., 10-5-10—25
3. Isaiah Swan, North East, Pa., 5-8-7—20
4. Benjamin Stoller, Owasso, Okla., 7-4-8—19
5. Joey Lenane, Dedham, Mass., 9-3-5—17
6. Abhay Gupta, Concord, N.C., 4-10-2—16
7. Jonas Appel, Encinitas, Calif., 1-7-6—14
8. Avery Lazarski, Las Vegas, Nev., 3-6-4—13
9. Ryan Blair, Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada, 6-2-3—11
10. Marcus Holling, Grand Island, Neb., 2-1-1—4


GIRLS 10-11 DIVISION
1. Lydia Swan, North East, Pa., 6-10-9—25
2. Neysa Dechachutinan, Birmingham, Ala., 7-9-5.5—21.5
3. Katherine Schuster, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., 8-2-10—20
4. Julia Misemer, Overland Park, Kan., 10-1-8—19
5. Kynadie Adams, Gallantin, Tenn., 5-7-5.5—17.5
6. Megha Ganne, Jersey City, N.J., 1-8-7—16
7. CAMILLE KUZNIK, ORONO, MINN., 9-4-1—14
8. Kelly Xu, Santa Monica, Calif., 4-5-3—12
T9. Berlin Long, Lehi, Utah, 3-3-4—10
T9. Mackenzie Lee, Little Rock, Ark., 2-6-2—10


BOYS 12-13 DIVISION
1. George Duangmanee, Fairfax, Va., 9-5-6—20
2. Connor Willett, Wellesley, Mass., 3-8-9—20
T3. Shane Ffrench, San Diego, Calif., 8-1-10—19
T3. Ben Stone, Spokane, Wash., 4-10-5—19
T3. Drew Dunham, Angola, Ind., 6-9-4—19
6. Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio, 7-3-8—18
7. Connery Meyer, Marietta, Ga., 10-4-2—16
8. Dongsoo Lee, Fayetteville, Ark., 5-7-1—13
9. Jason Cruise, Bellevue, Neb., 2-2-7—11
10. Jordan Jurmu, Marquette, Mich., 1-6-3—10


GIRLS 12-13 DIVISION
1. Morgan Goldstein, Las Vegas, Nev., 10-10-10—30
2. Christine Wang, Houston, Texas, 9-9-8—26
3. Ashley Gilliam, Manchester, Tenn., 5-7-9—21
4. Christine Shao, Green Brook, N.J., 8-8-2—18
5. Megan Chou, Los Altos, Calif., 7-5-5—17
6. Anika Dy, Traverse City, Mich., 6-2-7—16
7. Parker Stalvey, Elgin, S.C., 2-6-6—14
T8. Brooke Boardman, Waukee, Iowa, 1-4-4—9
T8. AAYUSHI SARKAR, WOODBURY, MINN., 3-3-3—9
10. Caroline Smith, Inverness, Ill., 4-1-1—6


BOYS 14-15 DIVISION
1. Toby Wilson, Bartlett, Tenn., 1.5-10-10—21.5
T2. Everett Whiten Jr., 4-8-9—21
T2. Samuel Pyon, Happy Valley, Ore., 7-9-5—21
4. T.K. Schultz, Bulverde, Texas, 8-5-7—20
5. Matt Camel, Greenwich, Conn., 10-7-2—19
6. Grant Herrenbruck, Salina, Kan., 9-6-3—18
7. CONNOR GLYNN, WACONIA, MINN., 5-1-8—14
8. Jimmy Morton, Sugar Grove, Ill., 6-4-1—11
9. Colin Ffrench, San Diego, Calif., 1.5-3-6—10.5
10. Coalter Smith, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 3-2-4—9


GIRLS 14-15 DIVISION
1. Alexandra Swayne, Maineville, Ohio, 3-9-9—21
2. Jennifer Rosenberg, Laurel Hollow, N.Y., 1-10-10—21
3. Nia Station, Omaha, Neb., 6-8-6—20
4. Gina Kim, Chapel Hill, N.C., 7.5-1-8—16.5
5. Jessica Ponce, Portland, Ore., 9-2-5—16
6. Ariana Saenz, Porter, Texas, 7.5-7-1—15.5
T7. Leila Dizon, Los Angeles, Calif., 2-6-7—15
T7. Emily Lauterbach, Hartland, Wisc., 10-3-2—15
9. Abbey Daniel, Covington, La., 5-5-3—13
10. Olivia Zambruno, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., 4-4-4—12