Rachel Turk became one of eighty junior golfers representing 34 U.S. states and one Canadian province who have earned an invitation to compete at Augusta National Golf Club for the 12th annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals. This exhibition-style tournament will be played on Sunday, April 5, 2026, prior to the start of the 90th Masters Tournament.
Drive Chip & Putt will be broadcast on NBC and its family of brands to a national television audience. This will be Rachel’s second nationally televised tournament. The first was the National Car Rental PGA Junior League National Championship, which took place in October 2024.
Rachel earned her invitation to Nationals by placing in local and subregional qualifiers in Mississippi, and winning the South Central Regional Championship at PGA Fields Ranch in Frisco, Texas. Rachel won the Girls 14-15 regional qualifier by a 15-point margin. Looking back on her win and looking ahead to April, she said, “I’m so thankful and grateful that I have this opportunity and that my parents are here to support me.”
Conducted in partnership with the USGA, the Masters Tournament and the PGA of America, Drive, Chip and Putt is a free, nationwide youth golf development program open to boys and girls, ages 7-15, in four age divisions. The three-pronged competition tests the skills essential to playing the game: accuracy in driving, chipping and putting.