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| Gary Koch Gary Koch, 16, became the second Junior Amateur Champion from Tampa, Fla., within three years. Edie Pearce, the 1968 Champion, was the other. Koch defeated Mike Nelms, 16, of Hixson, Tenn., by 8 and 6 in the final at the Athens Country Club, Athens, Ga. The margin was the largest ever in a final match. Aly Trompas, the 1969 Champion, was trying for a second consecutive title, but he was defeated by Koch, 3 and 1, in the quarter-final round. Mike Fambrough, of Valdosta, Ga., and Randall L. Transou, of Bethania, N.C., were the losing semi-finalists. Koch had a formidable reputation when he arrived for the Championship. He already had won the Florida Open and led local qualifying for the 1970 U.S. Open by 11 strokes with a 36-hole score of 136. |
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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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