| Hollis Stacy
Hollis Stacy, of Savannah, Ga., became the youngest player even to win the Girls' Junior Championship when she defeated Mary Jane Fassinger, of New Castle, Pa., 1 up, at the Brookhaven Country Club, Dallas, Texas. Miss Stacy was 15 years, 4 months, 24 days of age when she won.
Marlene Bauer won the first Girls' Junior Championship in 1949 at the age of 15 years, 6 months, 3 days. Both Miss Stacy and Miss Fassinger played superb golf in the final. Miss Stacy was 3 up after eight holes, but then Miss Fassinger played holes 9 through 13 in four under par to even the match.
Miss Stacy went ahead with a par 5 at the 14th, and they halved the remaining holes. Miss Martha Jones, of Decatur, Ala., was the medalist and lost to Miss Stacy in the semi-finals. Miss Suzanne Jackson, of Highland, Ga., was the other semi-finalist. |