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| Marlene Bauer
Miss Marlene Bauer, of Los Angeles, only 15 years of age and 5 feet 3 inches tall, became the first USGA Girls' Junior Champion by defeating Miss Barbara Bruning, of Chappaqua, N.Y., 2 up, in the final match. Thirty-three girls not yet 18 years old entered the competition at the Philadelphia Country Club.
It was the first national title won by Miss Bauer, who began playing golf when she was 3 years old. Miss Bauer scored 73 while defeating Miss Barbara Romack, Sacramento, Calif., by 3 and 1 in her semi-final match. |
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Girls' Junior
PAR AND YARDAGE – For the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course will play at 6,203 yards and a par of 36-36—72. The New Course will play at 6,186/6,289 yards and a par of 36-36—72.
COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship are 77.1/146 (Old Course) and 78.1/148 (New Course).
ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.
ARCHITECT – Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2004. The New Course was designed by Tom Fazio II (Tom’s nephew) and opened in 2008.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Monday, July 20 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) — Old Course
Tuesday, July 21 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes) — New Course
Wednesday, July 22 — First round, match play (18 holes) — Old Course
Thursday, July 23 — Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes) — New Course
Friday, July 24 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes), Semifinals, match play (18 holes) — New Course
Saturday, July 25 — Final, match play (36 holes) — New Course
ENTRIES – A record 999 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, surpassing the 929 entries in 2008.
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