Bobby Blossom has been golfing since he was 18 months old. At age 7, he’s already making a name for himself and is headed to a world championship.
Last summer, he won the U.S. Kids Golf 2025 Boston Summer Tour, which earned him a spot at the 2026 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, one of the most competitive junior golf events in the world.
Blossom, a Bow resident and Concord Country Club member, will compete in the “Boys 7 Division” against 104 competitors from 16 countries and 27 U.S. states.
The tournament is held in Pinehurst, N.C., famously home to Pinehurst Resort. The historic course has held the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and Ryder Cup, and will hold this annual kids’ championship from July 30 to August 1. Blossom’s division will play the front nine of the Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club.
His father, Ryan, was a collegiate golfer for Bowdoin College after graduating from St. Paul’s School. For nearly as long as Bobby Blossom has been alive, he’s been on the course.
“Golf has been part of Bobby’s life since he was a year old, sitting quietly in a stroller while his dad practiced at the driving range and practice green before eventually joining him,” said his mother, Sarah Blossom.
When he turned 4, he asked his parents if he could play in tournaments like his father. He had to wait for a long, arduous year until he turned five to begin competing. The year he won all 10 local tour events he participated in.
His performances qualified him for the 2025 New England State Invitational last fall, where he finished second. So far this spring, he has entered four tournaments and won all four, most prominently the U.S. Kids Golf Concord Spring Tour Championship.
Bobby Blossom’s week will begin with a parent-child U8 event on Monday, followed by the tournament’s signature “Parade of Nations” through downtown Pinehurst. Wednesday is when the competition cranks up with a practice round and tournament rounds scheduled for Thursday through Saturday.
Still only in the infancy of his golf career, Blossom will be one to watch on the local links for a long time to come.
“His love for the game has always come naturally. Whether he’s playing with kids his age in a tournament or joining his dad for 18 holes – he’s usually asking for more golf before the day is over,” his mother added. “We’re incredibly proud of his accomplishments, but more than anything, we’re grateful that he has found something he loves so much at such a young age.”