Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Qualifiers: Boys 10-11
1 of 10
AGE: 10;
HOMETOWN: Las Vegas;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Rhodes Ranch GC, Las Vegas;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT AVERY: He has three career aces. He also said it was tough losing his good friend, Jake, and his grandfather last year but that he has learned to appreciate life more and added, “I do see more butterflies on the golf course now.”
2 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Pine Ridge GC, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Calif.;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson;
ABOUT RYAN: He first became interested in golf at age 1 when he would swing his older sister Maya’s pretend magic wand like a golf club. He enjoys playing hockey.
3 of 10
AGE: 10;
HOMETOWN: Concord, N.C.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, N.C.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT ABHAY: When asked what his strongest skill was, he said “driving, chipping and putting.” His best 18-hole score is 63. He wants to be the youngest professional on the PGA Tour.
4 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Owasso, Okla.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Patriot, Owasso;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Jordan Spieth, Nick Faldo;
ABOUT BENJAMIN: He enjoys playing basketball, fishing, singing in the choir at his church and watching college sports on television. Because he’s allergic to peanuts and has asthma, he carries an EpiPen with him.
5 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Encinitas, Calif.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Encinitas Ranch GC;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT JONAS: He enjoys soccer, snowboarding, surfing and beach volleyball. He is a self-taught player and has never had a golf coach.
6 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Union, Mich.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Christiana Creek CC, Elkhart, Ind.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Phil Mickelson;
ABOUT PIERCE: His parents, Terry and Amanda, run a small horse-boarding business on an 88-acre farm. Like Mickelson, he is right-handed, but he plays golf left-handed.
7 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: North East, Pa.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Green Meadows GC, North East;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Bubba Watson;
ABOUT ISAIAH: He enjoys playing basketball and soccer and is also interested in math and grape farming – his grandfather, who died in 2013, owned a grape farm. His sister, Lydia, is competing in the Girls 10-11 DCP finals.
8 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Dedham, Mass.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: George Wright GC, Hyde Park, Mass.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Bubba Watson;
ABOUT JOEY: His father, Tim, a Boston police officer, was scheduled to be positioned at the spot of the first bomb during the 2013 Boston Marathon, but instead he was accompanying his son at an out-of-state golf tournament.
9 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Alpharetta, Ga.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Alpharetta Athletic Club;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Bubba Watson;
ABOUT JAKE: When competing, he likes to wear a hat filled with autographs and eats sliced “birdie apples,” because they will help him to make birdies. His hobbies include basketball, baseball, fishing and table tennis.
10 of 10
AGE: 10;
HOMETOWN: Grand Island, Neb.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Riverside GC, Grand Island;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT MARCUS: He was born on the Saturday of the 2004 Masters and his father, John, says that Marcus slept on his chest while he watched Phil Mickelson win his first Masters the next day.