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2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur ChampionJennifer SongU.S. Women’s Amateur Championship TrophyThe Cox Trophy was presented in 1896 by Robert Cox of Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland, a member of Britain’s Parliament. It is a two-foot-high silver vase of Etruscan design and theonly USGA trophy donated by a person from another country. The Cox Trophy is the oldest survivor among trophies for USGA championships. The original is kept in the USGA Museumand Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History while a copy is handed yearly to the champion.

U.S. Women’s Amateur 3110th U.S. Women’s Amateur ChampionshipAugust 9-15, 2010Charlotte (N.C.) Country ClubPar: 37-35—72Yardage: 6,559 (stroke play); 6,573 (match play)Golf Course Architect: Donald RossOpened: 1910Contact InformationClub Administrative InformationMailing Address:Charlotte Country Club2465 Mecklenburg Ave.Charlotte, NC 28205Shipping Address:Charlotte Country ClubJohn Szklinski, Golf Course Superintendent1946 Masonic DriveCharlotte, NC 28205Phone:(704) 334-0836Chief Executive Officer:Damon DiOrioGolf Course Superintendent:John SzklinskiClubhouse ManagerLloyd GillespieHead Golf Professional:Bill HallU.S. Women’s Amateur Administrative InformationCo-General Chairmen:Douglas BuchananKathryn ShoemakerUSGA Staff Representative:Maggie GiesenhagenUSGA Championship Communications Contact:Beth MurrisonPlease call USGA Championship Communications at (908) 234-2300 for the media room phone numbers.W. Amateur

4 U.S. Women’s Amateur2010 Conditions of PlayEntriesOpen to female amateurs who have USGA HandicapIndexes not exceeding 5.4. Entries close June 30.Starting Field156 playersSchedule of Play• Monday, Aug. 9 — First round, stroke play (18 holes)• Tuesday, Aug. 10 — Second round, stroke play(18 holes)After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers,who will advance to match play.• Wednesday, Aug. 11 — First round, match play (18holes)• Thursday, Aug. 12 — Second round, match play(18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes)• Friday, Aug. 13 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes)• Saturday, Aug. 14 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes)• Sunday, Aug. 15 — Final, match play (36 holes)Sectional Qualifying• From the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public LinksChampionship, winners in 2009 and 2010 and therunner-up in 2010• From the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, winners in2009 and 2010 and the runner-up in 2010• From the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship,winners in 2008 and 2009 and the runner-up in 2009• From the USGA Senior Women’s AmateurChampionship, winners in 2008 and 2009 and therunner-up in 2009• Playing members of the two most current USA andGreat Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Teams (2008 and2010)• Playing members of the two most current USAWomen’s World Amateur Teams (2006 and 2008)• Playing member of the 2010 USA Women’s Copa delas Americas Team• Winner of the 2010 individual NCAA Division IWomen’s Golf Championship• Winners of the Ladies’ British Open AmateurChampionship the last five years (2006-2010)• Winners of the International European LadiesChampionship the last two years (2008-2009)• Special exemptions selected by the USGA18 holes stroke play, scheduled at 18 sites, fromJuly 6-21.Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying• Winners of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championshipthe last 10 years (2000-2009)• Runners-up of the U.S. Women’s AmateurChampionship the last three years (2007-2009)• Semifinalists of the U.S. Women’s AmateurChampionship the last two years (2008-2009)• Quarterfinalists from the 2009 U.S. Women’sAmateur ChampionshipW. Amateur• Any player who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Women’sOpen Championship• From the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open Championship,those returning scores for 72 holes

U.S. Women’s Amateur 5Jennifer Johnson enjoyed a terrific run at the 2009 U.S. Women’sAmateur. She did not trail in any of her first five matches and built a4-up lead over Jennifer Song in the final before falling, 2 and 1.W. Amateur

6 U.S. Women’s AmateurSong Wins the 2009 ChampionshipW. AmateurJennifer Song, 19, of Ann Arbor, Mich., earned a 3-and-1victory over Jennifer Johnson, 18, of La Quinta, Calif.,to win the 109th U.S. Women’s Amateur at the par-71,6,468-yard Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis and,simultaneously, added her name to the history books.Song, who won the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur PublicLinks Championship in June, became the second femalein history to win two USGA championships in the sameyear. Pearl Sinn also won the Women’s Amateur andWAPL in 1988. There have also been five male golfers towin two USGA titles in thesame year, including BobJones in 1930.“I can’t put into words howhonored I am,” said Song,a sophomore-to-be at theUniversity of SouthernCalifornia. “It’s been a longtime since Pearl Sinn wontwo in one year in 1988,which is one year before Iwas even born.”But it didn’t come easily.Johnson, who hadn’t trailedat any point through herfirst five matches of thechampionship, continuedthat trend, building a 4-uplead through the first 10holes of the morning 18.She made three birdies andtook advantage of a bogey bySong on the ninth hole.But Song didn’t get discouraged,thanks to positive words from her father/caddie,Museok.“My dad kept telling me, ‘Jennifer, you’re going to win.You’re a great player,’ ” said Song. “Throughout thewhole round he kept me in a positive mind and he keptmaking me smile.”Song started to chip away at Johnson’s lead, winning the11th and 12th with birdies. She squared the match onNo. 18 when Johnson three-putted for the second time infive holes.When the afternoon round started, Song came out firing.Johnson’s streak of never trailing ended after 95holes when Song birdied the 19th to take a 1-up lead.She birdied the next hole to build her lead to 2 up andincreased it to a 3-up advantage when Johnson bogeyedthe 27th hole of the match.But Johnson wasn’t dismayed because she trailed for thefirst time in the championship.“I was actually kind of glad I got behind because thenI could just get that out of my head and come backstrong,” said Johnson, an incoming freshman at ArizonaState University.And that’s exactly what she did, winning three of thenext four holes to againsquare the match. But Songwould not be denied. Shemade a 7-footer for paron the 33rd hole to againregain the lead and madeit a 2-up advantage with a6-footer for birdie on No.34. When Johnson couldn’tget up and down from agreenside bunker on thepar-3 35th, Song claimedher second USGA crown ofthe year.For Song, the victory wasparticularly emotional. Hermother, who was not presentfor her triumph at theWomen’s Amateur PublicLinks at Red Tail Golf Clubin Devens, Mass., in June,was at Old Warson and wasable to watch her daughterhoist the Robert CoxTrophy.“It’s been a while since she’s seen me win and reallyhold on to the trophy and smile,” said Song, whoenjoyed a tearful embrace with her mother at thematch’s conclusion. “When I hugged my dad at the end,my tears weren’t out yet, but when I saw mom, youknow that feeling when you see your mom. It’s yourmom, so you just cry.”When asked to compare her victory at the WAPL andthe Women’s Amateur, Song was reluctant to name herfavorite.“Both are very satisfying,” said Song, who also claimedlow-amateur honors at the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open.“You cannot replace winning a championship, and bothare very prestigious, so I’m very happy for it.”

