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Kim Saiki

Kim Saiki, 17, of Westminster, California, won the Girls' Junior Championship by defeating Buffy Klein, of Argyle, Texas, 2 and 1, at the Somerset Hills Country Club, in Bernardsville, New Jersey. Somerset Hills, which had been the host club in 1973, thus became the first club to hold two Girls' Junior Championships.

Miss Saiki qualified for match play with 152, and in the semifinal defeated Kay Cornelius, of Phoenix, Arizona, the 1981 Champion, 1 up in 19 holes. Miss Saiki was 3 down against Miss Cornelius, but she squared the match by the 16th and holed a 20-foot birdie putt to win on the first extra hole. Miss Klein was not expected to reach the final, having qualified with 170, 20 strokes behind Melissa McNamara, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the medalist.

In the semifinals, Miss Klein defeated Miss McNamara, who was medalist for the second consecutive year, 2 and 1. Miss Saiki won the first hole of the final match, but Miss Klein won three of the next four to take a 2-up lead. Miss Saiki fought back and closed out the match on the 17th. The Girls' Junior attracted 165 entries.

 
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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