U.S. Girls' Junior Fact Sheet

U.S. Junior Amateur And U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships
July 20-25
Trump National Golf Club
Bedminster, N.J.

USGA MEDIA CONTACTS

Dave Fanucchi will be the USGA media representative on site for the U.S. Junior Amateur, while Christina Lance will be the USGA media representative on site for the U.S. Girls’ Junior. The media center phone number is (908) 212-0626. Prior to the championship, Dave can be reached at (908) 655-6271 and dfanucchi@usga.org. Christina can be reached at (908) 234-2300 and clance@usga.org.

U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR PAR AND YARDAGE

For the U.S. Junior Amateur, Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course will play at 7,100 yards and a par of 35-36—71. The New Course will play at 6,998/7,159 yards and a par of 36-36—72.

OLD COURSE HOLE BY HOLE: Holes 1-9 will play at 3,658 yards and par 35

Holes 10-18 will play at 3,442 yards and par 36

NEW COURSE HOLE BY HOLE: Holes 1-9 will play at 3,551/3,680 yards and par 36

Holes 10-18 will play at 3,447/3,479 yards and par 36

U.S. 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.

OLD COURSE HOLE BY HOLE: Holes 1-9 will play at 3,152 yards and par 36

Holes 10-18 will play at 3,051 yards and par 36

NEW COURSE HOLE BY HOLE: Holes 1-9 will play at 3,092/3,195 yards and par 36

Holes 10-18 will play at 3,094 and par 36

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.

COURSE SETUP

The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trump National Golf Club are 75.8/146 (Old Course) and 74.3/144 (New Course). 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).

Tees and Fairways, height of grass – 0.375 inch
Collars, height of grass – 0.25 inch
Putting greens, speed – 10.5-11 feet on USGA Stimpmeter Intermediate
Rough – 0.75 inch
Primary Rough – 2.5 inches

USGA AND NEW JERSEY The 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships will be the 53rd and 54th USGA championships conducted in the state of New Jersey, placing it fifth among states hosting the most USGA championships. The last USGA championship held in the state was the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Galloway.

They are the first USGA championships hosted by Trump National Golf Club.

This is New Jersey’s fifth time hosting the Girls’ Junior (last in 2002 at Echo Lake C.C. in Westfield) and second time hosting the Junior Amateur (1994 at Echo Lake C.C.).

WWW.USGA.ORG

Visit www.usga.org to follow all of the action, and for the latest news and scores from each championship.

TELEVISION COVERAGE

The U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Girls’ Junior will receive five hours of coverage, including a broadcast of the finals of each championship on July 25.

ADMISSION

Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

SCHEDULES OF PLAY

U.S. Junior Amateur

• Monday, July 20 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) — New Course
• Tuesday, July 21 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes) — Old Course
• Wednesday, July 22 — First round, match play (18 holes) — New Course
• Thursday, July 23 — Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes) — Old 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

U.S. Girls’ Junior

• 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

WHO CAN PLAY

The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship is open to amateur golfers who will not have reached their 18th birthday on or before July 25, 2009, and who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4. The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship is open to female amateur golfers who will not have reached their 18th birthday on or before July 26, 2009, and who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 18.4.

ENTRIES

A total of 2,916 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The record of 4,508 entrants was set in 1999. A record 999 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, surpassing the 929 entries in 2008.

EXEMPT PLAYERS

There are five players fully exempt from qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship:

Emiliano Grillo, Argentina – 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur quarterfinalist
Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei – USGA Special Exemption
Anthony Paolucci, Dallas, Texas – 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up
Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas – 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur semifinalist
Cory Whitsett, Houston, Texas – 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur champion

There are 20 players fully exempt from qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship:

