Eagle Ranch Golf Club hosts Colorado PGA Drive, Chip and Putt qualifier

Eagle Ranch Golf Club hosted 39 boys and 14 girls at Tuesday’s Colorado PGA Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifier. Five Eagle County golfers finished in the top three to automatically qualify for the sub-regional championship, which will take place in August at Thorncreek Golf Course in Thornton. Another four earned alternate designations.

“Eagle Ranch has always been committed to sharing the great game of golf with our youth through a wide variety of opportunities,” stated Jeff Boyer, the general manager of Eagle Ranch Golf Club.

“The Drive, Chip and Putt Championship and the Colorado PGA Junior Tournament Series are awesome events that are really fun and help to inspire more kids to play golf. Thank you to the Colorado PGA and all our volunteers.”

Eagle Ranch also hosted a Colorado PGA Junior Cup series tournament on Wednesday.

Launched in 2013 by the Masters Tournament, United States Golf Association and the PGA of America, the Drive, Chip and Putt competition is a free nationwide junior golf development competition for girls and boys ages 7-15.

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During the competition, each participant attempts three drives down a 40-yard fairway, three 10-15-yard chips and three putts (from 6-foot, 15-foot and 30-foot distances).

Golfers can advance through local, sub-regional and regional qualifying events to earn a place in the national finals, conducted at Augusta National Golf Club on the Sunday before the Masters. At last year’s 10th anniversary of the competition, an Augusta local took the title for the first time.