U.S. Girls' Junior
The U.S. Girls' Junior is one of the fifteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 9.4 or less. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the champion.
The inaugural championship was held in 1949 and was won by Marlene Bauer from a field of 28 entries.
Aree Wongluekiet, now Aree Song, is the youngest winner at 13 years, 99 days in 1999. Hollis Stacy is the only three-time winner of the tournament.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rianne Malixi | 8 & 7 | Asterisk Talley | El Caballero Country Club (CA) |
| 2023 | Kiara Romero | 1 up | Rianne Malixi | Eisenhower Golf Club (CO) |
| 2022 | Yana Wilson | 3 & 2 | Gianna Clemente | The Club at Olde Stone (KY) |
| 2021 | Rose Zhang | 6 & 4 | Bailey Davis | Columbia Country Club (MD) |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||
| 2019 | Ye Lei | 1 up | Jillian Bourdage | SentryWorld (WI) |
| 2018 | Yealimi Noh | 4 & 3 | Alexa Pano | Poppy Hills Golf Course (CA) |
| 2017 | Erica Shepherd | 3 & 2 | Jennifer Chang | Boone Valley Golf Club (MO) |
| 2016 | Seong Eun-jeong | 3 & 2 | Andrea Lee | Ridgewood Country Club (NJ) |
| 2015 | Seong Eun-jeong | 3 & 2 | Angel Yin | Tulsa Country Club (OK) |
| 2014 | Princess Mary Superal | 37 holes | Marijosse Navarro | Forest Highlands Golf Club (Meadow Course) (AZ) |
| 2013 | Gabriella Then | 2 & 1 | Lakareber Abe | Sycamore Hills Golf Club (IN) |
| 2012 | Minjee Lee | 1 up | Alison Lee | Lake Merced Golf Club (CA) |
| 2011 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 2 & 1 | Dottie Ardina | Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) (IL) |
| 2010 | Doris Chen | 3 & 2 | Katelyn Dambaugh | The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course) (NC) |
| 2009 | Amy Anderson | 6 & 5 | Kimberly Kim | Trump National Golf Club (Old and New Courses) (NJ) |
| 2008 | Lexi Thompson | 5 & 4 | Karen Chung | Hartford Golf Club (CT) |
| 2007 | Kristen Park | 4 & 3 | Ayaka Kaneko | Tacoma Country & Golf Club (WA) |
| 2006 | Jenny Shin | 37 holes | Vicky Hurst | Carmel Country Club (South Course) (NC) |
| 2005 | In-Kyung Kim | 5 & 4 | Inbee Park | BanBury Golf Club (ID) |
| 2004 | Julieta Granada | 20 holes | Jane Park | Mira VIsta Golf Club (TX) |
| 2003 | Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff [2] | 1 up | Inbee Park | Brooklawn Country Club (CT) |
| 2002 | Inbee Park | 4 & 3 | Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana | Echo Lake Country Club (NJ) |
| 2001 | Nicole Perrot | 3 & 2 | Whitney Welch | Indian Hill Country Club (KS) |
| 2000 | Lisa Ferrero | 3 & 1 | Ina Kim | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) (OR) |
| 1999 | Aree Wongluekiet | 2 up | Nancy Abiecunas | Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (MD) |
| 1998 | Leigh Anne Hardin | 2 up | Brittany Straza | Merion Golf Club (East Course) (PA) |
| 1997 | Beth Bauer | 4 & 2 | Candie Kung | Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironwood Course) (TN) |
| 1996 | Dorothy Delasin | 5 & 4 | Grace Park | Westward Ho Country Club (SD) |
| 1995 | Marcy Newton | 4 & 3 | Andrea Cordova | Longmeadow Country Club (MA) |
| 1994 | Kelli Kuehne | 5 & 3 | Molly Cooper | Meadow Lark Country Club (MT) |
| 1993 | Kellee Booth | 1 up | Erika Hayashida | Mesa Verde Country Club (CA) |
| 1992 | Jamie Koizumi | 5 & 4 | Alicia Allison | Meridian Hills Country Club (IN) |
| 1991 | Emilee Klein | 3 & 2 | Kimberly Marshall | Crestview Country Club (KS) |
| 1990 | Sandrine Mendiburu | 3 & 2 | Vicki Goetze | Manasquan River Golf Club (NJ) |
| 1989 | Brandie Burton | 1 up | Carrie Hoshino | Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (NC) |
| 1988 | Jamille Jose | 5 & 4 | Debbie Parks | Golden Valley Country Club (MN) |
| 1987 | Michelle McGann | 7 & 5 | Lynne Mikulas | The Orchards Golf Club (MA) |
| 1986 | Pat Hurst | 20 holes | Adele Moore | Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (CA) |
| 1985 | Dana Lofland | 4 & 3 | Amy Fruhwirth | St. Clair Country Club (PA) |
| 1984 | Cathy Mockett | 1 up | Michiko Hattori | Mill Creek Country Club (WA) |
| 1983 | Kim Saiki | 2 & 1 | Buffy Klein | Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ) |
| 1982 | Heather Farr | 2 & 1 | Caroline Keggi | Greeley Country Club (CO) |