Sarah Almond, Albemarle, N.C. – USGA Special Exemption
Dottie Ardina, The Philippines - USGA Special Exemption
Sarah Brown, Phillipsburg, N.J. – USGA Special Exemption
Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. – 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up
Pearl Jin, San Gabriel, Calif. – USGA Special Exemption
Jennifer Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif. – USGA Special Exemption
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. – USGA Special Exemption
Kimberly Kim, Queen Creek, Ariz. – 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. – made cut at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. – USGA Special Exemption
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. – USGA Special Exemption
Isabelle Lendl, Bradenton, Fla. – USGA Special Exemption
Lisa McCloskey, Montgomery, Texas – 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior quarterfinalist
Cyd Okino, Honolulu, Hawaii – USGA Special Exemption
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. – 2007 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion
Victoria Park, Irvine, Calif. – USGA Special Exemption
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. – 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior semifinalist, 2006 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion
Victoria Tanco, Bradenton, Fla. – USGA Special Exemption
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. – 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion
Tanya Wadhwa, McKinney, Texas – USGA Special Exemption

HISTORY

U.S. Junior Amateur

The U.S. Junior Amateur was first played in 1948. The first Junior Amateur was played at the University of Michigan Golf Course and drew 495 entries. The starting field of 128 players was determined by sectional qualifying rounds at 41 sites. Dean Lind of Rockford, Ill., was the first champion. Lind defeated Ken Venturi of San Francisco, a future U.S. Open champion, in the final.

By 1963, entries had surged to 2,230, a record for the 14th consecutive year. At the time, there was no handicap limitation for entrants. That changed in 1964 when a handicap limit of 10 strokes was introduced.

The Junior Amateur is among the most difficult of all USGA championships to win, because of the age limit and the number of fine young players who enter each year. Only one player, Tiger Woods, has won the Junior Amateur more than once, winning in 1991, 1992 and 1993. In fact, only five players have reached the finals more than once. Woods, who was 15 years, six months, and 28 days old when he won in 1991, remains the youngest champion.

U.S. Girls’ Junior

The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship was established in 1949, one year after the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The inaugural Girls’ Junior, played at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa., drew a starting field of 28 girls from 17 states, although 10 of the players were from the Philadelphia area. The first champion, Marlene Bauer, 15, came all the way from Los Angeles to win her first national golf title.

The championship has also helped launch the careers of such outstanding players as Mickey Wright, JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Nancy Lopez, Amy Alcott and Hollis Stacy. Stacy’s record of three consecutive Girls’ Junior Championships, from 1969 to 1971, is among the most remarkable accomplishments in USGA history.

While victory in the U.S. Girls’ Junior by no means guarantees a successful career in women’s golf, Girls’ Junior champions have won the Women’s Amateur 11 times and the Women’s Open 11 times. In addition, 15 Girls’ Junior champions have later played on a USA Curtis Cup team.

2008 CHAMPIONS

Cameron Peck of Olympia, Wash., defeated Evan Beck of Virginia Beach, Va., 10 and 8, at Shoal Creek in Shoal Creek, Ala., the largest margin of victory in the U.S. Junior Amateur’s 61-year history. At the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., beat Karen Chung of Livingston, N.J., 5 and 4, becoming the second-youngest winner in the championship’s history. Peck will be unable to defend his title this year – he is no longer age eligible. Thompson is in this year’s field.

FOR THE WINNERS

U.S. Junior Amateur

The champion receives:

• A gold medal and custody of the Junior Amateur Championship Trophy for the ensuing year
• An exemption from future U.S. Junior Amateurs, if otherwise eligible
• An exemption from local qualifying for the next three U.S. Open Championships, if still an amateur
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship, if otherwise eligible
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships, if otherwise eligible
• An exemption from qualifying at the 2010 British Amateur Championship

U.S. Girls’ Junior

The champion receives:

• A gold medal and custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for the ensuing year
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for future U.S. Girls’ Juniors, if otherwise eligible
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships
• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships, if otherwise eligible

THE TROPHIES

The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship trophy was presented in 1948 by the USGA. The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship trophy was presented in 1949 by Glenna Collett Vare, who won a record six U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships between 1925 and 1935. It is named "The Glenna Collett Vare Trophy" in her honor.

FUTURE SITES

U.S. Junior Amateur

The 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur will be played at Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, Mich., from July 19-24. Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., will host the 2011 championship from July 18-23.

U.S. Girls’ Junior

The 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior will be held at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C., from July 19-24.