Fact Sheet

July 23-28
Tacoma Country and Golf Club
Lakewood, Wash.

PAR AND YARDAGE – Tacoma Country and Golf Club will play at 6,363/6,391 yards with par of 72.

WHO CAN PLAY? – The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship is open to female amateur players who will have not reached their 18^th birthday on or before July 23, and who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 18.4.

CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE HOLE BY HOLE – 6,363/6,391 yards, par 72

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Par	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	35
Yards	402	355	185	399	350	153	352	414	522	3,132

Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Par	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	3	5	37
Yards	344	486	374	387	319	168	461	193/ 221	499	3,132/ 3,160

ARCHITECT – The club originally opened in 1894, which makes it one of the oldest private clubs west of the Mississippi River. It relocated to its present site in 1904, and since that time a number of people have worked on the course. Former head professional Jim Barnes, the 1921 U.S. Open champion, was influential in the course layout. It was most recently redesigned by John Steidel in the 1980s.

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – The Course Rating for Tacoma Country and Golf Club is 77.1; Slope is 137.

COURSE LAYOUT – The fairways will measure a little more than 0.55" in height. The intermediate rough will measure 1 inch with a width approximately 6 feet. Depending on density, the primary rough will stand between 2 and 2½ inches high.

TICKETS – Admission for all six days of the championship is free of charge. Spectators are invited to walk the fairways behind the players, but no cameras are allowed during the days of competition.

SCHEDULE – Practice rounds will be held July 21 (Saturday) and July 22 (Sunday). The starting field of 156 players will play two rounds of stroke play, with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play. The schedule is as follows:

• July 23 (Monday) – First round of stroke play
• July 24 (Tuesday) – Second round of stroke play

• July 25 (Wednesday) – First and second rounds of match play
• July 26 (Thursday) – Third and quarterfinal rounds of match play
• July 27(Friday) – Semifinals, match play

• July 28 (Saturday) – Final, match play (36 holes)

THE 2006 CHAMPIONSHIP – Jenny Shin, 13, of Torrance, Calif., outlasted Vicky Hurst to win the 2006 U.S. Girls’ Junior at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. On the 37^th hole of the scheduled 36-hole match, the first 36-hole final in the championship’s history, Hurst hit her approach into a water hazard. After she hit her next shot into a greenside bunker, she conceded the match, and the championship, to Shin, who was safely on the green in two. Shin became the second-youngest champion in Girls’ Junior history. Only Aree Song Wonglukiet, who was 13 years, three months and seven days, was younger when she won the championship in 1999. Shin and Hurst are both entered in the 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior. Shin will try to become just the third golfer to win consecutive titles. Only July Eller (1958-59) and Hollis Stacy (1969-1971) have accomplished that feat. Nancy Lopez also won two championships, in 1972 and 1974, but not consecutively.

ENTRIES – Entries for the 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior closed June 6. The USGA accepted 870 entries for the 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior. The record for most entries, 899, was set in 2006.

TOP RETURNEES – Twenty-three golfers are currently exempt into this U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship by virtue of their play in past USGA women’s events, including the U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and U.S. Women’s Open. They are:

• Lindy Duncan of Plantation, Fla. – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play)
• Courtney Ellenbogen of Blacksburg, Va. – 2007 Women’s Open
• Shanshan Feng of Peoples Republic of China – 2007 Women’s Open
• Mina Harigae of Monterey, Calif. – 2004 and 2006 Girls’ Junior quarterfinalist; 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateurs (match play); 2006 USA Curtis Cup team alternate, 2007 Women’s Open; 2007 Women’s Amateur Public Links champion
• Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla. – 2006 Girls’ Junior runner-up; 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006, 2007 Women’s Open
• Ha Na Jang of Korea – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2007 Women’s Open
• Ayaka Kaneko of Honolulu, Hawaii – 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006 Women’s Open
• Danielle Kang of Oak Park, Calif. – 2007 Women’s Open
• Taylore Karle of Scottsdale, Ariz. – 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006 Women’s Open
• Kimberly Kim of Hilo, Hawaii – 2006, 2007 Women’s Open, 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion; 2006 USA Women’s World Amateur Team
• Stacey Kim of Columbus, Ga. – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006 Women’s Open
• Stephanie Kono of Honolulu, Hawaii – 2006 Girls’ Junior quarterfinalist; 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006 Women’s Open
• Tiffany Lua of Rowland Heights, Calif. – 2005 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2007 Women’s Open
• Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif. – 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play), 2006 Women’s Open; 2006 USA Curtis Cup team alternate
• Hunter Ross of Manakin Sabot, Va. – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play)
• Jenny Shin of Torrance, Calif. – 2006 Girls’ Junior champion
• Michelle Shin of Cape Coral, Fla. – 2006 Girls’ Junior semifinalist
• Christine Song of Fullerton, Calif. – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play)
• Jennifer Song of Korea – 2007 Women’s Open
• Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla. – 2007 Women’s Open
• Maria Jose Uribe of Colombia – 2005, 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play); 2006, 2007 Women’s Open
• Tanya Wahdwa of India – 2006 Girls’ Junior quarterfinalist
• Kristina Wong of Bradenton, Fla. – 2006 Women’s Amateur (match play)

