U.S. Girls' Junior

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The U.S. Girls' Junior is one of the fifteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 9.4 or less. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the champion. The inaugural championship was held in 1949 and was won by Marlene Bauer from a field of 28 entries. Aree Wongluekiet, now Aree Song, is the youngest winner at 13 years, 99 days in 1999. Hollis Stacy is the only three-time winner of the tournament.

Winners

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue
2024 Philippines Rianne Malixi 8 & 7 United States Asterisk Talley El Caballero Country Club (CA)
2023 United States Kiara Romero 1 up Philippines Rianne Malixi Eisenhower Golf Club (CO)
2022 United States Yana Wilson 3 & 2 United States Gianna Clemente The Club at Olde Stone (KY)
2021 United States Rose Zhang 6 & 4 United States Bailey Davis Columbia Country Club (MD)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2019 China Ye Lei 1 up United States Jillian Bourdage SentryWorld (WI)
2018 United States Yealimi Noh 4 & 3 United States Alexa Pano Poppy Hills Golf Course (CA)
2017 United States Erica Shepherd 3 & 2 United States Jennifer Chang Boone Valley Golf Club (MO)
2016 South Korea Seong Eun-jeong 3 & 2 United States Andrea Lee Ridgewood Country Club (NJ)
2015 South Korea Seong Eun-jeong 3 & 2 United States Angel Yin Tulsa Country Club (OK)
2014 Philippines Princess Mary Superal 37 holes Mexico Marijosse Navarro Forest Highlands Golf Club (Meadow Course) (AZ)
2013 United States Gabriella Then 2 & 1 United States Lakareber Abe Sycamore Hills Golf Club (IN)
2012 Australia Minjee Lee 1 up United States Alison Lee Lake Merced Golf Club (CA)
2011 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 2 & 1 Philippines Dottie Ardina Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) (IL)
2010 United States Taiwan Doris Chen 3 & 2 United States Katelyn Dambaugh The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course) (NC)
2009 United States Amy Anderson 6 & 5 United States Kimberly Kim Trump National Golf Club (Old and New Courses) (NJ)
2008 United States Lexi Thompson 5 & 4 United States Karen Chung Hartford Golf Club (CT)
2007 United States Kristen Park 4 & 3 United States Ayaka Kaneko Tacoma Country & Golf Club (WA)
2006 South Korea Jenny Shin 37 holes United States Vicky Hurst Carmel Country Club (South Course) (NC)
2005 South Korea In-Kyung Kim 5 & 4 South Korea Inbee Park BanBury Golf Club (ID)
2004 Paraguay Julieta Granada 20 holes United States Jane Park Mira VIsta Golf Club (TX)
2003 South Korea United States Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff [2] 1 up South Korea Inbee Park Brooklawn Country Club (CT)
2002 South Korea Inbee Park 4 & 3 United States Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana Echo Lake Country Club (NJ)
2001 Chile Nicole Perrot 3 & 2 United States Whitney Welch Indian Hill Country Club (KS)
2000 United States Lisa Ferrero 3 & 1 United States Ina Kim Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) (OR)
1999 Thailand Aree Wongluekiet 2 up United States Nancy Abiecunas Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (MD)
1998 United States Leigh Anne Hardin 2 up United States Brittany Straza Merion Golf Club (East Course) (PA)
1997 United States Beth Bauer 4 & 2 TaiwanUnited States Candie Kung Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironwood Course) (TN)
1996 United States Dorothy Delasin 5 & 4 South Korea Grace Park Westward Ho Country Club (SD)
1995 United States Marcy Newton 4 & 3 United States Andrea Cordova Longmeadow Country Club (MA)
1994 United States Kelli Kuehne 5 & 3 United States Molly Cooper Meadow Lark Country Club (MT)
1993 United States Kellee Booth 1 up Peru Erika Hayashida Mesa Verde Country Club (CA)
1992 United States Jamie Koizumi 5 & 4 United States Alicia Allison Meridian Hills Country Club (IN)
1991 United States Emilee Klein 3 & 2 Bermuda Kimberly Marshall Crestview Country Club (KS)
1990 France Sandrine Mendiburu 3 & 2 United States Vicki Goetze Manasquan River Golf Club (NJ)
1989 United States Brandie Burton 1 up United States Carrie Hoshino Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (NC)
1988 United States Jamille Jose 5 & 4 United States Debbie Parks Golden Valley Country Club (MN)
1987 United States Michelle McGann 7 & 5 United States Lynne Mikulas The Orchards Golf Club (MA)
1986 United States Pat Hurst 20 holes United States Adele Moore Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (CA)
1985 United States Dana Lofland 4 & 3 United States Amy Fruhwirth St. Clair Country Club (PA)
1984 United States Cathy Mockett 1 up Japan Michiko Hattori Mill Creek Country Club (WA)
