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Medalist
Advances, Defending Champion
Ousted at 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior
Fort
Worth, Texas Julieta Granada, 17, of Paraguay, the last
remaining medalist in the field, easily advanced while defending
champion Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff, 17, of Toms River, N.J., was
eliminated in the third round Thursday at the 56th U.S. Girls'
Junior at the 6,256-yard, par-71 Mira Vista Golf Club.
Granada won eight of the first nine holes against Sooji Cho,
16, of Glendale, Calif., and cruised to an 8-and-7 victory.
It is the second consecutive quarterfinals appearance for
Granada.
Today
I was striking it really solid, Granada said. I don't think
I missed a fairway or a green, and my putting was awesome.
So I pretty much got the whole thing going this morning.
The
quick finish was a blessing for Granada given Fort Worth's
high temperatures, which have been in the high 90s all week.
It
really helps me because I can go in and rest a little bit
for the next match, to get my mindset ready, she said.
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| Paula Creamer, who advanced to the quarterfinals
for the second consecutive year, cruised in her third
round match Thursday. (Sam Greenwood/USGA) |
Granada's
quarterfinal opponent will be 14-year-old Esther Choe of La
Quinta, Calif. Choe, a 5-and-3 winner over Jennie Lee, 17,
of Huntington Beach, Calif., was also a 2003 quarterfinalist.
Meanwhile,
Wuesthoff's hopes of becoming just the third person in Girls'
Junior history to repeat were ended by 14-year-old Mina Harigae
of Monterey, Calif., 5 and 4.
I'm
not disappointed as much because I tried my best, said Wuesthoff,
who was trying to join Judy Eller (1957-58) and Hollis Stacy
(1969-71) as those to successfully defend. Some days things
don't work out. Today was one of those days.
Harigae,
who lost a 2-up match to Wuesthoff in the 2003 semifinals,
will next face Lu Hsiao-Ching, 16, of Chinese Taipei, a 1-up
winner over Marika Lendl, 16, of Goshen, Conn.
Two
members of the victorious 2004 USA Curtis Cup team, 17-year-olds
Paula Creamer of Pleasanton, Calif., and Jane Park of Rancho
Cucamonga, Calif., both moved on to Thursday afternoon's quarterfinals.
Creamer
won the first three holes against Grace Woo, 16, of Burbank,
Calif., and easily advanced, 5 and 3. It was a turnaround
from Creamer's second-round match Wednesday, when she needed
18 holes to advance.
My
overall game was a lot better, said Creamer. I was hitting
the ball well, and putting well. I left a lot of good shots
out there too but when I had to hit a shot, I did it. This
afternoon, I'm going to try to do the same thing.
Her
quarterfinal opponent will be 17-year-old Selanee Henderson
of Apple Valley, Calif., a 3-and-2 winner over Jennifer Hong,
17, Windermere, Fla.
Park,
the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up, advanced with a 2-and-1
win over 17-year-old Taylor Leon of Dallas. Park next faces
Morgan Pressel, 16, of Boca Raton, a quarterfinalist last
year and semifinalist in 2001, who ousted Maria Jose Uribe,
14, of Colombia, 3 and 2. Park and Pressel met in the third
round of the 2002 Girls' Junior, with Park taking the victory
in 21 holes.
The
quarterfinal rounds of the 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
will be played Thursday. The semifinal matches are on
Friday, and the 18-hole championship final is scheduled for
Saturday.
The
U.S. Girls' Junior is one of 13 national championships for
individuals conducted annually by the United States Golf Association,
10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
Story
written by Beth Murrison of USGA Media Relations. E-mail her
with questions or comments at bmurrison@usga.org.
Fort
Worth, Texas Results from the third round of match play
Thursday at the 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship at the
6,256-yard, par-71 Mira Vista Golf Club:
Round
of 16
Upper
Bracket
Julieta
Granada, Paraguay (138) def. Sooji Cho, Glendale, Calif. (154),
8 and 7
Esther
Choe, La Quinta, Calif. (148) def. Jennie Lee, Huntington
Beach, Calif. (143), 5 and 3
Paula
Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif. (140) def. Grace Woo, Burbank,
Calif. (145), 5 and 3
Selanee
Henderson, Apple Valley, Calif. (149) def. Jennifer Hong,
Windermere, Fla. (154), 3 and 2
Lower
Bracket
Morgan
Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla. (150) def. Maria Jose Uribe, Colombia
(147), 3 and 2
Jane
Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (143) def. Taylor Leon, Dallas,
Texas (142), 2 and 1
Lu
Hsiao-Ching, Chinese Taipei (150) def. Marika Lendl, Goshen,
Conn. (154), 1 up
Mina
Harigae, Monterey, Calif. (148) def. Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff,
Toms River, N.J. (142), 5 and 4
Fort
Worth, Texas Pairings for the quarterfinal round of match
play Thursday at the 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
at the 6,256-yard, par-71 Mira Vista Golf Club:
Round
of 8
Upper
Bracket
1:00
p.m.
Julieta Granada, Paraguay (138) vs. Esther Choe, La Quinta,
Calif. (148)
1:15
p.m.
Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif. (140) vs. Selanee Henderson,
Apple Valley, Calif. (149)
Lower
Bracket
1:35
p.m.
Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla. (150) vs. Jane Park, Rancho
Cucamonga, Calif. (143)
1:50
p.m.
Lu Hsiao-Ching, Chinese Taipei (150) vs. Mina Harigae, Monterey,
Calif. (148)
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