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Dana Lofland

Dana Lofland, 17, of Oxnard, California, defeated Amy Fruhwirth of Cypress, California, 4 and 3, to win the Girls' Junior Championship at St. Clair Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lofland thus became the fourth golfer to win the qualifying medal and the Championship, and the third successive Californian to win the Championship.

Kim Saiki of Westminster and Cathy Mockett of Newport Beach won in 1983 and 1984, respectively. Only one of Fruhwirth's matches went to the final hole. That occurred in her semifinal match with Christy Erb of Bonita, California, which she won, 1 up.

Lofland had a more difficult road to the final, twice winning on the final green and once on the 19th hole. She defeated Tracy Nakamura of Monterey Park, California, 3 and 2, in her semifinal match. The final match was all square through 10 holes.

Lofland won the 11th with a birdie and the 12th and 13th with pars to go 3 up. The 14th was halved with pars and Lofland won the match on the par-3 15th when Fruhwirth three-putted from 45 feet. The USGA accepted 114 entries for the Championship.

 
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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