| 1981 | Kay Cornelius | 2 & 1 | Kim Simmons | Illahe Hills Country Club (OR) |
| 1980 | Laurie Rinker | 5 & 4 | Libby Akers | Crestview Country Club (North Course) (KS) |
| 1979 | Penny Hammel | 2 & 1 | Amy Benz | Pleasant Valley Country Club (AR) |
| 1978 | Lori Castillo | 4 & 2 | Jenny Lidback | Wilmington Country Club (DE) |
| 1977 | Althea Tome | 3 & 2 | Melissa McGeorge | Guyan Golf & Country Club (WV) |
| 1976 | Pilar Dorado | 3 & 2 | Kellii Doherty | Del Rio Golf & Country Club (CA) |
| 1975 | Dayna Benson | 1 up | Kyle O'Brien | Dedham Country & Polo Club (MA) |
| 1974 | Nancy Lopez | 7 & 5 | Lauren Howe | Columbia-Edgewater Country Club (OR) |
| 1973 | Amy Alcott | 6 & 5 | Mary Lawrence | Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ) |
| 1972 | Nancy Lopez | 1 up | Catherine Morse | Jefferson City Country Club (MO) |
| 1971 | Hollis Stacy | 19 holes | Amy Alcott | Augusta Country Club (GA) |
| 1970 | Hollis Stacy | 1 up | Janet Aulisi | The Apawamis Club (NY) |
| 1969 | Hollis Stacy | 1 up | Jane Fassinger | Brookhaven Country Club (Championship Course) (TX) |
| 1968 | Margaret Harmon | 3 & 2 | Kaye Beard | Flint Golf Club (MI) |
| 1967 | Elizabeth (Doll) Story | 5 & 4 | Liana Zambresky | Hacienda Golf Club (CA) |
| 1966 | Claudia Ann Mayhew | 3 & 2 | Kathleen Ahern | Longue Vue Club (PA) |
| 1965 | Gail Sykes | 5 & 4 | Mary Louise Pritchett | Hiwan Golf Club (CO) |
| 1964 | Peggy Conley | 6 & 5 | Laura MacIvor | Leavenworth Country Club (KS) |
| 1963 | Janis Ferraris | 2 up | Peggy Conley | Wolfert’s Roost Country Club (NY) |
| 1962 | Mary Lou Daniel | 2 up | Mary Sawyer | Country Club of Buffalo (NY) |
| 1961 | Mary Lowell | 1 up | Margaret Martin | Broadmoor Golf Club (WA) |
| 1960 | Carol Sorenson | 2 & 1 | Sharon Fladoos | The Oaks Country Club (OK) |
| 1959 | Judy Rand | 5 & 3 | Marcia Hamilton | Manor Country Club (MD) |
| 1958 | Judy Eller | 1 up | Sherry Wheeler | Greenwich Country Club (CT) |
| 1957 | Judy Eller | 20 holes | Beth Stone | Lakewood Country Club (CO) |
| 1956 | JoAnne Gunderson | 4 & 3 | Clifford Ann Creed | Heather Downs Country Club (OH) |
| 1955 | Carole Jo Kabler | 4 & 3 | JoAnne Gunderson | Florence Country Club (SC) |
| 1954 | Wiffi Smith | 5 & 3 | Sue Driscoll | Gulph Mills Golf Club (PA) |
| 1953 | Millie Meyerson | 4 & 2 | Holly Jean Roth | The Country Club (MA) |
| 1952 | Mickey Wright | 1 up | Barbara McIntire | Monterey Peninsula Country Club (CA) |
| 1951 | Arlene Brooks | 1 up | Barbara McIntire | Onwentsia Club (IL) |
| 1950 | Patricia Lesser | 4 & 2 | Mickey Wright | Wanakah Country Club (NY) |
| 1949 | Marlene Bauer | 2 up | Barbara Bruning | Philadelphia Country Club (Bala Course) (PA) |
Multiple winners
- 3 wins: Hollis Stacy
- 2 wins: Judy Eller, Nancy Lopez, Seong Eun-jeong
Future sites
| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76th | Atlanta Athletic Club | Johns Creek, Georgia | July 14–19 |
| 2026 | 77th | Old Chatham Golf Club | Durham, North Carolina | July 13–18 |
| 2027 | 78th | Canterbury Golf Club | Cleveland, Ohio | July 12–17 |
| 2030 | 81st | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | July 15–20 |
| 2031 | 82nd | Trinity Forest Golf Club | Dallas, Texas | July 14–19 |
| 2032 | 83rd | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | July 12–17 |
| 2034 | 85th | Sand Valley Resort | Nekoosa, Wisconsin | July 17–22 |
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is slated to host in 2035 and 2045.
- Whistling Straits is slated to host in 2037.
- Oakland Hills Country Club is slated to host in 2038.
Source[3]
See also
- U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, the analogous event for boys
References and notes
- ^ Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
- ^ Wuesthoff moved from her native South Korea to New Jersey as a 12-year-old, moving in and eventually being adopted by an American aunt and uncle. When the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 took effect on February 27, 2001, she automatically acquired United States citizenship, as she was legally adopted by at least one American citizen and was under 18 on the effective date of the Act. However, when she joined the LPGA tour in 2008, the tour listed her as South Korean, indicating that she retained her original citizenship.
- ^ "Future Sites: U.S. Girls' Junior". USGA.