The U.S. Girls' Junior is one of the fifteen
U.S.
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national golf championships organized by the
United States Golf Association
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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
stroke play
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, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a
match play
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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
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
Multiple winners
*3 wins:
Hollis Stacy
*2 wins:
Judy Eller,
Nancy Lopez
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...
,
Seong Eun-jeong
Future sites
*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
See also
*
U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, the analogous event for boys
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
Girls in the United States