Reminder & Notes: Augusta National's Drive, Chip And Putt II

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The fun kicks off a 9 am ET, with Golf Channel starting coverage at 8 am. The kids start driving, chipping and putting at 7:30 am ET.

The event hosted by Augusta National in partnership with the USGA and PGA Of America enters year two with no shortage of amazing kids sporting skill and intriguing life stories. (Here's just a random selection that you can stumble on with a Drive, Chip And Putt search: Scott Rabalais on 14-year-old Abbey Daniel.) Several other future stars were profiled by Golf Channel in the months leading up to the "DCP" and you can see them here.

I'll be most interested how (and if) the competition evolves from year one when things could not have gone much better in terms of execution. And then there were the often-astounding performances of kids dropped onto the game's greatest stage. How compelling it all seems in year two remains to be seen.

Just a reminder about the rules of the competition, which can be read on the DCP official site.

Boys and girls compete separately in four age groups, with points awarded in each skill. Driving offers a 40-yard-wide landing area, with 10 points for the longest drive and on down from there. Everyone gets just two drives, only one is counted if both land in bounds.

Chipping is a cumulative closest-to-the-hole competition, with two chips for each competitor. Same story with the points starting at 10 for closest and on down from there, only both chips count.

Putting is also a cumulative closest-to-the-hole affair, with the shortest total distance from the hole of a 15-footer and a 30-footer is tabulated.

The players with the most points from the three legs of the DCP are your winners.

First place will be decided by a chip-off. Trophies are awarded and photos taken of the winners and if all goes well, maybe a Green Jacket-wearer joins in. Other assorted jackets will join in the photos so that the winning kids can someday look back and go, who was that guy in the blue blazer that crashed our photo?

Everyone gets a bag tag, clothes and three Monday practice round passes. Along with a banquet dinner Saturday and memories to last a lifetime.

Here are my photos from last year's inaugural event.