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| Eddie Pearce Eastern domination of the United States Junior Amateur Championship continued as Eddie Pearce, 16, of Temple Terrace, Fla., defeated William B. Harman, Jr., of Wilmington, Del., 6 and 5, at The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. It was the third victory for an Easterner in the last four Championships. Pearce went ahead at the first hole of the final and steadily built on his lead, closing out the match with a birdie 4 on the 12th hole. Pearce had uncanny command of the par 5s. He played 17 of them in the course of the Championship, and was 15 under par. He won 15 of them, lost one, and halved one. Gary Koch, of Sarasota, Fla., led the qualifying with 145 for 36 holes. |
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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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