U.S. Women’s Amateur 7The Final: Johnson vs. SongHole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4Johnson 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 6 3 5 4 5 3 5Song 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 4Hole 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36Par 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4Johnson 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 2 4 5 5 4Song 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 4 3– Won hole2009 Championship NotesLeadersRound 1 — Amy Anderson at 3-under-par 68, by onestroke over Ha Na Jang and Kimberly Kim. Round 2 —Danielle Kang was stroke-play medalist at 4-under 138,by one stroke over Jessica Korda and Marina Alex.CutAt 9-over 151, with a 6-for-1 playoff that lasted two holesfor the final match-play spot.WeatherHot and humid throughout the week. Breezy at times,particularly during the last two days of the championship.another USGA champion at Old Warson — 2000 U.S.Mid-Amateur winner Greg Puga served as caddie forLizette Salas, who advanced to match play … There were25 players in the field who also competed in the 2009Women’s Open … 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur championKimberly Kim was trying to reach her third USGAamateur championship final in the same year, a feat noone in history has accomplished. Kim, the runner-up atthe Women’s Amateur Public Links and Girls’ Junior,lost in the first round … Alexis Thompson, who lostin the semifinals, was trying to become the youngestWomen’s Amateur winner in history. At 14 years, fivemonths and 30 days, she would have been nearly sixmonths younger than Kim was when she won in 2006at 14 years, 11 months and 21 days … Thompson wasthe second-youngest semifinalist in the championship’shistory … Aree Song Wonglukiet reached the semifinalsin 2000 at 14 years and 2 months, four months youngerthan Thompson.NotesThe average age of the 156 competitors in the field was20.17 … The youngest was 13-year-old Yueer “Cindy”Feng of the People’s Republic of China; the oldest was55-year-old Noreen Mohler of Bethlehem, Pa. … Ascaptain of the 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team, Mohler wasplanning to be at the Women’s Am to scope talent.She wound up qualifying for the championship butmissed the match-play cut … There were 35 states and18 foreign countries represented in the field … Therewere nine mid-amateurs in the field, six of whom wereolder than 40 … None of the nine mid-ams made matchplay … Candace Schepperle, at 21 years old, was theonly quarterfinalist who was not a teenager … Therewere 12 USGA champions in the field … There wasW. Amateur

8 U.S. Women’s Amateur109th U.S. Women’s Amateur ChampionshipQual.Score1st RoundWednesday, Aug. 52nd RoundThursday, Aug. 63rd RoundThursday, Aug. 6Quarterfinal RoundFriday, Aug. 7Semifinal RoundSaturday, Aug. 8W. Amateur(70-68) Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif.(76-75) Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla.(73-74) Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif.(72-75) Calle Nielson, Nashville, Tenn.(71-74) Grace Na, Oakland, Calif.(75-74) Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif.(74-71) Whitney Neuhauser, Charlottesville, Va.(72-77) Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif.(69-74) Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii(75-75) Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Canada(74-72) Stacey Keating, Australia(72-76) Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif.(69-74) Ha Na Jang, Korea(75-75) Molly Aronsson, Shelburne, Vt.(74-72) Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, Ariz.(73-75) Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, Ala.(73-67) Sun Gyoung Park, Vail, Ariz.(76-74) Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla.(76-71) Mallory Fraiche, Metairie, La.(73-75) Jodi Ewart, England(71-72) Sara-Maude Juneau, Canada(77-72) Leanne Bowditch, Australia(74-72) Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, Va.(76-72) Cyna Marie Rodriguez, Philippines(73-68) Lindy Duncan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.(78-72) Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif.(73-74) Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz.(76-72) Kendra Little, Eugene, Ore.(73-70) Victoria Tanco, Argentina(74-76) Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga.(74-72) Han Jungeun, Korea(76-72) Kate Ackerson, Allen, TexasLewis2 and 1Johnson7 and 6Michaels6 and 5Neuhauser1 upLeBlanc5 and 3Keating5 and 4Aronsson1 upSchepperle2 and 1Thompson7 and 6Ewart25 holesBowditch2 and 1Rodriguez19 holesDuncan2 and 1Karle25 holesTanco5 and 4Jungeun1 upJohnson3 and 2Michaels3 and 2LeBlanc4 and 2Schepperle4 and 3Thompson2 and 1Rodriguez1 upDuncan2 upJungeun1 upJohnson3 and 2Schepperle3 and 2Thompson2 and 1Jungeun5 and 4Johnson5 and 4Thompson1 upJohnson1 upPar: 35-36—72Yardage: 6,422/6,468Entries: 955FINALSunday, Aug. 9Jennifer Songdef.Jennifer Johnson,3 and 1

U.S. Women’s Amateur 9Aug. 3-9, 2009, Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, Mo.Semifinal RoundSaturday, Aug. 8Quarterfinal RoundFriday, Aug. 73rd RoundThursday, Aug. 62nd RoundThursday, Aug. 61st RoundWednesday, Aug. 5Qual.ScoreSong3 and 2Lua3 and 2Song2 and 1Korda2 and 1Lua1 upKono2 upSong2 and 1Korda6 and 5Er. Lee3 and 2Lua3 and 1M. Shin3 and 1Kono2 and 1White2 and 1Song4 and 2Clanton2 and 1Korda1 upNeff2 and 1Er. Lee4 and 2Sheary3 and 2Lua4 and 3Beeler3 and 1M. Shin3 and 2Masson1 upSherlock2 upKono7 and 6Tumangan3 and 2White2 upSalas3 and 1Song3 and 1Clanton3 and 2Hill2 and 1Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (72-67)Sara Grantham, Wilsonville, Ala. (75-75)Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind. (74-73)Sally Watson, Scotland (74-73)Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (71-73)Cassy Isagawa, Wailuku, Hawaii (73-76)Alice Kim, Walnut, Calif. (71-74)Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn. (77-72)Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. (72-70)Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. (76-74)Julia Boland, Australia (71-75)Brooke Beeler, Butler, Ill. (74-74)Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla. (73-70)Stephanie Meadow, Northern Ireland (77-73)Caroline Masson, Germany (71-75)Kelli Shean, South Africa (74-74)Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. (70-69)Stephanie Sherlock, Canada (75-75)Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz. (76-71)Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii (76-71)Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif. (72-72)Ashleigh Albrecht, Murrieta, Calif. (73-76)Junthima Gulyanamitta, Thailand (72-73)Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio (76-73)Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif. (70-72)Evan Jensen, Belleair, Fla. (74-76)Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich. (75-71)Megan McChrystal, Stuart, Fla. (72-76)Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D. (68-75)Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C. (75-75)Nannette Hill, Pelham Manor, N.Y. (75-71)Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga. (73-75)W. Amateur