SECTIONAL QUALIFYING – Sectional qualifying was held at 32 sites from June 14-July 3. A qualifier was held June 25 at Tacoma Country and Golf Club in Lakewood, site of this year’s championship. FOR THE WINNER— The champion of the U.S. Girls’ Junior will receive:

• A gold medal, and custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for the ensuing year. The runner-up receives a silver medal; the other semifinalists receive bronze medals. The qualifying medalist receives a bronze medal
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for future U.S. Girls’ Juniors, if otherwise eligible
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the next two U.S. Women’s Amateurs
• An exemption from local qualifying for the next five U.S. Women’s Opens
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the next U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, if otherwise eligible

THE USGA AND WASHINGTON – The 2007 Girls’ Junior marks the 19^th USGA championship and the third U.S. Girls’ Junior held in the state. The 1961 Girls’ Junior, won by Mary Lowell, was played at Seattle Golf Club, and Cathy Mockett won the 1984 Girls’ Junior, played at Mill Creek Country Club in Bothell.

TACOMA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB – The club is hosting its fourth USGA championship. The first, the 1961 U.S. Women’s Amateur, was won by Anne Quast Sander of Seattle. Sander’s margin of victory in that championship final, 14 and 13 over Phyllis Preuss, remains the record for the largest in Women’s Amateur history. The club next hosted the 1984 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, won by Constance Guthrie. And most recently, Sarah LeBrun Ingram won the 1994 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Tacoma.

HISTORY OF THE GIRLS’ JUNIOR – The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship was established in 1949, one year after the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The inaugural Girls’ Junior drew a starting field of 28 girls from 17 states, although 10 of the players were from the Philadelphia area. The first champion, Marlene Bauer, 15, came all the way from Los Angeles to win her first national golf title. The championship has also helped launch the careers of such outstanding players as Mickey Wright, JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Nancy Lopez, Amy Alcott and Hollis Stacy. Stacy’s record of three consecutive Girls’ Junior Championships, from 1969 to 1971, is among the most remarkable accomplishments in USGA history.

While victory in the U.S. Girls’ Junior by no means guarantees a successful career in women’s golf, Girls’ Junior champions have won the Women’s Amateur 11 times and the Women’s Open 10 times. In addition, 15 Girls’ Junior champions have gone on to represent the United States of America on the Curtis Cup team.

GIRLS’ JUNIOR CHAMPIONS & OTHER USGA TITLES –

Twelve U.S. Girls’ Junior champions (year listed in parentheses) have won other USGA championships. They are:

• Amy Alcott (1973) – U.S. Women’s Open (1980)
• JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968), U.S. Women’s Open (1971,1976)
• Lori Castillo (1978) – (U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (1979,1980)
• Dorothy Delasin (1996) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (1999)
• Heather Farr (1982) – U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (1984)
• Pat Hurst (1986) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (1990)
• Kelli Kuehne (1994) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (1995,1996)
• Pat Lesser (1950) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (1955)
• Cathy Mockett (1984) – U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (1990)
• Marcy Newton (1995) – U.S. Women’s Amateur (2000)
• Hollis Stacy (1969,70,71) – U.S. Women’s Open (1977,1978,1984)
• Mickey Wright (1952) – U.S. Women’s Open (1958,1959,1961,1964)

ONLINE — Log on to the USGA Internet site at www.usga.org/championships/ or www.usgirlsjunior.org for the latest and most complete U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship information.

TELEVISION COVERAGE – The NBC will air a one-hour highlight program following the championship. More details will be announced shortly.

LPGA-USGA GIRLS GOLF – LPGA-USGA Girls Golf provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. The only national initiative of its kind, Girls Golf is administered through a partnership between the LPGA Foundation and the USGA. Since 1989, this initiative has brought the game of golf to more than 45,000 girls. In 2006, it reached nearly 5,800 girls at 183 sites across the country. For more about the program, visit www.GirlsGolfOnline.org.

USGA/AJGA PARTNERSHIP – The USGA and American Junior Golf Association (AJGA0 are partners in developing junior golfers into the game’s leaders for the future. The USGA will present a President’s Youth Leadership Club Award to a top boy and girl each year the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions. The USGA will also help the AJGA administratively by providing four paid interns each year.

FUTURE GIRLS’ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SITES – The Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford, Conn., will host the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior from July 21-26. In 2009, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., will host the Girls’ Junior from July 20-25. The U.S. Junior Amateur will be held concurrently at Trump National in 2009.

MEDIA CONTACT – Beth Murrison and David Shefter will be the USGA media contacts at the 2007 Girls’ Junior. During the championship, they can be reached in the media center at (253) 284-3020, or via e-mail at (Beth) bmurrison@usga.org or (David) dshefter@usga.org.