Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Qualifiers: Boys 14-15
1 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: San Diego;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Grand Golf Club, San Diego;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Tiger Woods;
ABOUT COLIN: Has caddied for PGA Tour players for practice rounds at Torrey Pines, including Chesson Hadley and Ben Martin. He plays the bass guitar and is a big fan of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
2 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Grosse Point Farms, Mich.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Country Club of Detroit;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Arnold Palmer;
ABOUT COALTER: Favorite singer is Frank Sinatra, saying that it transports him back to the time of Sam Snead and Palmer. When he plays golf, he only uses golf balls with the No. 4 on them and he will only use an orange Sharpie to mark them.
3 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Bartlett, Tenn.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Quail Ridge GC, Bartlett; Colonial CC, Memphis;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Phil Mickelson;
ABOUT TOBY: Favorite music group is Lady Antebellum. He celebrates his 16th birthday on April 14 and plans to take his test for his driver’s license soon after. His cousin is NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Happy Valley, Ore.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Persimmon CC, Gresham, Ore.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Ernie Els;
ABOUT SAMUEL: Favorite apps are anything involving video production and animation. His hero is his grandfather who has always been his coach and a consistent part of his life despite battling cancer and undergoing numerous surgeries.
5 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Greenwich, Conn.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Round Hill Club, Greenwich;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT MATT: He loves dogs and enjoys teaching his dog Oreo tricks. He learned how to stand up to bigger kids through playing hockey and learned to play hockey despite a severe eyesight problem.
6 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Sugar Grove, Ill.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Eaglebrook CC, Geneva, Ill.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT JIMMY: He decided to end a promising baseball career in order to focus on golf full time despite the pleas of his baseball coaches. He says it was very difficult to give up baseball when so many people thought he should keep playing.
7 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Chesapeake, Va.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Cahoon Plantation GC, Chesapeake;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT EVERETT: He enjoys playing basketball and baseball although he has decided to stop playing those sports and focus on golf only. His father is a mechanical engineer in the Navy.
8 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Salina, Kan.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Salina CC, Salina Municipal GC;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT GRANT: He is very focused on his education. His father, Todd, an orthopedic surgeon, is his hero because of his work ethic and his support. He said that he must go to Mass on the weekend or else he plays badly.
9 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Bulverde, Texas;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Club at Sonterra, San Antonio;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Ernie Els;
ABOUT TK: His favorite music group is AC/DC. His heroes are his cousins, Sgt. Billy W. Bushnell and Specialist Cory W. Burgess, who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq and died while serving their country.
10 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Waconia, Minn.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Island View GC, Waconia;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson;
ABOUT CONNOR: Favorite app is Geometry Dash. Outside of golf, he enjoys basketball, snowmobiling and downhill skiing. He would serve a Thanksgiving Dinner at the Champions Dinner if he ever won the Masters.