Corbin’s Makena Myatt continues to shine, advances to regional play in Drive, Chip & Putt Event

Corbin’s Makena Myatt continues to shine, advances to regional play in Drive, Chip & Putt Event

LOUISVILLE — Corbin’s Makena Myatt continued her journey in the Drive, Chip & Putt Event this past weekend by turning in another impressive effort during the Sub-Regional Qualifier at Louisville’s Oxmoor Country Club.
Myatt advanced to the Regional Qualifier which will be held on September 14 at Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club by turning in a second place effort in the 14-15 year-old Division.
Myatt finished second overall with 134 points, earning 43 on the drive, 31 on the chip, and 60 on the putt.
She is one step away from advancing to August National in April.

For more information about the Drive, Chip & Putt Event please see below:

Schedule of Competition

• Drive, Chip and Putt will be conducted in four stages:
• Local Qualifying: Generally conducted throughout May, June and July in all 50 states.
• Subregional Qualifying: Generally conducted throughout July and August at approximately 60 sites.
• Regional Qualifying: Generally conducted throughout September and October at 10 sites.
• National Finals: To be conducted the Sunday before the Masters Tournament.
• From each local qualifier, up to the top three overall point earners in each of the boys and girls divisions from the four age brackets will advance to the subregional qualifying level of the competition, depending on the number of participants and the number of qualifier events.
• Participants who qualify for a subregional competition must compete at the location to which they are assigned.
• The subregional competition is a new round of the competition with no carryover from the local competition.
• From each subregional qualifier, the top two overall point earners in each of the boys and girls divisions from the four age brackets will advance to the regional qualifying level of the competition.
• Participants who qualify for a regional competition must compete at the location to which they are assigned.
• The regional competition is a new round of the competition with no carryover from the subregional competition.
• From each regional qualifier, the overall champion in each of the boys and girls divisions from the four age categories will advance to the National Finals to be held the Sunday before the Masters Tournament.
• The National Finals is a new round of the competition with no carryover from the regional competition.
• The Drive, Chip and Putt Executive Committee reserves the right to adjust the total number of participants that advance per qualifying site.

Scoring & Competing

1. Each participant will compete in all three skills (Drive, Chip and Putt). Participants will attempt three shots per skill, for a total of nine shots.
2. Participants will accumulate points in each skill. The participant with the highest number of points in an individual skill will be declared the winner of the skill in his or her age category. The participant with the highest point total in all three skills combined will be declared the overall champion of his or her age category.
3. Use of a putter is not allowed for competition in the chip skill. Competitors may only use a lofted iron or wood club for this skill. A “chipper” club is considered an approved club for the chip skill.
4. Use of a tee in the chip skill is prohibited.
5. The Drive, Chip and Putt Executive Committee, its agents and subordinate organizers, reserve the right to modify competition setup at any time. As in golf, participants are expected to have the ability to adjust to playing conditions as necessary.
6. For example, the driving grid may contain slopes, doglegs, areas of rough, bunkers or immovable obstructions. The chip skill may be played from grass cut to fairway or rough height and from a distance other than 10-15 yards. The putting skill may be set up to include putts that are straight, uphill, downhill or that break in either or both directions.
7. Participants should recognize that their pace of play affects others and they should play promptly. The Rules of Golf recommend a player should make a stroke in no more than 40 seconds (and usually in less time) after the player is able to play without interference or distraction. Based on this, the committee administering qualifiers may, at their discretion, encourage prompt pace of play in situations where a participant’s pace of play is negatively affecting the competition. The procedure should be as follows: If the committee determines a player’s pace of play is negatively affecting the competition, they may A) warn the player while also noting that an additional breach will result in zero points (or the lowest score possible) for that shot, and for each additional breach, they may B) notify the player that their pace of play has resulted in zero points (or the lowest score possible) for that successive shot.