Abigail Henriksen etched her name Sunday in the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals record book, but a tree to the right of the Tournament Practice Facility at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club will also forever be linked to her, too.
A 🏆 winning putt! Abigail Henriksen sinks the 15 footer to clinch the Girls 14-15 #DriveChipandPutt National Championship. pic.twitter.com/d6IZDnk0NX
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 6, 2025
HISTORY! Abigail Henriksen with the best cumulative chipping performance ever at #DriveChipandPutt National Finals with 2’1″ across two attempts.@WisconsinPGA | @WSGAGolfpic.twitter.com/lMDdOLY4sy
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 6, 2025
Get a kick!#DriveChipandPutt National Finals are underway with Abigail Henriksen finding the grid. pic.twitter.com/cYbbQYuyCU
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 6, 2025
That would be the one Henriksen clipped with her first drive in the first of the three disciplines in the skills competition. It redirected her ball back onto the grid, giving her a drive of 215.6 yards and keeping Henriksen alive in the competition for the girls 14-15 age division just as it was getting started.
In the end, it helped make Henriksen the second consecutive Wisconsin golfer to win the oldest of the four age divisions of the DCP National Finals…