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Pat Hurst

Pat Hurst, 17, of San Leandro, California, defeated Adele Moore of Dallas on the 20th hole to win the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship at Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville, Californai.

Hurst became the fourth consecutive Californian to win the Championship, joining Kim Saiki of Westminster (1983), Cathy Mockett of Newport Beach (1984), and Dana Lofland of Oxnard (1985).

Michika Hattori of Nagoya, Japan, the 1985 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion, was the medalist with a record 140, six under par. Moore eliminated Hattori in the quarterfinal rounds.

In the final, Hurst birdied the second and third holes to go 2 up, but Moore won three of the net six holes and was 1 up through nine. Hurst then birdied the 12th to square the match and birdied the 16th to go 1 up.

Moore won the 18th hole with an eagle 3, sending the match to extra holes. After matching par 4s on the 19th hole, Hurst nearly reached the par-5 second (20th) hole with her second shot. She chipped to five feet and made her birdie. Moore, who had missed the fairway with her drive, made six. The USGA accepted a record 193 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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