2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Fast Facts
| Championship Venue | The Ridgewood Country Club (Composite Course), Paramus, N.J. |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Architect | A.W. Tillinghast |
| Entries Open | Week of April 4 |
| Entries Close | June 1 |
| Dates of Championship | July 18-23 |
| Eligibility | Any female who has not turned 18 as of July 23 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 18.4 |
| 2015 Championship | Eun Jeong Seong def. Angel Yin, 3 and 2; Tulsa (Okla.) Country Club |
| Quotable | “I have many happy energy right now. I’m [very] excited… I’m going to keep this trophy at the head of my bed.” – Eun Jeong Seong |
| Notable Past Events at The Ridgewood Country Club | 1935 Ryder Cup (United States) 1957 U.S. Senior Amateur (J. Clark Espie) 1974 U.S. Amateur (Jerry Pate) 1990 U.S. Senior Open (Lee Trevino) 2001 PGA Senior Championship (Tom Watson) |
| U.S. Girls’ Juniors in New Jersey (4) | 1973 (Somerset Hills C.C./Bernardsville) Amy Alcott 1983 (Somerset Hills C.C./Bernardsville) Kim Saiki 1990 (Manasquan River G.C./Brielle) Sandrine Mendiburu 2002 (Echo Lake C.C./Westfield) Inbee Park |
| Notable U.S. Girls’ Junior Champions | Mickey Wright (1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956); Hollis Stacy (1969-71); Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974); Amy Alcott (1973); Pat Hurst (1986); Michelle McGann (1987); Brandie Burton (1989); Kelli Kuehne (1994); Beth Bauer (1997); Inbee Park (2002); Julieta Granada (2004); I.K. Kim (2005); Lexi Thompson (2008); Ariya Jutanugarn (2011); Minjee Lee (2012) |
| Notable U.S. Girls' Junior Runners-Up | Mickey Wright (1950); Barbara McIntire (1951, 1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1955); Amy Alcott (1971); Vicki Goetze (1990); Grace Park (1996); Candie Kung (1997); Inbee Park (2003, 2005); Jane Park (2004); Kimberly Kim (2009); Alison Lee (2012) |
| Schedule of Play for 2016 Championship | July 18 (First Round, 18 holes, stroke play) July 19 (Second Round, 18 holes, stroke play) July 20 (Round of 64, match play) July 21 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) July 22 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) July 23 (Championship Match, 36 Holes) |
| Television Coverage | Fox Sports 1 (July 22-23/TBD) |
| Future Sites | 2017 (Boone Valley Golf Club/Augusta, Mo./July 24-29) |