A Look At The Quarterfinalists

Stephanie Connelly, 17, of Pasadena, Md.

Playing in her fourth Girls’ Junior … a three-time Maryland State Girls’ champion, in 2001, 2002 and 2005 … also a three-time Maryland High School champion, in 2002, 2003 and 2005 … won the 2003 AJGA Bentwood … a member of the victorious East team at the 2004 Canon Cup … a recent high school graduate who will attend The Ohio State University in the fall … birth date: July 29, 1987.

In-Kyung Kim, 17, of Korea

Playing in her first U.S. Girls’ Junior … has three recent IJGT victories: the Haig Point, the Tour Championship and the Hargray Classic … has one career hole-in-one … Will be a senior at Han Young High School in Korea in the fall … birth date: June 13, 1988.

Joanne Lee, 16, of San Carlos, Calif.

Playing in her third U.S. Girls Junior … has also played in three U.S. Women’s Amateurs … this was the first time she made the cut at a USGA championship … won her local U.S. Women’s Open qualifier at Almedan Country Club in San Jose, Calif. … during that round she eagled a par-4 hole … has three consecutive wins coming into the Girls’ Junior: the Shoreline Junior, the Los Altos Junior and the Oakmont Junior … was the 2004 California State High School State champion … named the Carlmont High School “Athlete of the Year” for 2005 .. . also named Mercury Newspaper’s Golfer of the Year in 2003 and 2004 … will be a junior at Carlmont H.S. in the fall … birth date: April 29, 1989.

Hsiao-Ching Lu, 17, of Chinese Taipei

Playing in her third U.S. Girls’ Junior … advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Girls’ Junior, losing to Jane Park in 20 holes … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 U.S. Girls’ Junior before falling to 2002 champion and 2003 runner-up In-Bee Park … advanced to the second round of the 2003 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she lost 4 and 2 to 2002 Women’s Amateur champion Becky Lucidi … has two runner-up finishes in 2005, at the AJGA Desert Junior and the Rolex Girls’ Junior Championship … finished fourth at the 2004 Callaway Junior World Golf Championship … also played in the 2003 Junior Worlds … won the Asian Pacific Junior … a recent graduate of the Tamshui School … birth date; October 13, 1987.

Amber Lundskog, 17, of San Diego, Calif.

Playing in her first U.S. Girls’ Junior … in 2004, won the AJGA Columbus Junior, the Silver Belles 17-18 division and the Southern California High School Championship … counts among her runner-up finishes the 2004 Mary Cave Cup … earned AJGA Rolex second-team All-America honors in 2004 … was the 2002-2003 International Junior Golf Tour Girls’ Overall Player of the Year … has one hole-in-one, in San Diego, Calif. … has a career-low round of 66, shot in California in 2004 … a recent graduate Scripps Ranch High School who will attend Vanderbilt University in the fall … graduated with honors … birth date: October 19, 1987.

Sydnee Michael, 17, of Temecula, Calif.

Playing in her second U.S. Girls’ Junior … was an alternate at the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open … has two recent AJGA wins, at the Pacific North-West and Mission Hills … has won the Catalina Junior Open six consecutive years … has a career-low round of 67, shot in Washington earlier this year … made a hole-in-one at Catalina Golf Club when she was 11 years old … will be a senior at Linfield Christian in the fall … has already made a verbal commitment to attend UCLA in the fall of 2006 … birth date: June 15, 1988.

Juliana Murcia Ortiz, 17, of Colombia

Playing in her first Girls’ Junior … represented Colombia at the Copa de las Americas, where she finished third as an individual, and Colombia won the team title … won the 2004 Amateur Championship in Argentine (a match-play event) … runner-up at the 2004 Colombia Amateur Championship … also runner-up at the 2004 Junior World Championship …. two-time champion at the Optimist International (2003, 2004) … earned AJGA honorable mention nod in 2004 … has a career-low round of 63, shot in Colombia in 2004 … will be a senior at the English School in the fall … birth date: November 6, 1987.

In-Bee Park, 17, of Las Vegas, Nev.

Playing in her fifth Girls’ Junior … won the 2002 championship at Echo Lake Country Club when she was 14 … was runner-up at the Girls’ Junior the following year, when she lost to Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff, 1 up … made it to the semifinals of the 2003 Women’s Amateur, where she lost to eventual champion Virada Nirapathpongporn … also reached the semifinals of the 2004 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, where she lost to eventual champion Ya-Ni Tseng … played in the 2004 Women’s Open, where she missed the cut by two strokes … has several AJGA titles to her credit, including the 2005 Heather Farr and the 2005 Mirasol … was the 2005 Nevada state champion … was named AJGA Player of the Year in 2002 … has a career-low of 64, shot in Florida in 2003 … will be a senior at Bishop Gorman H.S. in the fall … birth date: July 12, 1988.