2025 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship
Isabella Boettcher
Scottsdale
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Arizona
Age: 12 - 13
Gender: Girls
Region: Southwest
The Path to the National Finals
Qualifying Path
Should a player advance through local qualifying, the subregional and regional qualifying sites are pre-determined based upon the local qualifying site. The player is not guaranteed participation in the subregional qualifier unless he/she advances through local qualifying. The player is not guaranteed participation in the regional qualifier unless he/she advances through local and subregional qualifying.
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Sub-Regional QualifierEvent CompletedPhoenix, AZ 85054Aug 18, 2024
PLAYER BIRTHPLACE:
Lansing, MI
PLAY GOLF RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED:
Right handed
AGE STARTED PLAYING GOLF:
7 years old
LOWEST SCORE SHOT (9 AND/OR 18 HOLES):
68 (18), 31 (9)
WHO INTRODUCED YOU TO GOLF?
Dad
WHO DO YOU NORMALLY PLAY GOLF WITH?
Dad, sister, brother
WHO IS YOUR GOLF INSTRUCTOR?
Dad
WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PLAYING GOLF?
The competition
WHAT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT THING ABOUT GOLF?
Consistency - which is overcome by practice.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLUB?
All of them
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GOLF COURSE IN THE WORLD?
Augusta National
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IN GOLF SO FAR?
Making it to Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER JUNIORS PARTICIPATING IN DCP WHO ARE TRYING TO REACH THE NATIONAL FINALS?
Just because it's not perfect doesn't mean you can't be better.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT?
I really enjoy the amount of focus it takes
MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL, SUBREGIONAL OR REGIONAL QUALIFIERS:
Chipping it in at Regionals
HAVE YOU TRIED TO QUALIFIY FOR DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT IN THE PAST? IF SO, PLEASE LIST EACH YEAR AND YOUR PREVIOUS RESULTS:
Yes - each of the last three years - made it to Regionals twice
LIST FROM STRONGEST TO WEAKEST – DRIVING, CHIPPING, PUTTING:
Chipping, Driving, Putting
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GOLF ACCESSORY (HAT, HEADCOVER, BALL MARKER, ETC.)?
I like hats
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MALE GOLFER, AND WHY?
Phil Mickelson - he's the inspiration for my chipping game.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE GOLFER, AND WHY?
Nelly Korda, because she has a perfect swing
WHO IS THE COOLEST PLAYER IN GOLF, AND WHY?
Hideki Matsuyama - at the 2022 Waste Management Open in Arizona, my sister, dad and I were allowed to go inside the coliseum of the 16th hole with Matsuyama's group - we had been following him for several holes and had started a conversation with one of the handlers around him. We were invited to walk into the tunnel at the 16th and looking up at the crowd, watching the players tee off and putt from the ground level was really cool. We walked up with his group on the 16th and continued through part of the 17th. It was really great!
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE TO PLAY GOLF WITH A DREAM FOURSOME, WHO WOULD THE OTHER THREE PEOPLE BE?
My Dad, Phil Mickelson, Nelly Korda
HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED WITH SOMEONE FAMOUS? IF SO, WHO? PLEASE DESCRIBE THE CIRUMSTANCES.
Jonathon Odgen, NFL HoF - he's a family friend and a really good golfer - single digit handicap.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS AS IT RELATES TO GOLF? IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE:
Yes - sometimes putting two tees in the back of my hat for good luck
WHAT FOOD WOULD YOU SERVE AT YOUR CHAMPIONS DINNER AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL?
My Dad's Thanksgiving turkey - it's just that good
DESCRIBE ANY TALENTS OR INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF GOLF:
Art, singing, creative writing
HERO / ROLE MODEL(S):
My Dad and my Mom
WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
You win at practice - you show them in the tournament.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Professional golfer or song writer
