Photos of the semifinal round of the 55th U.S. Girls' Junior Championship

Korean-born Inbee Park, 15, of Eustis, Fla., had her iron game working in the semifinals against Paula Creamer. The stroke-play medalist posted a 3-and-2 victory to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)

Paula Creamer watches an approach shot during her semifinal match against medalist In-Bee Park. The 16-year-old from Pleasanton, Calif., came up short, 3 and 2, of advancing to her first final in a USGA competition. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing in her fifth U.S. Girls' Junior, Korean-born Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff, 16, of Toms River, N.J., finally advanced to her first title match. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)

 

Mina Harigae's short game kept the 13-year-old from Monterey, Calif., in her semifinal match against Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff. Harigae lost, 2-up, to the third-seeded Wuesthoff, ending a brilliant run in just her first Girls' Junior. (Steve Gibbons/USGA)