1983 United States Kim Saiki 2 & 1 United States Buffy Klein Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1982 United States Heather Farr 2 & 1 United States Caroline Keggi Greeley Country Club (CO)
1981 United States Kay Cornelius 2 & 1 United States Kim Simmons Illahe Hills Country Club (OR)
1980 United States Laurie Rinker 5 & 4 United States Libby Akers Crestview Country Club (North Course) (KS)
1979 United States Penny Hammel 2 & 1 United States Amy Benz Pleasant Valley Country Club (AR)
1978 United States Lori Castillo 4 & 2 Peru Jenny Lidback Wilmington Country Club (DE)
1977 United States Althea Tome 3 & 2 United States Melissa McGeorge Guyan Golf & Country Club (WV)
1976 United States Pilar Dorado 3 & 2 United States Kellii Doherty Del Rio Golf & Country Club (CA)
1975 United States Dayna Benson 1 up United States Kyle O'Brien Dedham Country & Polo Club (MA)
1974 United States Nancy Lopez 7 & 5 United States Lauren Howe Columbia-Edgewater Country Club (OR)
1973 United States Amy Alcott 6 & 5 United States Mary Lawrence Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1972 United States Nancy Lopez 1 up United States Catherine Morse Jefferson City Country Club (MO)
1971 United States Hollis Stacy 19 holes United States Amy Alcott Augusta Country Club (GA)
1970 United States Hollis Stacy 1 up United States Janet Aulisi The Apawamis Club (NY)
1969 United States Hollis Stacy 1 up United States Jane Fassinger Brookhaven Country Club (Championship Course) (TX)
1968 United States Margaret Harmon 3 & 2 United States Kaye Beard Flint Golf Club (MI)
1967 United States Elizabeth (Doll) Story 5 & 4 United States Liana Zambresky Hacienda Golf Club (CA)
1966 United States Claudia Ann Mayhew 3 & 2 United States Kathleen Ahern Longue Vue Club (PA)
1965 United States Gail Sykes 5 & 4 United States Mary Louise Pritchett Hiwan Golf Club (CO)
1964 United States Peggy Conley 6 & 5 United States Laura MacIvor Leavenworth Country Club (KS)
1963 United States Janis Ferraris 2 up United States Peggy Conley Wolfert’s Roost Country Club (NY)
1962 United States Mary Lou Daniel 2 up United States Mary Sawyer Country Club of Buffalo (NY)
1961 United States Mary Lowell 1 up United States Margaret Martin Broadmoor Golf Club (WA)
1960 United States Carol Sorenson 2 & 1 United States Sharon Fladoos The Oaks Country Club (OK)
1959 United States Judy Rand 5 & 3 United States Marcia Hamilton Manor Country Club (MD)
1958 United States Judy Eller 1 up United States Sherry Wheeler Greenwich Country Club (CT)
1957 United States Judy Eller 20 holes United States Beth Stone Lakewood Country Club (CO)
1956 United States JoAnne Gunderson 4 & 3 United States Clifford Ann Creed Heather Downs Country Club (OH)
1955 United States Carole Jo Kabler 4 & 3 United States JoAnne Gunderson Florence Country Club (SC)
1954 United States Wiffi Smith 5 & 3 United States Sue Driscoll Gulph Mills Golf Club (PA)
1953 United States Millie Meyerson 4 & 2 United States Holly Jean Roth The Country Club (MA)
1952 United States Mickey Wright 1 up United States Barbara McIntire Monterey Peninsula Country Club (CA)
1951 United States Arlene Brooks 1 up United States Barbara McIntire Onwentsia Club (IL)
1950 United States Patricia Lesser 4 & 2 United States Mickey Wright Wanakah Country Club (NY)
1949 United States Marlene Bauer 2 up United States Barbara Bruning Philadelphia Country Club (Bala Course) (PA)

Multiple winners

Future sites

Year Edition Course Location Dates
2025 76th Atlanta Athletic Club Johns Creek, Georgia July 14–19
2026 77th Old Chatham Golf Club Durham, North Carolina July 13–18
2027 78th Canterbury Golf Club Cleveland, Ohio TBD
2030 81st The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts TBD
2031 82nd Trinity Forest Golf Club Dallas, Texas July 14–19
2032 83rd Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina TBD
2034 85th Sand Valley Resort Nekoosa, Wisconsin July 17–22
  • Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is slated to host in 2035 and 2045.
  • Whistling Straits is slated to host in 2037.
  • Oakland Hills Country Club is slated to host in 2038.

Source[3]

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
  2. ↑ Wuesthoff moved from her native South Korea to New Jersey as a 12-year-old, moving in and eventually being adopted by an American aunt and uncle. When the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 took effect on February 27, 2001, she automatically acquired United States citizenship, as she was legally adopted by at least one American citizen and was under 18 on the effective date of the Act. However, when she joined the LPGA tour in 2008, the tour listed her as South Korean, indicating that she retained her original citizenship.
  3. ↑ Coe, Jonathan (October 17, 2022). "Canterbury to Host 3 USGA Amateur Championships". USGA.

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