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Janis Ferraris

Miss Janis Ferraris, of San Francisco, and Miss Peggy Conley, of Spokane, Wash., tied for the medal in the qualifying round with scores of 74 at the Wolfert's Roost Country Club, Albany, N.Y. The two girls, both 16, then made their way through the draw to the final round Miss Ferraris won by 2 up and was credited with a score of approximately 73.

The other semi-finalists were Miss Roberta Albers, of Temple Terrace, Fla., and Miss Jacqueline Fladoos, of Dubuque, Iowa, whose sister Sharon was the 1960 runnerup. For the first time a rule limiting accepted entries to 120 was applied when 138 girls filed entry.

 
Championship Facts

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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