Video: Emerson Blair Honored at Old Waverly Celebration

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WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — One of the up and coming golfers in the world is just nine years old, and she’s from Mississippi.

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Emerson Blair, a 9-year old student at Oak Hill Academy in West Point, won the National Drive, Chip and Putt Competition at Augusta National this past weekend for her age group. She competed on the same course that hosts The Masters every year.

Nearly eighty kids from across the U.S. competed in the event in Georgia this year. Blair won the 7-9 year old age group after qualifying for the event by winning competitions in Madison, MS; New Orleans and Houston, TX.

Blair is no stranger to the spotlight, as she is a regular winner and top finisher at the Northeast Mississippi Junior Golf Tour Championships.

For more on Emerson and to hear of her experiences at Augusta, check out our story above.