By Michael Cochrane ( November 12, 2026, 3:57 PM EST) -- We hear a lot about growing the game of golf. From Rory McIlroy to Bryson DeChambeau and all the way back to Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, the notion has been on every player’s lips: “We need to grow the game, bring youth to golf.” Those comments are inevitably followed by full-throated support for some youth-focused program — Drive, Chip & Putt; First Tee Canada; Youth on Course and others. These programs are designed to connect young people with golf professionals and coaches for lessons so they learn the game properly from the ground up....