Youth golf

With the new addition of the Drive, Chip, and Putt Championships, youth golf has been on the rise. PGA Junior League Golf has expanded from 1,500 youth participants in 2012 to 8,900 in 2013, a 490% increase. In 2014, participation doubled (18,000 kids).  Youth golf has started to slowly but surely increase in participation which I believe is because of younger guys winning on tour like Jordan Spieth and Rory Mcilrory.  Young kids see these players win and that makes them want to be like them or do what they did.    Even though there are people who say that the pace of play and the level of difficulty of the sport is pushing people away, younger kids are playing more and more even though the increase isn't a large number.  The DCP Championships are also a big help for youth golf. They have created a format that has three types of shots the players must hit making the game sorter and easier.  These players can with tournaments that will give them the opportunity to play at Augusta National where the Masters is held every year.  This gives young players a taste of what kind of courses the pros play at and gives them a different experience of the game of golf.  The popularity of PGA Junior League Golf has skyrocketed over the past year, as a record 8,000 boys and girls nationwide have registered for the 2013 season, representing an approximate 345 percent increase in participants. As a result, more than 700 teams across 33 states will be filled nationwide—a five-fold rise in PGA Junior League Golf teams over last year.