10 U.S. Women’s AmateurComplete Stroke-Play Results138 Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 70-68139 Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla., 72-67; Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J., 70-69140 Sun Gyoung Park, Vail, Ariz., 73-67141 Lindy Duncan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 73-68142 Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif., 70-72; Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif., 72-70143 Amy Anderson, Oxbow, N.D., 68-75; Ha Na Jang, Korea, 69-74; Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii,69-74; Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla., 73-70; Sara-Maude Juneau, Canada, 71-72; VictoriaTanco, Argentina, 73-70144 Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash., 71-73; Mariko Tumangan, San Jose, Calif., 72-72145 Alice Kim, Walnut, Calif., 71-74; Grace Na, Oakland, Calif., 71-74; Junthima Gulyanamitta,Thailand, 72-73; Whitney Neuhauser, Charlottesville, Va., 74-71146 Caroline Masson, Germany, 71-75; Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, Ariz., 74-72; Han Jungeun,Korea, 74-72; Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich., 75-71; Julia Boland, Australia, 71-75; KristenSimpson, Norfolk, Va., 74-72; Nannette Hill, Pelham Manor, N.Y., 75-71; Stacey Keating,Australia, 74-72147 Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind., 74-73; Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz., 76-71; Calle Nielson,Nashville, Tenn., 72-75; Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif., 73-74; Mallory Fraiche, Metairie,La., 76-71; Sally Watson, Scotland, 74-73; Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii, 76-71;Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 73-74148 Brooke Beeler, Butler, Ill., 74-74; Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, Ala., 73-75; Cyna MarieRodriguez, Philippines, 76-72; Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga., 73-75; Jodi Ewart, England,73-75; Kate Ackerson, Allen, Texas, 76-72; Kelli Shean, South Africa, 74-74; Kendra Little,Eugene, Ore., 76-72; Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif., 72-76; Megan McChrystal, Stuart,Fla., 72-76149 Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio, 76-73; Ashleigh Albrecht, Murrieta, Calif., 73-76; CassyIsagawa, Wailuku, Hawaii, 73-76; Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif., 72-77; Leanne Bowditch,Australia, 77-72; Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn., 77-72; Sydnee Michaels, Temecula,Calif., 75-74150 Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla., 76-74; Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C., 75-75; DoriCarter, Valdosta, Ga., 74-76; Evan Jensen, Belleair, Fla., 74-76; Jenny Shin, Torrance,Calif., 76-74; Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif., 78-72; Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Canada, 75-75;Molly Aronsson, Shelburne, Vt., 75-75; Sara Grantham, Wilsonville, Ala., 75-75; StephanieMeadow, Northern Ireland, 77-73; Stephanie Sherlock, Canada, 75-75151 *Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 76-75 (4,4)*= in playoffW. AmateurFailed to Qualify151 *Kristina Wong, Vestal, N.Y., 74-77 (4,5); *Casie Cathrea, Livermore, Calif., 81-70 (5);*Corrine Carr, Pinehurst, N.C., 78-73 (6); *Kira Meixner, Canada, 78-73 (5); *Pei-Ying Tsai,Chinese Taipei, 79-72 (NS)152 Ashley Bauer, Grand Blanc, Mich., 78-74; Jisoo Park, Korea, 72-80; Martina Gavier,Argentina, 77-75; Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa., 77-75; Stefanie Kenoyer, LighthousePoint, Fla., 80-72; Virginia Grimes, Meridian, Miss., 78-74153 Abby Bools, Hickory, N.C., 75-78; Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif., 78-75; Allyson Ferguson,Houston, Texas, 78-75; Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif., 79-74; Brianna Do, Long Beach, Calif.,78-75; Catherine Elliott, Malvern, Pa., 77-76; Claire Sheldon, Milton, Mass., 78-75; DanielleCvitanov, Sacramento, Calif., 78-75; Jaclyn Sweeney, Andover, Mass., 75-78; Kyle Roig,Puerto Rico, 78-75; Laura Coble, Augusta, Ga., 77-76; Rachel Larson, Longmont, Colo.,77-76; Yuerr “Cindy” Feng, People’s Republic of China, 74-79154 Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif., 77-77; Dottie Ardina, Philippines, 76-78; JenniferHirano, Pinole, Calif., 79-75; Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, Md., 78-76; Mandi Morrow, Kent,Ohio, 79-75; Meghan Stasi, Oakland Park, Fla., 74-80; Vanessa Vela, Colombia, 76-78155 Breanne Smith, Canby, Ore., 79-76; Ellen Mueller, Bartlesville, Okla., 79-76; Kristin Paulson,Ottumwa, Iowa, 76-79; Kristin Vincent, Burlington, N.C., 76-79; Lauren Archer, Boise, Idaho,79-76; Madison Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla., 78-77156 Alexandria Buelow, Palm City, Fla., 79-77; Corinna Rees, Pebble Beach, Calif., 79-77;Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz., 77-79; Kelsey Verbeten, New Franken, Wis., 79-77; LaurenDobashi, Gold River, Calif., 80-76; Olivia Lansing, Dellwood, Minn., 80-76; Sarah Brown,Lopatcong Township, N.J., 79-77; Shannon Fish, Spring, Texas, 80-76157 Alexa Rancourt, South Portland, Maine, 80-77; Alexandra Gibson, Peru, 76-81; BriannaEspinoza, Phoenix, Ariz., 82-75; Chelsea Schriewer, St. Charles, Mo., 82-75; Danielle Frasier,Encinitas, Calif., 78-79; Jessica Gerry, Madison, Wis., 77-80; Kylie Bollenbach, Edmond,Okla., 78-79; Paula Reto, South Africa, 80-77; Ri Hyang Park, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 79-78158 Allysa Ferrell, Edgerton, Wis., 81-77; Anna Leigh Keith, Moultrie, Ga., 83-75; Sarah Almond,Albemarle, N.C., 83-75; Stacy Kim, Yorba Linda, Calif., 79-79159 Cara Freeman, Corvallis, Ore., 86-73; Heather Lemaster, Sacramento, Calif., 85-74; KaitlinDrolson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 86-73160 Catherine Dolan, Ballwin, Mo., 79-81; Haley Stephens, Greer, S.C., 82-78; Jill Hardy,Canada, 82-78; Laura Anderson, Tompkinsville, Ky., 80-80; Noreen Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa.,82-78; Samantha Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 81-79161 Bambee Dela Paz, Philippines, 77-84; Jackie Evans, Wayne, Pa., 83-78; Lauren Kim, LosAltos, Calif., 81-80; Nora Lucas, Glenview, Ill., 79-82162 Casey Kennedy, Venice, Fla., 82-80; Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass., 85-77; JenniferHahn, Henderson, Nev., 81-81; Julia Thead, Poway, Calif., 81-81163 Jordan Craig, Connellsville, Pa., 83-80; Kayla Stewart, Cookeville, Tenn., 79-84164 Lyndsay McBride, Bristol, Ind., 82-82165 Thuhashini Selvaratnam, Sri Lanka, 83-82166 Stephanie Smith, The Woodlands, Texas, 80-86167 Alison Cavanaugh, Littleton, Colo., 83-84; Anna Schultz, Rockwall, Texas, 84-83; LynnSimmons, Phoenix, Ariz., 86-81; Taylor Weaver, Spartanburg, S.C., 90-77168 Jennifer Park, Carrollton, Texas, 83-85169 Erin Michel, Mason, Ohio, 80-89170 Carly Truitt, Marysville, Ohio, 81-89172 Lauren Varnas, Chatham, N.J., 80-92; Meghan Martinek, Tempe, Ariz., 91-81174 Catherine Herrera, Houston, Texas, 91-83; Trisha Witherby, Richmond, Ind., 89-85177 Diane Lang, Jamaica, 88-89Alexis Thompson, who advanced to the semifinals,was trying to become the youngest U.S. Women’sAmateur champion in history.

U.S. Women’s Amateur 11Championship HistoryTiffany Lua, who was playing in her fourth U.S. Women’sAmateur, advanced to the semifinals for the first time.The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship marks thebeginning of women’s competitive golf in this country.Along with the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open, theWomen’s Amateur was one of the USGA’s first threechampionships.The first Women’s Amateur Championship wasarranged one month after the 1895 Amateur and OpenChampionships.The following small item appeared in the social columnof a New York newspaper shortly after the completionof play: “Thirteen ladies played 18 holes of golfat the Meadow Brook Club, in Hempstead, recently.Mrs. Charles S. Brown, whose husband plays at theShinnecock Hills Club, in Southampton, L.I., made thebest score and thus won the United States championshipfor lady golfers.”Very few early golf clubs encouraged women toplay. There were exceptions, of course, most notablyShinnecock Hills, whose private property the Women’sAmateur title would become for the first four years.When Lucy Barnes Brown elected not to defend in 1896,Shinnecock came up with a replacement in BeatrixHoyt, who would become its best-known player. Hoyt,the granddaughter of Supreme Court Chief JusticeSalmon P. Chase, won the next three championships.Although a stroke-play format was selected for the firstchampionship, the Women’s Amateur became a matchplaycompetition in 1896 and has remained so since.The most noteworthy champion is Glenna Collett Vare,a lifelong amateur who won the Cox Trophy a recordsix times. In the 1920s and 1930s, Vare was the darlingof the sports world, much as Bob Jones was during thatera.Second only to Vare is JoAnne Gunderson Carner, whowon five Women’s Amateur Championships. Combinedwith her two wins in the U.S. Women’s Open and a singlewin in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Carner’s record of eightUSGA titles is eclipsed only by Jones and Tiger Woods,who have each won nine.Women’s Amateur champions seem to have a remarkablefacility to repeat. Hoyt, Alexa Stirling, Vare,Virginia Van Wie and Juli Simpson Inkster have allwon the Women’s Amateur three times consecutively.A noteworthy six champions — Genevieve Hecker,Dorothy Campbell, Margaret Curtis, Betty Jameson,Kay Cockerill and Kelli Kuehne — have won twice insuccession.The Women’s Amateur has long identified some ofgolf’s greatest women players, many of whom havegone on to successful professional careers. Along withthe champions listed above, Patty Berg, Babe DidriksonZaharias, Louise Suggs, Marlene Stewart Streit, AnneQuast Sander, Barbara McIntire, Catherine Lacoste,Carol Semple Thompson and Beth Daniel have allsecured a place in women’s golf history.W. Amateur

12 U.S. Women’s AmateurChampionship Results: 1895 to 2009W. Amateur1895 (Nov. 9) Lucy Barnes Brown, 132, Nellie Sargent, 134;Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, N.Y.; Entries: 13;Championship at 18 holes, stroke play.18-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play(1896–1952)1896 (Oct. 7-9) Beatrix Hoyt d. Mrs. Arthur Turnure, 2 and 1;Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.; Medalist — 95, BeatrixHoyt; Entries: 291897 (Aug. 24-26) Beatrix Hoyt d. Nellie Sargent, 5 and 4; EssexCounty Club, Manchester, Mass.; Medalist — 108, BeatrixHoyt; Entries: 291898 (Oct. 11-14) Beatrix Hoyt d. Maude Wetmore, 5 and 3;Ardsley Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Medalist — 92, BeatrixHoyt; Entries: 611899 (Oct. 10-14) Ruth Underhill d. Margaret Fox, 2 and 1;Philadelphia (Pa.) C.C. (Bala Course); Medalist — 97, BeatrixHoyt; Entries: 781900 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 1) Frances C. Griscom d. Margaret Curtis,6 and 5; Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 94, BeatrixHoyt; Entries: 621901 (Oct. 8-12) Genevieve Hecker d. Lucy Herron, 5 and 3;Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.;Medalists — 97, Margaret Curtis, Mary B. Adams, E.A.Manice, Lucy Herron; Entries: 841902 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 4) Genevieve Hecker d. Louisa A. Wells,4 and 3; The Country Club (Original Course), Brookline, Mass.;Medalists — 89, Louisa A. Wells, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 961903 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 3) Bessie Anthony d. J. Anna Carpenter,7 and 6; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 94, MargaretFox; Entries: 641904 (Oct. 10-15) Georgianna M. Bishop d. Mrs. E.F. Sanford,5 and 3; Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford,Pa.; Medalists — 93, Charlotte Dod, E.L. Vanderhoef, HarriotS. Curtis; Entries: 861905 (Oct. 9-14) Pauline Mackay d. Margaret Curtis, 1 up; MorrisCounty G.C., Morristown, N.J.; Medalists — 87, MargaretCurtis, Georgianna Bishop; Entries: 691906 (Oct. 8-13) Harriot S. Curtis d. Mary B. Adams, 2 and 1;Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist — 87, PaulineMackay; Entries: 751907 (Oct. 7-12) Margaret Curtis d. Harriot S. Curtis, 7 and 6;Midlothian C.C., Blue Island, Ill.; Medalist — 95, MargaretCurtis; Entries: 871908 (Oct. 19-24) Katherine C. Harley d. Mrs. T. H. Polhemus,6 and 5; Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; Medalist — 85, Harriot S.Curtis; Entries: 411909 (Oct. 4-9) Dorothy I. Campbell d. Nonna Barlow,3 and 2; Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford,Pa.; Medalists — 86, Mrs. Caleb F. (Margaret) Fox, AnitaPhipps, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 701910 (Oct. 10-15) Dorothy I. Campbell d. Mrs. G.M. Martin,2 and 1; Homewood C.C., Flossmoor, Ill.; Medalist — 85,Dorothy I. Campbell; Entries: 571911 (Oct. 9-14) Margaret Curtis d. Lillian B. Hyde, 5 and 3;Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist —87, Nonna Barlow; Entries: 671912 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 5) Margaret Curtis d. Nonna Barlow,3 and 2; Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.;Medalist — 88, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 621913 (Oct. 13-18) Gladys Ravenscroft d. Marion Hollins, 2 up;Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (Original Course); Medalist — 88,Gladys Ravenscroft; Entries: 801914 (Sept. 14-19) Katherine Harley d. Elaine V. Rosenthal, 1 up;Nassau C.C., Glen Cove, N.Y.; Medalist — 85, GeorgiannaBishop; Entries: 931915 (Sept. 6-11) Florence Vanderbeck d. Margaret Gavin,3 and 2; Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Medalist — 85,Florence Vanderbeck; Entries: 1191916 (Oct. 2-7) Alexa Stirling d. Mildred Caverly, 2 and 1; BelmontSprings C.C., Waverley, Mass.; Medalist — 86, DorothyCampbell Hurd; Entries: 631917–18 No Championships: World War I1919 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 4) Alexa Stirling d. Margaret Gavin, 6 and 5;Shawnee C.C., Shawnee -on-Delaware, Pa.; Medalists — 87,Alexa Stirling, Margaret Gavin; Entries: 761920 (Oct. 4-9) Alexa Stirling d. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, 5 and 4;Mayfield C.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist — 82, Marion Hollins;Entries: 1141921 (Oct. 3-8) Marion Hollins d. Alexa Stirling, 5 and 4;Hollywood G.C., Deal, N.J.; Medalist — 85–92, Glenna Collett;Entries: 1811922 (Sept. 25-30) Glenna Collett d. Margaret Gavin, 5 and 4;Greenbrier G.C., White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; Medalist — 81,Glenna Collett; Entries: 1701923 (Oct. 1-6) Edith Cummings d. Alexa Stirling, 3 and 2;Westchester C.C. (Original Course), Rye, N.Y.; Medalist — 84,Alexa Stirling; Entries: 196

U.S. Women’s Amateur 131924 (Sept. 1-6) Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. Mary K. Browne,7 and 6; Rhode Island C.C., Nyatt, R.I.; Medalist — 79,Glenna Collett; Entries: 981925 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 4) Glenna Collett d. Alexa Stirling, 9 and 8;St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Medalist — 77, Alexa Stirling;Entries: 851926 (Sept. 27 – Oct. 2) Helen Stetson d. Elizabeth Goss, 3 and 1;Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist —81, Glenna Collett; Entries: 1341927 (Sept. 19-24) Miriam Burns Horn d. Maureen Orcutt,5 and 4; Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y.; Medalist — 77,Ada MacKenzie; Entries: 1501928 (Sept. 24-29) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 13 and 12;Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cas cades Course), Hot Springs,Va.; Medalist — 80, Maureen Orcutt; Entries: 1231929 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 5) Glenna Collett d. Leona Press ler,4 and 3; Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Birmingham, Mich.;Medalists — 79, Helen Hicks, Virginia Van Wie; Entries: 981930 (Oct. 13-18) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 6 and 5; LosAngeles C.C. (North Course), Beverly Hills, Calif.; Medalist —79, Opal S. Hill; Entries: 102Han Jungeun reacts after making a birdie putt onthe 16th hole of her quarterfinal match against AlexisThompson. Thompson went on to record a 1-up victory.1931 (Sept. 21-26) Helen Hicks d. Glenna Collett Vare, 2 and 1;Country Club of Buffalo, Williams ville, N.Y.; Medalists — 82,Maureen Orcutt, Glenna Collett Vare, Dorothy Higbie, Opal S.Hill; Entries: 901932 (Sept. 26 – Oct. 1) Virginia Van Wie d. Glenna Collett Vare,10 and 8; Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass.; Medalists — 77,Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie; Entries: 1011933 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) Virginia Van Wie d. Helen Hicks, 4 and 3;Exmoor C.C., Highland Park, Ill.; Medalist — 76, Enid Wilson;Entries: 1201934 (Oct. 1-6) Virginia Van Wie d. Dorothy Traung, 2 and 1;Whitemarsh Valley C.C., Chestnut Hill, Pa.; Medalists — 82,Leona Pressler, Lucile Robinson, Glenna Collett Vare;Entries: 1571935 (Aug. 26-31) Glenna Collett Vare d. Patty Berg, 3 and 2;Interlachen C.C., Hopkins, Minn.; Medalist — 79, Jean Bauer;Entries: 941936 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 3) Pamela Barton d. Maureen Orcutt,4 and 3; Canoe Brook C.C. (South Course), Summit, N.J.;Medalist — 78, Estelle Lawson Page; Entries: 1881937 (Oct. 4-9) Estelle Lawson Page d. Patty Berg, 7 and 6;Memphis (Tenn.) C.C.; Medalist — 79, Estelle Lawson Page;Entries: 1361938 (Sept. 19-24) Patty Berg d. Estelle Lawson Page, 6 and 5;Westmoreland C.C., Wilmette, Ill.; Medalists — 80, DorothyTraung, Estelle Lawson Page; Entries: 1181939 (Aug. 21-26) Betty Jameson d. Dorothy Kirby, 3 and 2; WeeBurn Club, Darien, Conn.; Medalist — 74, Beatrice Barrett;Entries: 2011940 (Sept. 23-28) Betty Jameson d. Jane S. Cothran, 6 and 5;Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Medalist — 78,Dorothy Traung; Entries: 1631941 (Sept. 8-13) Elizabeth Hicks d. Helen Sigel, 5 and 3; TheCountry Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists — 76, Grace Amory,Alice O. Belanger, Jean Bauer, Betty Jameson; Entries: 1241942–45 No Championships: World War II1946 (Sept. 23-28) Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara Sherman,11 and 9; Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.; Medalist — 152(36 holes), Dorothy Kirby; Entries: 601947 (Sept. 22-27) Louise Suggs d. Dorothy Kirby, 2 up; FranklinHills C.C., Franklin, Mich.; Medalist — 78, Louise Suggs;Entries: 831948 (Sept. 13-18) Grace S. Lenczyk d. Helen Sigel, 4 and 3; DelMonte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Medalist — 77, BettyeMims White; Entries: 116W. Amateur

14 U.S. Women’s Amateur1949 (Sept. 12-17) Dorothy Porter d. Dorothy Kielty, 3 and 2;Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; All match play;Entries: 1711950 (Sept. 11-16) Beverly Hanson d. Mae Murray, 6 and 4;Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club (East Lake Course); All match play;Entries: 1101951 (Aug. 20-25) Dorothy Kirby d. Claire Doran, 2 and 1; Town &C.C., St. Paul, Minn.; Medalists — 74, Carol Diringer, BarbaraRomack; Entries: 791952 (Aug. 25-30) Jacqueline Pung d. Shirley McFedters, 2 and 1;Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 76, Dorothy Kirby;Entries: 159All Match Play (1953–1963)1953 (Aug. 24-29) Mary Lena Faulk d. Polly Riley, 3 and 2; RhodeIsland C.C., West Barrington, R.I.; Entries: 158Stephanie Kono advanced to the quarterfinals, whereshe was ousted by eventual champion Jennifer Song.1954 (Sept. 13-19) Barbara Romack d. Mickey Wright, 4 and 2;Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa.; Entries: 1511955 (Aug. 22-27) Patricia A. Lesser d. Jane Nelson, 7 and 6;Myers Park C.C., Charlotte, N.C.; Entries: 1121956 (Sept. 17-22) Marlene Stewart d. JoAnne Gunderson,2 and 1; Meridian Hills C.C., Indianapolis, Ind.; Entries: 1161957 (Aug. 19-24) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Casey Johnstone,8 and 6; Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif.; Entries: 1001958 (Aug. 18-23) Anne Quast d. Barbara Romack, 3 and 2; WeeBurn C.C., Darien, Conn.; Entries: 1951959 (Aug. 24-29) Barbara McIntire d. Joanne Goodwin, 4 and 3;Congressional C.C., Washington, D.C.; Entries: *1281960 (Aug. 22-27) JoAnne Gunderson d. Jean Ashley, 6 and 5;Tulsa (Okla.) C.C.; Entries: 1091961 (Aug. 21-26) Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss,14 and 13; Tacoma (Wash.) C. & G.C.; Entries: 1071962 (Aug. 27 - Sept. 1) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Baker, 9 and 8;Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.); Entries: *1281963 (Aug. 19-24) Anne Quast Sander d. Peggy Conley, 2 and 1;Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass.; Entries: *12836-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play(1964–1972)W. Amateur1964 (Aug. 17-22) Barbara McIntire d. JoAnne Gun der son, 3 and 2;Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchin son, Kan.; Medalists — 151, JoAnneGun der son, Barbara McIntire, Polly Riley; Entries: 931965 (Aug. 23-28) Jean Ashley d. Anne Quast Sander, 5 and 4;Lakewood C.C., Denver, Colo.; Medalist — 148, Lida FeeMatthews; Entries: 881966 (Aug. 8-13) JoAnne Gunderson d. Marlene Stewart Streit,41 holes; Sewickley Heights G.C., Sewickley, Pa.; Medalist —143, Shelley Hamlin; Entries: 1151967 (Aug. 14-19) Mary Lou Dill d. Jean Ashley, 5 and 4;Annandale G.C., Pasadena, Calif.; Medalist — 148, PhyllisPreuss; Entries: 1191968 (Aug. 12-17) JoAnne Gunderson Carner d. Anne QuastSander, 5 and 4; Birmingham (Mich.) C.C.; Medalist — 143,Catherine Lacoste; Entries: 1101969 (Aug. 11-16) Catherine Lacoste d. Shelley Hamlin, 3 and 2;Las Colinas C.C., Irving, Texas; Medalist — 147, Barbara FayWhite; Entries: 1031970 (Aug. 17-22) Martha Wilkinson d. Cynthia Hill, 3 and 2; WeeBurn C.C., Darien, Conn.; Medalist — 150, Martha Wilkinson;Entries: 1391971 (Aug. 16-21) Laura Baugh d. Beth Barry, 1 up; Atlanta(Ga.) C.C.; Medalists — 150, Connie Day, Jane Bastanchury;Entries: 102

U.S. Women’s Amateur 151972 (Aug. 14-19) Mary Budke d. Cynthia Hill, 5 and 4; St. Louis(Mo.) C.C.; Medalist — 148, Carol Sorenson; Entries: 13418-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play(1973–1979)1973 (Aug. 13-18) Carol Semple d. Anne Quast Sander, 1 up;Montclair (N.J.) G.C.; Medalist — 74, Kaye Potter; Entries:1541974 (Aug. 12-17) Cynthia Hill d. Carol Semple, 5 and 4;Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Wash.; Medalist — 70, DeborahMassey; Entries: 1211975 (Aug. 11-16) Beth Daniel d. Donna Horton, 3 and 2; BraeBurn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist — 71, Nancy Roth;Entries: 1541976 (Aug. 16-21) Donna Horton d. Marianne Bretton,2 and 1; Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif.; Medalist — 70,Beth Daniel; Entries: 1571977 (Aug. 8-13) Beth Daniel d. Cathy Sherk, 3 and 1; Cincinnati(Ohio) C.C.; Medalist — 72, Mary Lawrence; Entries: 1621978 (Aug. 14-19) Cathy Sherk d. Judith Oliver, 4 and 3;Sunnybrook G.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Medalist — 72, Mrs.Ian (Belle) Robertson; Entries: 2071979 (Aug. 13-18) Carolyn Hill d. Patty Sheehan, 7 and 6; Memphis(Tenn.) C.C.; Medalist — 71, Kathy Baker; Entries: 27336-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play(1980–present)1980 (Aug. 11-16) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Patti Rizzo, 2 up; PrairieDunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan.; Medalist — 147, DorothyLasker; Entries: 2811981 (Aug. 10-15) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Lindy Goggin, 1 up;Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalists — 147, Patti Rizzo,Heather Farr; Entries: 2401982 (Aug. 16-21) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Cathy Hanlon,4 and 3; Broadmoor G.C. (South Course), Colorado Springs,Colo.; Medalist — 143, Penny Hammel; Entries: 2621983 (Aug. 15-20) Joanne Pacillo d. Sally Quinlan, 2 and 1; CanoeBrook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J.; Medalist — 147,Mary Anne Widman; Entries: 2591984 (Aug. 13-18) Deb Richard d. Kimberly Williams, 37 holes;Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Wash.; Medalist — 145, ClaireWaite; Entries: 2901985 (Aug. 5-10) Michiko Hattori d. Cheryl Stacy, 5 and 4; FoxChapel C.C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Medalists — 151, MichikoHattori, Cheryl Stacy; Entries: 3291986 (Aug. 11-16) Kay Cockerill d. Kathleen McCarthy, 9 and 7;Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif.; Medalists — 148, PearlSinn, Michiko Hattori; Entries: 3871987 (Aug. 17-23) Kay Cockerill d. Tracy Kerdyk, 3 and 2; RhodeIsland C.C., Barrington, R.I.; Medalists — 147, MichikoHattori, Tracy Kerdyk; Entries: 3591988 (Aug. 8-13) Pearl Sinn d. Karen Noble, 6 and 5; MinikahdaClub, Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist — 140, Pearl Sinn; Entries:3571989 (July 31 – Aug. 5) Vicki Goetze d. Brandie Burton,4 and 3; Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2); Medalist — 143, PatHurst; Entries: 3761990 (Aug. 6-11) Pat Hurst d. Stephanie Davis, 37 holes; CanoeBrook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J.; Medalist — 144,Vicki Goetze; Entries: 3841991 (Aug. 5-10) Amy Fruhwirth d. Heidi Voorhees, 5 and 4; PrairieDunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan.; Medalist —144, Amy Fruhwirth;Entries: 3911992 (Aug. 10-15) Vicki Goetze d. Annika Sorenstam, 1 up;Kemper Lakes G.C., Long Grove, Ill.; Medalists — 143, DebbieParks, Emilee Klein; Entries: 4411993 (Aug. 9-14) Jill McGill d. Sarah LeBrun Ingram, 1 up;San Diego C.C., Chula Vista, Calif.; Medalist — 146, HeidiVoorhees; Entries: 4421994 (Aug. 8-13) Wendy Ward d. Jill McGill, 2 and 1; TheHomestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va.; Medalists —143, Lori Teague, Erika Wicoff, Leta Lindley; Entries: 4511995 (Aug. 7-12) Kelli Kuehne d. Anne–Marie Knight, 4 and 3; TheCountry Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists — 144, VirginiaDerby Grimes, Erica Wicoff; Entries: 4521996 (Aug. 5-10) Kelli Kuehne d. Marisa Baena, 2 and 1; FirethornG.C., Lincoln, Neb.; Medalists — 141, Kellee Booth, Jenny Lee,Grace Park; Entries: 4951997 (Aug. 4-9) Silvia Cavalleri d. Robin Burke, 5 and 4; BraeBurn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist — 142, VirginiaDerby Grimes; Entries: 5571998 (Aug. 11-16) Grace Park d. Jenny Chuasiriporn, 7 and 6:Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Medalist — 138, KelleeBooth; Entries: 6201999 (Aug. 9-14) Dorothy Delasin d. Jimin Kang, 4 and 3; BiltmoreForest C.C., Asheville, N.C.; Medalist — 137, Natalie Gulbis;Entries: 6762000 (Aug. 7-12) Marcy Newton d. Laura Myerscough, 8 and 7,Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 140, Leigh AnneHardin; Entries: 6822001 (July 30 – Aug. 4) Meredith Duncan d. Nicole Perrot,37 holes, Flint Hills National G.C., Andover, Kan.; Medalists —143, Meredith Duncan, Celeste Troche; Entries: 7682002 (Aug. 12-17) Becky Lucidi d. Brandi Jackson, 3 and 2, SleepyHollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y.; Medalist — •135, CourtneySwaim; Entries: 793W. Amateur

16 U.S. Women’s Amateur2003 (Aug. 4-10) Virada Nirapathpongporn d. Jane Park, 2 and 1,Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa.; Medalist — 138, Aree Song;Entries: 8142004 (Aug. 9-15) Jane Park d. Amanda McCurdy, 2 up; The KahkwaClub, Erie, Pa.; Medalist — 141, Amie Cochran; Entries: 8682005 (Aug. 1-7) Morgan Pressel d. Maru Martinez, 9 and 8; AnsleyG.C. (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Ga.; Medalist — 139,In-Kyung Kim; Entries: 8782006 (Aug. 7-13) Kimberly Kim d. Katharina Schallenberg, 1 up;Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore.;Medalist — 139, Paige Mackenzie; Entries: §9692007 (Aug. 6-12) Maria José Uribe d. Amanda Blumenherst, 1 up;Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind.; Medalists — 139, StacyLewis, Kristina Wong; Entries: 9352008 (Aug. 4-10) Amanda Blumenherst d. Azahara Muñoz, 2 and 1;Eugene (Ore.) C.C.; Medalists — 140, Amanda Blumenherst,Stephanie Na; Entries: 9602009 (Aug. 3-9) Jennifer Song d. Jennifer Johnson, 3 and 1; OldWarson C.C., St. Louis, Mo.; Medalist — 138, Danielle Kang;Entries: 955* Limited entry• Record qualifying score, 36 holes (2002)§ Record entry (2006)Jessica Korda, who finished one stroke behind the medalistin stroke-play qualifying, advanced to the quarterfinals.W. Amateur

U.S. Women’s Amateur 17RecordsAgeOldest Champion (years/months/days)41/4 — Dorothy Campbell Hurd (1924)30/0/9 — Helen Stetson (1926)Youngest Champion14/11/21 — Kimberly Kim (2006)16/2/21 — Laura Baugh (1971)16/3/4 — Beatrix Hoyt (1896)Youngest Semifinalist14/6 — Aree Song Wongluekiet (2000)14/8 — Roberta Albers (1961)Youngest Finalist14/11/21 — Kimberly Kim (2006)16/2 — Peggy Conley (1963)Youngest Competitor12 — Marlene Bauer (90–88, failed to qualify), 194612 — Raeanna Staples (80–86, failed to qualify), 199212 — Pearl Jin (second round, match play), 200712 — Alexis Thompson (quarterfinals, match play), 200712 — Gabriella Then (82-80, failed to qualify), 2008Most Championships WonChampions6 — Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935)5 — JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968)Most Consecutive Championships Won3 — Beatrix Hoyt (1896, 1897, 1898)3 — Alexa Stirling Fraser (1916, 1919, 1920)*3 — Glenna Collett Vare (1928, 1929, 1930)3 — Virginia Van Wie (1932, 1933, 1934)3 — Juli Simpson Inkster (1980, 1981, 1982)*championship not played in 1917–18 because of World War IMost Times in Final8 — Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931,1932, 1935)7 — JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964,1966, 1968)Most Times Runner–Up3 — Margaret Gavin (1915, 1919, 1922)3 — Alexa Stirling Fraser (1921, 1923, 1925)3 — Anne Quast Sander (1965, 1968, 1973)Foreign–Born Champions (12)Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Scotland (1909, 1910, 1924)Gladys Ravenscroft, England (1913)Pamela Barton, England (1936)Marlene Stewart Streit, Canada (1956)Catherine Lacoste, France (1969)Cathy Sherk, Canada (1978)Michiko Hattori, Japan (1985)Pearl Sinn, Korea (1988)Silvia Cavalleri, Italy (1997)Grace Park, Korea (1998)Virada Nirapathpongporn, Thailand (2003)Maria José Uribe, Columbia (2007)Champion in First Attempt1895 — Lucy Barnes Brown, Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, N.Y.1896 — Beatrix Hoyt, Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.1909 — Dorothy Campbell, Merion Cricket Club (Original Course),Haverford, Pa.1913 — Gladys Ravenscroft, Wilmington (Del.) C.C.1936 — Pamela Barton, Canoe Brook C.C. (South Course), Summit, N.J.1946 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.1975 — Beth Daniel, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.1985 — Michiko Hattori, Fox Chapel C.C., Pittsburgh, Pa.1989 — Vicki Goetze, Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2)1997 — Silvia Cavalleri, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.2006 — Kimberly Kim, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course),North Plains, Ore.Winners of U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur (6)Patricia Lesser (1950 Girls’ Junior; 1955 Women’s Amateur)JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956 Girls’ Junior; 1957, 1960, 1962,1966, 1968 Women’s Amateur)Pat Hurst (1986 Girls’ Junior; 1990 Women’s Amateur)Kelli Kuehne (1994 Girls’ Junior; 1995, 1996 Women’s Amateur)Dorothy Delasin (1996 Girls’ Junior; 1999 Women’s Amateur)Marcy Newton (1995 Girls’ Junior; 2000 Women’s Amateur)Winners of U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’sAmateur Public Links (4)Amy Fruhwirth (1991 Women’s Amateur, 1992 WAPL)*Pearl Sinn (1988 Women’s Amateur; 1988, 1989 WAPL)Jill McGill (1993 Women's Amateur; 1994 WAPL)*Jennifer Song (2009 Women’s Amateur; 2009 WAPL)*Won both in same yearW. Amateur

18 U.S. Women’s AmateurW. AmateurWinners of U.S. Women’s Amateur andU.S. Women’s Open (7)Patty Berg (1938 Women’s Amateur; 1946 Women’s Open)Betty Jameson (1939, 1940 Women’s Amateur; 1947 Women’s Open)Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946 Women’s Amateur; 1948, 1950, 1954Women’s Open)Louise Suggs (1947 Women’s Amateur; 1949, 1952 Women’s Open)JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968 Women’sAmateur; 1971, 1976 Women’s Open)Catherine Lacoste (1967 Women’s Open; 1969 Women’s Amateur)Juli Inkster (1980, 1981, 1982 Women’s Amateur; 1999, 2002Women’s Open)Winners of U.S. and British Women’s AmateurChampionships (11)*Dorothy Campbell Hurd (1909, 1910, 1924 U.S.; 1909, 1911 British)Gladys Ravenscroft (1913 U.S.; 1912 British)*Pamela Barton (1936 U.S.; 1936, 1939 British)Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1946 U.S.; 1947 British)Louise Suggs (1947 U.S.; 1948 British)Marlene Stewart Streit (1956 U.S.; 1953 British)Anne Quast Sander (1958, 1961, 1963 U.S.; 1980 British)Barbara McIntire (1959, 1964 U.S.; 1960 British)*Catherine Lacoste (1969 U.S.; 1969 British)Carol Semple Thompson (1973 U.S.; 1974 British)*Kelli Kuehne (1996 U.S.; 1996 British)*Won both in same yearWinners of U.S., British and Canadian Women’s AmateurChampionships (2)Dorothy Campbell Hurd (1909, 1910, 1924 U.S.; 1909, 1911 British;1910, 1911, 1912 Canadian)Marlene Stewart Streit (1956 U.S.; 1953 British; 1951, 1954, 1955,1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973 Canadian)Winners of NCAA Championship and U.S. Women’sAmateur (4)Pat Hurst (San Jose St., 1989 NCAA; 1990 Women’s Amateur)Vicki Goetze (Georgia, 1992 NCAA; 1989, 1992 Women’s Amateur)Grace Park (Arizona St., 1999 NCAA; 1998 Women’s Amateur)Virada Nirapathpongporn (Duke, 2002 NCAA; 2003 Women’s Amateur)Longest Span Between Victories14 years — Dorothy Campbell Hurd (1910, 1924; no championships1917-18)Longest CourseCourse6,635 yards — Los Angeles C.C. (North Course), Beverly Hills, Calif., 1930Most Times Host Club of Championship4 — Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa. (1904, 1909, 1926, 1949)Largest969 (2006)Smallest13 (1895)EntriesMatch PlayLargest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match10 and 8 — Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. C.W. McKelvey, first round,Merion G.C. (Original Course), Haverford, Pa., 190910 and 8 — L.B. Hyde d. C.D. Barrows, first round, Homewood C.C.,Flossmoor, Ill., 191010 and 8 — Patty Berg d. Myron Davy, first round, Westmoreland C.C.,Wilmette, Ill., 193810 and 8 — Mary Lena Faulk d. Mary E. Nelson, first round, AlleghenyC.C., Sewickley, Pa., 1954Largest Winning Margin, Final14 and 13 — Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss, Tacoma (Wash.)C. & G.C., 196113 and 12 — Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, Virginia Hot SpringsG. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 192811 and 9 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara Sherman, SouthernHills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1946Longest 18-Hole Match27 holes — Mae Murray d. Fay Crocker, fourth round, Atlanta (Ga.)Athletic Club (East Lake Course), 195027 holes — Denise Hermida d. Carole Caldwell, first round, SunnybrookG.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., 197827 holes — Joellyn Erdmann d. Grace Park, quarterfinals, Firethorn G.C.,Lincoln, Neb., 199627 holes — Andrea Messer d. Lauren Hunt, first round, Crooked StickG.C., Carmel, Ind., 200725 holes — Jodi Ewart d. Mallory Fraiche, first round, Old Warson C.C.,St. Louis, Mo., 200925 holes — Taylore Karle d. Kendra Little, first round, Old Warson C.C.,St. Louis, Mo., 200924 holes — Opal S. Hill d. L.D. Cheney, fourth round, Whitemarsh ValleyC.C., Chestnut Hill, Pa., 1934Longest Final Match41 holes — JoAnne Gunderson Carner d. Marlene Stewart Streit,Sewickley Heights G.C., Sewickley, Pa., 196637 holes — Deb Richard d. Kimberly Williams, Broadmoor C.C., Seattle,Wash., 198437 holes — Pat Hurst d. Stephanie Davis, Canoe Brook C.C. (NorthCourse), Summit, N.J., 199037 holes — Meredith Duncan d. Nicole Perrot, Flint Hills National G.C.,Wichita, Kan., 2001

U.S. Women’s Amateur 19Fewest Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion(since six-match format changed in 1973)103 — Carolyn Hill, Memphis (Tenn.) C.C., 1979107 — Amy Fruhwirth, Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan., 1991108 — Cathy Sherk, Sunnybrook G.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., 1978Most Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion122 — Carol Semple Thompson, Montclair (N.J.) G.C., 1973122 — Kimberly Kim, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), NorthPlains, Ore., 2006121 — Joanne Pacillo, Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J.,1983121 — Becky Lucidi, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002120 — Pat Hurst, Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J., 1990Most Times MedalistStroke Play6 — Margaret Curtis (1901*, 1902*, 1905*, 1907*, 1909*, 1912)6 — Glenna Collett Vare (1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1931*, 1934*)5 — Beatrix Hoyt (1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900)3 — Maureen Orcutt (1928, 1931*, 1932*)3 — Estelle Lawson Page (1936, 1937, 1938)3 — Michiko Hattori (1985*, 1986*, 1987*)*co–medalistCyna Marie Rodriguez reacts to a narrowly missedbirdie chip during her third-round match.Lowest 18-Hole Score66 — Kellee Booth, second round, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich.,199866 — Natalie Gulbis, second round, Biltmore Forest C.C., Asheville, N.C.,199966 — Amanda Blumenherst, first round, Eugene (Ore.) C.C., 200867 — Carol Semple Thompson, first round, The Country Club, Brookline,Mass., 199567 — Krissie Register, first round, Biltmore Forest C.C., Asheville, N.C.,199967 — Courtney Swaim, first round, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough,N.Y., 200267 — Carol Semple Thompson, second round, Sleepy Hollow C.C.,Scarborough, N.Y., 200267 — Aree Song, second round, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa., 200367 — Michelle Wie, second round, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa.,200367 — Candace Schepperle, first round, Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel,Ind., 200767 — Jennifer Song, first round, Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind., 200767 — Jessica Korda, second round, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo.,200967 — Sun Gyoung Park, second round, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo.,2009Lowest 36-Hole Score135 — Courtney Swaim, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002137 — Natalie Gulbis, Biltmore Forest C.C., Asheville, N.C., 1999138 — Kellee Booth, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998138 — Danielle Downey, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002138 — Aree Song, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa., 2003138 — Danielle Kang, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 2009MiscellaneousSisters in Final Match1907 — Margaret Curtis d. Harriot S. Curtis, 7 and 6Mother/Daughter Match1962 — Jean Trainor d. her daughter, Anne Trainor, 4 and 3, in the secondround at Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.)Recent Holes-In-OneMoira Dunn, San Diego C.C., Chula Vista, Calif., 1993Cherie Zaun, Firethorn G.C., Lincoln, Neb., 1996Dorothy Delasin, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998Mimi Epps, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998Alena Sharp, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002Jenny Shin, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 2009Photography: course photo: ©USGA/Fred Vuich; all other photos: ©USGA/Steven GibbonsW. Amateur