U.S. Girls' Junior Explained

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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
2024 8 & 7 El Caballero Country Club (CA)
2023 1 up Eisenhower Golf Club (CO)
2022 3 & 2 The Club at Olde Stone (KY)
2021 6 & 4 Columbia Country Club (MD)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2019 1 up SentryWorld (WI)
2018 4 & 3 Alexa PanoPoppy Hills Golf Course (CA)
2017 3 & 2 Boone Valley Golf Club (MO)
2016 3 & 2 Ridgewood Country Club (NJ)
2015 3 & 2 Tulsa Country Club (OK)
2014 37 holes Forest Highlands Golf Club (Meadow Course) (AZ)
2013 2 & 1 Sycamore Hills Golf Club (IN)
2012 1 up Lake Merced Golf Club (CA)
2011 2 & 1 Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) (IL)
2010 3 & 2 The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course) (NC)
2009 6 & 5 Trump National Golf Club (Old and New Courses) (NJ)
2008 5 & 4 Hartford Golf Club (CT)
2007 4 & 3 Tacoma Country & Golf Club (WA)
2006 37 holes Carmel Country Club (South Course) (NC)
2005 5 & 4 BanBury Golf Club (ID)
2004 20 holes Mira VIsta Golf Club (TX)
2003 Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff [2] 1 up Brooklawn Country Club (CT) -2002 4 & 3 Echo Lake Country Club (NJ)
2001 3 & 2 Indian Hill Country Club (KS)
2000 3 & 1 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) (OR)
1999 2 up Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (MD)
1998 2 up Merion Golf Club (East Course) (PA)
1997 4 & 2 Legends Club of Tennessee (Ironwood Course) (TN)
1996 5 & 4 Westward Ho Country Club (SD)
1995 4 & 3 Longmeadow Country Club (MA)
1994 5 & 3 Meadow Lark Country Club (MT)
1993 1 up Mesa Verde Country Club (CA)
1992 5 & 4 Meridian Hills Country Club (IN)
1991 3 & 2 Crestview Country Club (KS)
1990 3 & 2 Manasquan River Golf Club (NJ)
1989 1 up Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (NC)
1988 5 & 4 Golden Valley Country Club (MN)
1987 7 & 5 The Orchards Golf Club (MA)
1986 20 holes Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (CA)
1985 4 & 3 St. Clair Country Club (PA)
1984 1 up Mill Creek Country Club (WA)
1983 2 & 1 Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1982 2 & 1 Greeley Country Club (CO)
1981 2 & 1 Illahe Hills Country Club (OR)
1980 5 & 4 Crestview Country Club (North Course) (KS)
1979 2 & 1 Pleasant Valley Country Club (AR)
1978 4 & 2 Wilmington Country Club (DE)
1977 3 & 2 Guyan Golf & Country Club (WV)
1976 3 & 2 Del Rio Golf & Country Club (CA)
1975 1 up Dedham Country & Polo Club (MA)
1974 7 & 5 Columbia-Edgewater Country Club (OR)
1973 6 & 5 Somerset Hills Country Club (NJ)
1972 1 up Jefferson City Country Club (MO)
1971 19 holes Augusta Country Club (GA)
1970 1 up The Apawamis Club (NY)
1969 1 up Brookhaven Country Club (Championship Course) (TX)
1968 3 & 2 Flint Golf Club (MI)
1967 5 & 4 Hacienda Golf Club (CA)
1966 3 & 2 Longue Vue Club (PA)
1965 5 & 4 Hiwan Golf Club (CO)
1964 6 & 5 Leavenworth Country Club (KS)
1963 2 up Wolfert’s Roost Country Club (NY)
1962 2 up Country Club of Buffalo (NY)
1961 1 up Broadmoor Golf Club (WA)
1960 2 & 1 The Oaks Country Club (OK)
1959 5 & 3 Manor Country Club (MD)
1958 1 up Greenwich Country Club (CT)
1957 20 holes Lakewood Country Club (CO)
1956 4 & 3 Heather Downs Country Club (OH)
1955 4 & 3 Florence Country Club (SC)
1954 5 & 3 Gulph Mills Golf Club (PA)
1953 4 & 2 The Country Club (MA)
1952 1 up Monterey Peninsula Country Club (CA)
1951 1 up Onwentsia Club (IL)
1950 4 & 2 Wanakah Country Club (NY)
1949 2 up Philadelphia Country Club (Bala Course) (PA)

Multiple winners

Future sites

YearEditionCourseLocationDates
2025 76th July 14–19
2026 77th July 13–18
2027 78th TBD
2030 81st TBD
2031 82nd July 14–19
2032 83rd TBD
2034 85th July 17–22

Source[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19 . April 24, 2020 . USGA . Beth . Major.
  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. Web site: Coe . Jonathan . October 17, 2022 . Canterbury to Host 3 USGA Amateur Championships . USGA.