Mira Vista Golf Club At A Glance

U.S. Girls' Junior
Mira Vista Golf Club
July 19-24
Yardage: 6,256 yards
Par: 35-36 – 71
www.usgirlsjunioram.org
Defending Champion: Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff (eligible to play)
Opened: 1986
Designers: Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish

USGA Championships: This will be the club's first USGA championship.

Why It's Right: While Texas has produced many outstanding junior players, including McKinney natives Kellie Kuehne (1994 Girls' Junior and 1995 and '96 Women's Amatuer champ) and Brittany Lang (2004 USA Curtis Cupper), this will be only the second playing of the Girls' Junior in the Lone Star State. It comes 35 years after Hollis Stacy captured the second of her unprecedented three consecutive Girls' Junior titles at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas.

Strong Competition: Last year, 18 girls who competed at the Girls' Junior played in the Women's Amateur and that doesn't include the champion, Wuesthoff, who declined her exemption into the Women's Amateur due to a prior commitment.

Elite Field: The Girls' Junior is one of those USGA events where the defending champion likely can't return due to the age requirement (eligible players must not have reached their 18th birthday before the close of the competition). But in 2004, not only is the 2003 winner (Wuesthoff) eligible, but so is the runner-up (In-Bee Park) and both semifinalists (Mina Harigae and Paula Creamer).

Fast Fact: Mira Vista's director of golf, Lindy Miller, played on the 1977 USA Walker Cup team with current USGA President Fred Ridley and was the low amateur at the 1977 U.S. Open. Miller also formed the Lindy Miller Foundation that assists disadvantaged youth. He was one of the driving forces in getting Mira Vista to host the Girls' Junior.

Name Recognition: Mark Brooks, the 1998 PGA Champion and 2001 U.S. Open runner-up, is a member at Mira Vista along with PGA Tour player J.J. Henry, who is originally from Fairfield, Conn., the city that played host to the 2003 Girls' Junior (Brooklawn C.C.).

A Perfect 11: The 540-yard 11th hole (par 5) was given high praise by noted Golf Digest writer and Fort Worth native Dan Jenkins in 2000 as one of the best holes in America. The hole is reachable in two for those aggressive players who like a little risk/reward in their par 5s. Players can try to thread the ball down a chute on the right for a chance at reaching the green in two or make the safer play by going left. But even this route requires precision: a testy pitch to a well-bunkered green. Some scenes from the movie "Dead Solid Perfect" were filmed on this hole.

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