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| Gail Sykes Miss Gail Sykes, 17, of Schenectady, N.Y. qualified with 167, 19 strokes more than that of the medalist, Miss Shelley Hamlin, Fresno, Calif. But when the two met in the second round of match play Miss Sykes defeated Miss Hamlin, 3 and 2. Miss Sykes went on to win the Championship by defeating Miss Mary Louise Pritchett, Raleigh, N.C., 5 and 4, in the final match at the Hiwan Golf Club, Evergreen, Colo., 7,500 feet high in the Rocky Mountains. Miss Sykes defeated Miss Kathy Hutson, Lubbock Texas, in a semi-final match; in the other Miss Pritchett beat the 1964 runnerup, Miss Laura MacIvor, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. |
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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: ENTRIES – A record 999 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, surpassing the 929 entries in 2008.
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