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| Mason Rudolph Young Mason Rudolph, the lad who had gone to the quarter-finals at 14 and to the final at 15, became the first 16-year-old Champion by defeating Chuck Beville, 17, of Los Angeles, 2 and 1, after twice winning on extra holes in earlier rounds. The Championship was played at the Denver Country Club. Rudolph already had qualified for the Open, and his victory in the Junior Amateur enabled him to play in the Amateur, his third USGA Championship in the same year. The first two Junior Championships had been conducted by the USGA Championship Committee, but this year a USGA Junior Championship Committee was organized to stimulate local interest, conduct sectional qualifying rounds, assist at the Championship, and advise on policies regarding junior golf. Richard S. Tufts, of Pinehurst, N.C., who had conducted the first two Championships as Chairman of the Championship Committee, became Chairman of the Junior Championship Committee and continued to conduct the play. Players were housed at the University of Denver. The entry rose to 457, and Jerry Fahr led them all with a round of 66 in the sectional round at the Olympic View Golf Club in Seattle. Gay Brewer was over the age limit and not eligible to defend. |
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Junior Amateur PAR AND YARDAGE – For the U.S. Junior Amateur, Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course will play at 7,100 yards and a par of 35-36—71. The New Course will play at 6,998/7,159 yards and a par of 36-36—72. COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trump National Golf Club are 75.8/146 (Old Course) and 74.3/144 (New Course). ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend. ARCHITECT – Trump National Golf Club’s Old Course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2004. The New Course was designed by Tom Fazio II (Tom’s nephew) and opened in 2008. SCHEDULE OF PLAY: ENTRIES – A total of 2,916 contestants entered the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The record of 4,508 entrants was set in 1999.
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