Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Qualifiers: Girls 10-11
1 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Orono, Minn.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Edinburgh USA GC, Brooklyn Park, Minn.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT CAMILLE: She spends six days a week alpine skiing and racing during the winter, and she won three national championships in alpine skiing. When she goes deer hunting she uses her pink camouflage bow.
2 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Little Rock, Ark.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Eagle Hill Golf & Athletic Club, Little Rock;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Stacy Lewis, Lydia Ko;
ABOUT MACKENZIE: She enjoys arts and crafts, cooking, drawing, designing, and playing with her baby cousin. Her father, Suk Woo, is a restaurant owner, and she calls her mother, Hye Jung Park, a “great chef.”
3 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Lehi, Utah;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Alpine CC, Highland, Utah;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Michelle Wie;
ABOUT BERLIN: She watched the 2014 National Finals on TV after missing an invitation by just one point. For motivation, she made sure that her second place regional medal was the first thing she saw every morning and the last thing she saw every night.
4 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Birmingham, Ala.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: RTJ Golf Trail’s Oxmoor Valley & Bent Brook Golf Club, Birmingham;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Tiger Woods;
ABOUT NEYSA: She plays the piano and the guitar and enjoys reading, playing chess, and technology. She enjoys participating on the Lego Robotic team.
5 of 10
AGE: 10;
HOMETOWN: Santa Monica, Calif.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Penmar-by-the-Sea, Venice, Calif.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Bobby Jones;
ABOUT KELLY: She is the lone returning champion from the 2014 National Finals and one of five returning competitors overall. She enjoys playing tennis, soccer, Scrabble, the violin and also enjoys eating ice cream.
6 of 10
AGE: 10;
HOMETOWN: North East, Pa.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Green Meadows GC, North East;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Jim Furyk;
ABOUT LYDIA: She and her brother, Isaiah, (Boys 10-11 Division) are one of two sets of siblings competing this year at Augusta National Golf Club. Her favorite music group is 1 Girl Nation.
7 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Kill Devil Hills, N.C.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Duck Woods CC, Southern Shores, N.C.;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Phil Mickelson, Stacy Lewis, Lydia Ko;
ABOUT KATHERINE: Her favorite singers are Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Julius La Rosa. When she’s anxious on the golf course, she sings La Rosa’s Eh Cumpari to herself to calm down.
8 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Gallatin, Tenn.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Club at Fairvue Plantation, Gallatin;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Lexi Thompson;
ABOUT KYNADIE: She enjoys art and basketball and she also likes to sing and rap. Her father, Adrian, played college golf at Tennessee State University and his college roommate was instructor Sean Foley.
9 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Jersey City, N.J.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Weequahic Park GC in Newark and Galloping Hill GC in Kenilworth;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT MEGHA: She enjoys making oil paintings and playing the piano along with swimming, skiing, ice skating and tennis. She would serve lamb chops and crème brulee at the Champions Dinner
10 of 10
AGE: 11;
HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Brookridge Golf & Fitness Club, Overland Park;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Lexi Thompson, Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT JULIA: She does not have a favorite app, because “my Dad won’t let me have a phone.” She plays basketball and volleyball and she is learning how to play the clarinet. She wants to be the first woman to play in the Masters.