U.S. Girls' Junior

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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.

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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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aphrodite Deng 2 & 1 Flag of Singapore.svg Xingtong Chen Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course) (GA)
2024 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rianne Malixi 8 & 7 Flag of the United States.svg Asterisk Talley El Caballero Country Club (CA)
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Kiara Romero 1 up Flag of the Philippines.svg Rianne Malixi Eisenhower Golf Club (CO)
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Yana Wilson 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Gianna Clemente The Club at Olde Stone (KY)
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Zhang 6 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Bailey Davis Columbia Country Club (MD)
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Lei 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Bourdage SentryWorld (WI)
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Yealimi Noh 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano Poppy Hills Golf Course (CA)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Erica Shepherd 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Chang Boone Valley Golf Club (MO)
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Seong Eun-jeong 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee Ridgewood Country Club (NJ)
2015 Flag of South Korea.svg Seong Eun-jeong 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Angel Yin Tulsa Country Club (OK)
2014 Flag of the Philippines.svg Princess Mary Superal 37 holes Flag of Mexico.svg Marijosse Navarro Forest Highlands Golf Club (Meadow Course) (AZ)
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Gabriella Then 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Lakareber Abe Sycamore Hills Golf Club (IN)
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Alison Lee Lake Merced Golf Club (CA)
2011 Flag of Thailand.svg Ariya Jutanugarn 2 & 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dottie Ardina Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) (IL)
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg Doris Chen 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Dambaugh The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course) (NC)
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Anderson 6 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Kim Trump National Golf Club (Old and New Courses) (NJ)
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Karen Chung Hartford Golf Club (CT)
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Park 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ayaka Kaneko Tacoma Country & Golf Club (WA)
2006 Flag of South Korea.svg Jenny Shin 37 holes Flag of the United States.svg Vicky Hurst Carmel Country Club (South Course) (NC)
2005 Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim 5 & 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park BanBury Golf Club (ID)
2004 Flag of Paraguay.svg Julieta Granada 20 holes Flag of the United States.svg Jane Park Mira VIsta Golf Club (TX)
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of the United States.svg Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff   [2] 1 up Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park Brooklawn Country Club (CT)
2002 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana Echo Lake Country Club (NJ)
2001 Flag of Chile.svg Nicole Perrot 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Welch Indian Hill Country Club (KS)
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Ferrero 3 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Ina Kim Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) (OR)
1999 Flag of Thailand.svg Aree Wongluekiet 2 up Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Abiecunas Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (MD)
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Leigh Anne Hardin 2 up Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Straza Merion Golf Club (East Course) (PA)
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Beth Bauer 4 & 2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Flag of the United States.svg Candie Kung Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironwood Course) (TN)
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Delasin 5 & 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Grace Park Westward Ho Country Club (SD)
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Marcy Newton 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Cordova Longmeadow Country Club (MA)
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne 5 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Molly Cooper Meadow Lark Country Club (MT)
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Kellee Booth 1 up Flag of Peru.svg Erika Hayashida Mesa Verde Country Club (CA)
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Koizumi 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Allison Meridian Hills Country Club (IN)
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein 3 & 2 Flag of Bermuda.svg Kimberly Marshall Crestview Country Club (KS)
1990 Flag of France.svg Sandrine Mendiburu 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Goetze Manasquan River Golf Club (NJ)
1989 Flag of the United States.svg Brandie Burton 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Carrie Hoshino Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (NC)
1988 Flag of the United States.svg Jamille Jose 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Parks Golden Valley Country Club (MN)
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Michelle McGann 7 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Lynne Mikulas The Orchards Golf Club (MA)
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Hurst 20 holes Flag of the United States.svg Adele Moore Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (CA)
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Lofland 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Fruhwirth St. Clair Country Club (PA)
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Mockett 1 up Flag of Japan.svg Michiko Hattori Mill Creek Country Club (WA)
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Kim Saiki 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Buffy Klein Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Heather Farr 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Keggi Greeley Country Club (CO)
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Kay Cornelius 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kim Simmons Illahe Hills Country Club (OR)
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Rinker 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Libby Akers Crestview Country Club (North Course) (KS)
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Penny Hammel 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Benz Pleasant Valley Country Club (AR)
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Lori Castillo 4 & 2 Flag of Peru.svg Jenny Lidback Wilmington Country Club (DE)
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Althea Tome 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Melissa McGeorge Guyan Golf & Country Club (WV)
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Pilar Dorado 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kellii Doherty Del Rio Golf & Country Club (CA)
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Dayna Benson 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Kyle O'Brien Dedham Country & Polo Club (MA)
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez 7 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Howe Columbia-Edgewater Country Club (OR)
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott 6 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lawrence Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Morse Jefferson City Country Club (MO)
1971 Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy 19 holes Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott Augusta Country Club (GA)
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Janet Aulisi The Apawamis Club (NY)
1969 Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Jane Fassinger Brookhaven Country Club (Championship Course) (TX)
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Harmon 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kaye Beard Flint Golf Club (MI)
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth (Doll) Story 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Liana Zambresky Hacienda Golf Club (CA)
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Ann Mayhew 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Ahern Longue Vue Club (PA)
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Gail Sykes 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Louise Pritchett Hiwan Golf Club (CO)
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley 6 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Laura MacIvor Leavenworth Country Club (KS)
1963 Flag of the United States.svg Janis Ferraris 2 up Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley Wolfert’s Roost Country Club (NY)
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Daniel 2 up Flag of the United States.svg Mary Sawyer Country Club of Buffalo (NY)
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lowell 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Martin Broadmoor Golf Club (WA)
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Carol Sorenson 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Fladoos The Oaks Country Club (OK)
1959 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Judy Rand 5 & 3 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Marcia Hamilton Manor Country Club (MD)
1958 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Judy Eller 1 up Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sherry Wheeler Greenwich Country Club (CT)
1957 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Judy Eller 20 holes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Beth Stone Lakewood Country Club (CO)
1956 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg JoAnne Gunderson 4 & 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Clifford Ann Creed Heather Downs Country Club (OH)
1955 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carole Jo Kabler 4 & 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg JoAnne Gunderson Florence Country Club (SC)
1954 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wiffi Smith 5 & 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sue Driscoll Gulph Mills Golf Club (PA)
1953 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Millie Meyerson 4 & 2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Holly Jean Roth The Country Club (MA)
1952 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mickey Wright 1 up Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Barbara McIntire Monterey Peninsula Country Club (CA)
1951 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Arlene Brooks 1 up Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Barbara McIntire Onwentsia Club (IL)
1950 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Patricia Lesser 4 & 2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mickey Wright Wanakah Country Club (NY)
1949 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marlene Bauer 2 up Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Barbara Bruning Philadelphia Country Club (Bala Course) (PA)

Multiple winners

Future sites

YearEditionCourseLocationDates
202677th Old Chatham Golf Club Durham, North Carolina July 13–18
202778th Canterbury Golf Club Cleveland, Ohio July 12–17
203081st The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts July 15–20
203182nd Trinity Forest Golf Club Dallas, Texas July 14–19
203283rd Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina July 12–17
203485th Sand Valley Resort Nekoosa, Wisconsin July 17–22

Source [3]

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Future Sites: U.S. Girls' Junior". USGA.
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