2022 U.S. Girls' Junior Fast FactsThe Club at Olde Stone, Bowling Green, Ky.
| Championship Venue | The Club at Olde Stone, Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Dates of Championship | July 18-23 |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Architect | Arthur Hills |
| Field | 156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par | 6,485 yards/Par 73 (Subject to change) |
| Course and Slope Rating | 79.0/152 |
| Entries Closed | May 18 |
| Entries Accepted | 1,599 |
| Eligibility | Open to any female amateur players who have not reached the age of 19 by July 23 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 9.4. |
| Qualifying | To be conducted at 42 sites between May 25 and July 1. See results here. |
| 2021 Championship | World No. 1 Rose Zhang, 18, of Irvine, Calif., became the eighth player in USGA history to win both the U.S. Girls' Junior and the U.S. Women's Amateur, but the first to accomplish the latter first, when she defeated Bailey Davis, 18, of White Plains, Md., 6 and 4, in the 36-hole final at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md. Zhang, an incoming Stanford University freshman, also was the stroke-play medalist. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “To be able to win in such a grueling week, it's truly amazing. In USGA events, you really need your ‘A’ game in terms of your patience, your grit and your golf game.” -- Rose Zhang |
| Exempt Players (22) | Saki Baba (Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Justice Bosio (Top 40 age-eligible player in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Kylee Choi (Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Nicole Gal (Winner of 2021 Canadian Girls Junior) Megha Ganne (Returned 72-hole score from 2021 U.S. Women's Open; Playing member of the 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team; Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Maria Garcia Arroyo (Winner of 2022 Mexican Junior International) Cara Heisterkamp (Quarterfinalist in 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur) TingHsuan Huang (Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Thienna Huynh (2022 champion of U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball) Sara Im (Qualified for 2022 U.S. Women's Open; 2022 champion of U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball) Nika Ito (Qualified for 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Tsubasa Kajitani (Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Katie Li (Semifinalist in 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior) HsinChun Liao (Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Maria Jose Marin Negrete (Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Catherine Park (Qualified for 2022 U.S. Women's Open) Kaitlyn Schroeder (Quarterfinalist in 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior) Karen Tsuru (Quarterfinalist in 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior) Yana Wilson (Quarterfinalist in 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior; Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Fiona Xu (Top 40 age-eligible player in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Lauren Zaretsky (Winner of 2021 Canadian Women's Amateur) Yunxuan Zhang (Qualified for 2022 U.S. Women's Open) |
| Hole by Hole | THE CLUB at OLDE STONE (Yardages/Par Subject to Change) Hole 1: 356 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 530 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 152 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 390 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 384 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 338 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 528 yards (Par 5) Hole 8: 166 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 472 yards (Par 5) OUT: 3,316 yards (Par 37) Hole 10: 362 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 501 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 378 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 130 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 331 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 419 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 141 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 373 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 534 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,169 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,485 yards (Par 73) |
| Notable Championships at The Club at Olde Stone | 2008 Junior Ryder Cup: United States of America (22-2) 2009 Kentucky Open: Matt Savage 2013 Kentucky Open: Rick Cochran III 2015 Southern Junior: Turk Pettit 2018 Southern Amateur: Patrick Cover |
| Fast Fact | This will be the first U.S. Girls' Junior ever conducted in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. |
| 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); Eun Jeong Seong (2015-16); Yealimi Noh (2018); Rose Zhang (2021) |
| 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); Angel Yin (2015) |
| Did You Know? | Former Louisville men's basketball coach Denny Crum and his wife are founding members of the club. Crum guided Louisville to NCAA titles in 1980 and 1986. |
| Schedule of Play | Monday, July 18 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Tuesday, July 19 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Wednesday, July 20 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 21 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Friday, July 22 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Saturday, July 23 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to cut down to 64 players. |
| TV Coverage | Friday, July 22 (Semifinals): 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel) Saturday, July 23 (Championship Match, Afternoon 18): 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel) |
| Future Sites | 2023: Eisenhower G.C. at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo./July 17-22 2024: El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, Calif./July 15-20 2025: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga./July 14-19 2026: Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C./July 13-18 2027: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/July 12-17 2038: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Dates TBD 2035: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD 2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |