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Leaders
Round 1 – Ariya Jutanugarn, at 4-under 68, by one stroke over
Irene Jung. Round 2 – Jutanugarn was medalist at 4-under
140, by four strokes over Casie Cathrea.
Cut
At 10-over 154, with 6-for-3 playoff that lasted one hole to
determine the final match-play spots.
Weather
Oppressively hot for the duration of the championship, with
temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and heat indexes in the
mid-to-upper 100s. Play was suspended Friday at 10 a.m. for
impending thunderstorms, and resumed at 12:13 p.m.
Notes
HOLE
PAR
JUTANUGARN
ARdINA
HOLE
PAR
JUTANUGARN
ARdINA
The Final: Jutanugarn vs. Ardina
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
4 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5
3 4 3 5 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 5
5 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5
3 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
4 4 3 6 2 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 5
Of the 156 championship competitors, 92 were competing in
their first U.S. Girls’ Junior. 83 young ladies were competing
in their first USGA championship … There were two 12-yearolds
in the field: Mika Liu, of Bradenton, Fla. (DOB 2/9/1999),
and Angel Yin, of Arcadia, Calif. (DOB 10/3/1998). The oldest
player in the field was Canadian Anna Young, who turned
18 on July 29 … There were 35 states represented: Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin …
In addition to the United States, there were nine countries represented:
Argentina, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Mexico,
the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, Puerto Rico
2011 Championship Notes
U.S. Girls’ Junior
– Won hole
and Thailand … While there were no USGA individual champions
in the field, there were two U.S. Girls’ Junior runners-up.
Karen Chung, 16, of Livingston, N.J., lost to Alexis Thompson
in the 2008 championship, while Katelyn Dambaugh, 16, of
Goose Creek, S.C., was defeated by Doris Chen in the 2010
championship … There was a USGA team champion in the field
– Mariah Stackhouse, 17, of Riverdale, Ga., helped her home
state win the 2009 USGA Women’s State Team Championship
… Five players competed in the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open at
The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.: Mariel Galdiano,
13, of Pearl City, Hawaii; eventual Girls’ Junior champion Ariya
Jutanugarn, 15, of Thailand; Stackhouse; Emma Talley, 17, of
Princeton, Ky.; and Gabriella Then, 15, of Rancho Cucamonga,
Calif. … Four players represented their home countries at the
Women’s World Amateur Team Championship: Dottie Ardina,
17, of the Philippines (2006, 2010); Manuela Carbajo Re, 17, of
Argentina (2010); Marijosse Navarro, 14, of Mexico (2010); and
Maria Fernanda Torres, 16, of Puerto Rico (2010) … Three players
were competing in their fifth U.S. Girls’ Junior: Alison Lee,
16, of Valencia, Calif.; Talley; and Mariko Tumangan, 17, of San
Jose, Calif. … Six players were competing in their fourth U.S.
Girls’ Junior: Ardina; Chung; Christina Ocampo, 17, of Delray
Beach, Fla.; Gabi Oubre, 17, of Mobile, Ala.; Stackhouse; and
Lindsey Weaver, 17, of Scottsdale, Ariz. … There was one set
of sisters in the field: Lakareber (15) and Tezira (17) Abe, of
Angleton, Texas. Lakareber Abe advanced to the first round
of match play ... Ariya Jutanugarn’s older sister, Moriya, also
qualified for the championship, but withdrew prior to the start
of play due to a wrist injury she suffered two weeks prior at the
2011 Women’s Open. Moriya served as Ariya’s caddie during
the championship.
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Girls’ Junior