A Look At The 2007 U.S. Girls' Junior Quarterfinalists

Sarah Brown, 15, of Lopatcong, N.J.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-and-1 victory over Demi Frances Runas … playing in her first USGA championship … three-time New Jersey State Girls’ champion, in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … a two-time Nike Junior at Toftrees champion, in 2005 and 2006 … was the IJGT player of the year … earned American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) honorable-mention honors in 2006 … named to the Nike Junior All-America team in 2005 and 2006 … runner-up at the 2006 Fidelity Investments Junior … low round is a 64, shot at the Nike Junior Championship at Langdon Farms Golf Club in Portland, Ore. … has one hole-in-one, which she made at the Red course at Bethpage State Park at age 12 … will be a sophomore at Phillipsburg High School in 2007-08 … enjoys basketball, reading, movies, music, singing, and spending time with her mother … daughter of Marla and Keith … can copy voices from movies … has seven siblings (David, Faith, Aaron, Rebekah, Hope, Abigail and Joshua), with another on the way in November … her sister Faith is her caddie this week … birth date: Dec. 24, 1991.

Ayaka Kaneko, 17, of Honolulu, Hawaii

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links champion Mina Harigae … played in the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open … advanced to the third round of the 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur and the quarterfinals of the 2006 Women’s Am … won the 2007 AJGA Natural Resource Bluegrass Junior … named the 2005 Hawaii State Junior Golf Association Player of the Year … runner-up at the 2006 Callaway Junior World and the 2005 Jennie K. Wilson Championship (lost in a playoff) … played in the 2006 LPGA Takefuji Classic and Shop Rite Classic, where she finished tied for 77th … earned 2006 AJGA Rolex All-America second-team honors … will represent the West team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup ... will be a senior at Sacred Hearts Academy in 2007-08 … enjoys watching movies, reading Japanese comics, chatting online with friends and spending time with family … born in Japan … daughter of Katsumi and Reiko Kaneko … has an older sister, Ayumi … birth date: January 24, 1990.

Kimberly Kim, 15, Hilo, Hawaii

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-and-1 victory over Mary Michael Maggio … won the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur with a 1-up victory over Katharina Schallenberg at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore. … became the youngest champion in U.S. Women’s Amateur history … also runner-up at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links … played in the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open, where she was the youngest to make the cut … also played in the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open, where she played the first two rounds with defending champion Annika Sorenstam … represented the USA at the 2006 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in South Africa, where she shot a team-low 66 in the third round … also played in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 U.S. Girls' Juniors and the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links ... moved to the Phoenix area from Hawaii to make it easier to compete in national tournaments on the mainland … became the youngest to win an AJGA championship when she won the 2004 Sun Willows Junior as a 12 year old … two-time winner of the Junior World Championship (2000, 2004) … won the 2007 AJGA Thunderbird Invitational, the 2007 Heather Farr Classic and the 2007 AJGA IRI/Srixon Mixed Team Championship (with Andrew Yun) … runner-up at the 2007 Westfield PGA Junior Championship and the 2006 and 2007 Kathy Whitworth Invitationals … missed the cut at the 2007 McDonald’s LPGA Championship by two strokes … also played at the 2007 LPGA Kraft Nabisco, where she missed the cut … will represent the West team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup ... only hole-in-one came in 2003 … lowest competitive score is a 62 (10 under), shot Monday during the first round of stroke play at Tacoma Country and Golf Club …  will be a junior at Queen Creek High in 2007-08 …likes to sleep and do outdoor activities … daughter of Arlene Kim and Young Soo … has one sister, Christine, who plays golf at the University of Colorado … birth date: Aug. 23, 1991.

Sue Kim, 16, of Canada

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over Tiffany Lua … playing in her first USGA championship … won the 2007 Quebec Future Links … Also won the 2007 Pacific Future Links and 2005 British Columbia Provincial … runner-up at the 2006 BC Provincial and the 2006 Pacific Future Links … was nominated for a British Columbia top junior sports award in 2006 … attends Mountain Secondary School … enjoys watching movies and reading books … has a career-low round of 67, shot at Shuswap Golf Course in 2006 … born in Korea … daughter of John and Linda … has one sister, Jacqueline … birth date: March 5, 1991.

Stephanie Kono, 17, of Honolulu, Hawaii

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a victory over Maria Jose Uribe in 20 holes … playing in her sixth U.S. Girls’ Junior and her 12th USGA championship overall … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2006 Girls’ Junior, where she lost to Mina Harigae … also lost to eventual champion Harigae in the quarterfinals of the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links … also played in the three other Women’s Amateur Public Links championships and the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she made the cut to match play … qualified for the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open … won the 2007 Arizona Women’s Silverbelle, the 2005 PGA Westfield Junior and the 2005 Harder German Junior Masters … runner-up at the 2007 AJGA Heather Farr … semifinalist at the 2006 AJGA Polo Classic … will represent the West team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup ... earned first-team All-America AJGA honors in 2006 … lowest competitive score is a 64, shot at Turtle Bay Golf Club in 2006 during the Hawaiian High School State Championship … owns three holes-in-one – 2001 at Oahu C.C. (11 years old), 2004 at Westfield (Ohio) C.C.; and 2005 at Kapalua G.C. … will be a senior at the Punahou School in 2007-08 … likes to watch movies, listen to music and be with friends … plans to attend UCLA in the fall of 2008 … daughter of Tenio and Lori … birth date: Nov. 27, 1989.

Kristen Park, 14, of Buena Park, Calif.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-and-1 victory over Stacey Kim … is the youngest of the quarterfinalists … playing in her first USGA championship … will be a freshman at Sunny Hills High in Fullerton, Calif., in the fall ... won the 2007 AJGA Kathy Whitworth Invitational by one stroke over three players, including 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Kimberly Kim … runner-up at the 2007 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions … will represent the West team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup … career-low round is a 68, shot at the 2007 Rolex Tournament of Champions … likes going out with friends when not playing golf and says she sometimes gets in trouble for talking so much when she’s not on the golf course … daughter of Sabina and Ken … has one younger sister, Soi … birth date: Dec. 27, 1992.

Haley Sanders, 16, of Rogers, Ark.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-and-1 victory over Tessa The … playing in her first USGA championship … won the 2006 Alabama Junior Girls’ Championship … won the 2007 AJGA Ping Junior at The Woodlands qualifier … runner-up at the 2007 AJGA Rome Classic … won the 2006 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT) Tour Championship … named the 2006 SJGT player of the year … won the Arkansas Junior Championship at age 12 … career-low round of 67, shot at the SJGT Tour Championship in 2006 … a junior at Rogers High School in 2007-08 … enjoys the violin, piano and church youth … eats Sour Patch Kids because she believes they are her brain food on the golf course … daughter of Hal and Patricia … has two brothers, Ren and Jes, and one sister, Shelli … birth date: Jan. 24, 1991.

Michelle Shin, 16, Cape Coral, Fla.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-and-3 victory over Mitsuki Katahira … playing in her fourth Girls’ Junior ... reached the quarterfinals in 2006, where she lost to eventual champion Jenny Shin … was a semifinalist at the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links … won the 2007 First American Title Junior Classic … will represent the East team at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup … was attacked by a bird on the golf course when she was 10 years old … lowest competitive score is a 66 shot on home course … has one hole-in-one, shot at White Manor in Pennsylvania during an AJGA invitational tournament … will be a junior at Canterbury High School in 2007-08 …enjoys anything related to Harry Potter … likes to sleep and hates dirty golf balls and professes to enjoy playing golf in hurricanes … has one brother, Ben, and one sister, Suzie … birth date: April 26, 1991.