Scoring News Players History USGA
 
Roots draws 80 million, largest audience

Elvis Presley dead at age 42

Son of Sam caught; held unfit for trial

Willard Wood

Willard Wood, 16, of Lake Charles, La., played superbly to win both the qualifying medal and the Championship over the Scarlet Course of the Ohio State University Golf Course, in Columbus, Ohio. Wood led the qualifying round by six strokes, with a 36-hole score of 141, and scored six birdies as he defeated David Games, of Bellflower, Calif., 4 and 3, in the final.

Wood was only the second player to become both medalist and Junior Amateur Champion. John Miller, later the Open Champion, was the first. Wood's 68 in the second round of qualifying equalled Miller's record for a single round, set in 1964, when Miller won. Wood, who was only 5-foot-5 and weighed 120 pounds, defeated Corey Pavin, of Oxnard, Calif., 1 up, in one semi-final, and Games defeated Eric Evans, of Canoga Park, Calif., 1 up, in the other.

California once again dominated the Championship, winning 13 of the 64 qualifying places and three of the four places in the final round. Madden Hatcher, III, the 1976 Champion, lost in the second round. The entry of 2,046 was the second highest since 1963 when there was no handicap limit. In 1977 an entrant must have had a USGA handicap of not more than eight strokes.

 
Championship Facts

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:
Monday, July 20 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) — New Course

Tuesday, July 21 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes) — Old Course

Wednesday, July 22 — First round, match play (18 holes) — New Course

Thursday, July 23 — Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes) — Old Course

Friday, July 24 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes); Semifinals, match play (18 holes) — New Course

Saturday, July 25 — Final, match play (36 holes) — New Course

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.

 

 
U.S. Junior Amateur and United States Golf Association are registered service marks of the United States Golf Association (USGA) Copyright © 2009. United States Golf Association. All Rights Reserved. Use of this Web site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

 
Visit The USGA