Kids Golf World Championships drew 2,048 participants from 48 states and 58 nations to North Carolina's Sandhills area, according to The Golf Wire. This two-week gathering maintained its position as the planet's largest youth golf competition. Then came the World Championships from July 30 through Aug. 2, which assembled 1,401 golfers ranging from 6 years old and younger up to age 12. Kids Golf Foundation, to The Golf Wire. Kids Golf back in 1996 and now leads the organization as president.