The United States Girls' Junior Championship is one of the thirteen

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national golf championships organized by the

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. 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

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, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a

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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

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, is the youngest winner at 13 years, 99 days in 1999.

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is the only three-time winner of the tournament.

Winners

Multiple winners

*3 wins:

*2 wins: Judy Eller,

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Future sites

*Banden Dunes Golf Resort is slated to host in 2035 and 2045. *Oakland Hills Country Club is slated to host in 2038. Source

References and notes

External links

*{{official website, http://www.usgirlsjunior.org/ Amateur golf tournaments in the United States Women's golf tournaments in the United States Junior golf tournaments Girls' Junior Golf Championship

Winners

Multiple winners

Future sites

See also

References and notes

External links