Drive, Chip & Putt finals field set

Eighty junior golfers won their regional championships to earn an invitation to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the sixth annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on Sunday, April 7.

The golfers, from 27 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, will tee off prior to the start of the 2019 Masters Tournament.
Three golfers are making their fourth appearance at the finals. The trio are:

-- Vanessa Borovilos (2018 Girls 10-11 National Champion and 2016, 2015 National Finalist), of Toronto, Ontario
-- Megha Ganne (2018, 2017 and 2015 National Finalist), of Holmdel, N.J.
-- Treed Huang (2018, 2017 National Finalist and 2014 Boys 7-9 National Champion), of Katy,Texas

Other returning finalists are:
-- Caitlyn Chin (2016 National Finalist), of Greenwood Village, Colo.
-- Nolan Haynes (2016, 2014 National Finalist), of Barberton, Ohio
-- Maye Huang (2017 Girls 7-9 National Champion), of Katy, Texas
-- Sara Im (2018 Girls 12-13 National Champion), of Duluth, Ga.
-- Jay Leng, Jr. (2015 Boys 7-9 National Champion), of La Jolla, Calif.
-- Patmon Malcom, Jr. (2018 National Finalist), of Alpharetta, Ga.
-- Kasey Maralack (2018 National Finalist), of Snoqualmie, Wash.
-- PJ Maybank (2018 Boys 12-13 National Champion), of Cheboygan, Mich.
-- Julia Misemer (2015 National Finalist), of Overland Park, Kan.
-- Madilyn Newman (2017 National Finalist), of Knoxville, Tenn.
-- Sahish Reddy (2018 National Finalist), of Duluth, Ga.
-- Kathryn VanArragon (2016 National Finalist), of Blaine, Minn.

At the National Finals, one champion will be named from each age/gender division. Each finalist will be scored based on a 30-point system, offering the player with the best drive 10 points, the player with the closest cumulative chips 10 points and the player with the nearest cumulative putts 10
points, in each separate skill. The highest total composite score will determine the winner.

The event is conducted in partnership between the Masters Tournament, the PGA of America and the USGA,
Drive, Chip and Putt is a free, nationwide youth golf development program open to boys and girls,

The full field (Name, Hometown (Regional) ):

Girls 7-9
Lilian She, Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Whistling Straits)
Paige Radebach, Webberville, Mich. (Muirfield Village)
Angela Zhang, Bellevue Wash. (Chambers Bay)
Mckenzie Mueller, Wake Forest, N.C. (Congressional CC)
Sophia Giga, Frisco, Texas (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Gabriella Moorehead, Burlington, N.C. (The Honors Course)
Milan Norton, Las Vegas, Nev. (Torrey Pines)
Alexandra Phung, Forest Hills, N.Y. (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Briel Royce, Lake Nona, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Taya Belloma, Centerville, Iowa (Bellerive Country Club)
Girls 10-11
Bella Leonhart, Marine on St. Croix, Minn. (Whistling Straits)
Beka Yang, Sylvania, Ohio (Muirfield Village)
Anna Jiaxin Huang, Vancouver, British Columbia (Chambers Bay)
Ellen Yu, High Point N.C. (Congressional CC)
Maye Huang, Katy, Texas (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Elle Marie Reisner, Atlanta, Ga. (The Honors Course)
Alexis Vakasiuola, San Tan Valley, Ariz. (Torrey Pines)
Sophia Li, Fresh Meadows, N.Y. (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Ariana Silva, Sunrise, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village, Colo. (Bellerive Country Club)
Girls 12-13
Kathryn VanArragon, Blaine, Minn. (Whistling Straits)
Sophie Stevens, Novi, Mich. (Muirfield Village)
Yana Wilson, Henderson, Nev. (Chambers Bay)
Sydney Yermish, Wynnewood, Pa. (Congressional CC)
Ava McGoey, Metairie, La. (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Victoria Kuranga, Decatur, Ga. (The Honors Course)
Mia Cepeda, Kaaawa, Hawaii (Torrey Pines)
Vanessa Borovilos, Toronto. Ontario (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Kate Barber, Savannah. Ga. (TPC Sawgrass)
Chunya Boonta, Centennial, Colo. (Bellerive Country Club)
Girls 14-15
Sarah Balding, Brookfield, Wisc. (Whistling Straits)
Madilyn Newman, Knoxville, Tenn. (Muirfield Village)
Kasey Maralack, Snoqualmie, Wash.n (Chambers Bay)
Megha Ganne, Holmdel, N.J. (Congressional CC)
Ryan Ko, Plano, Texas (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Sara Im, Duluth, Ga. (The Honors Course)
Emiko Sverduk, Long Beach, Cali. (Torrey Pines)
Nicole Gal, Oakville, Ontario (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Talia Rodino, Fort Myers, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Julia Misemer, Overland Park, Kan. (Bellerive Country Club)

Boys 7-9
Luciano Giangrossi, Evanston Ill. (Whistling Straits)
Michael Quallich, Pittsburgh, PA. (Muirfield Village)
Maverick Stocker, Everett, Wash. (Chambers Bay)
Rayhao Feng, Short Hills, N.J. (Congressional CC)
Chase Hughes, Oklahoma City, Okla. (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Conner Ford, Mount Vernon, Ky. (The Honors Course)
Benny Nelson, Los Angeles, Cali. (Torrey Pines)
Carter Lavigne, Moncton, New Brunswick (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Ryan Nana Tanke, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Grady Ortiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Bellerive Country Club)
Boys 10-11
Ryder Carlson, Minnetonka, Minn. (Whistling Straits)
Sahish Reddy, Duluth, Ga. (Muirfield Village)
Aiden Tiet, Milpitas, Calif. (Chambers Bay)
Mihir Roperia, Cranbury, N.J. (Congressional CC)
Aadi Parmar, Selma. Texas (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Patmon Malcom,Jr., Alpharetta, Ga. (The Honors Course)
Ryder Rasmussen, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Torrey Pines)
Andy Mac, Candiac, Quebec (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Bryson Hughes, St. Johns, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Isaac Rumler, Silvis, Ill. (Bellerive Country Club)
Boys 12-13
Joseph Luchtenburg, West Chicago, Ill. (Whistling Straits)
PJ Maybank, Cheboygan, Mich. (Muirfield Village)
Jonathan Miller, Roseville, Calif. (Chambers Bay)
Matthew Vital, Bethlehem, Pa (Congressional CC)
Ryder Cowan, Edmond, Okla. (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Hudson Wilt, Nashville, Tenn. (The Honors Course)
Jay Leng, Jr., La Jolla, Calif. (Torrey Pines)
James Bradley, East Hampton, N.Y. (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Garret Ebbert, Longwood, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
John Guerra, St. Louis, Mo. (Bellerive Country Club)
Boys 14-15
Joshua Pehl, Sugar Grove, Ill. (Whistling Straits)
Nolan Haynes, Barberton, Ohio (Muirfield Village)
Ian Bruchhauser, Anchorage, Ala. (Chambers Bay)
Nathan Drogin, Essex Fells, N.J. (Congressional CC)
Treed Huang, Katy, Texas (The Club at Carlton Woods)
Matthew Troutman, Louisville, Ky. (The Honors Course)
Tyler Kowack, San Diego, Cali. (Torrey Pines)
Owen Walsh, Katonah, N.Y. (Winged Foot Golf Club)
Andrew McLauchlan, Neptune Beach, Fla. (TPC Sawgrass)
Alec Cesare, Westfield, Ind. (Bellerive Country Club)