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U.S. Girls’ Junior7HoleParjutanugarnardinaHoleParjutanugarnardinaThe Final: Jutanugarn vs. Ardina1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 184 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 53 4 3 5 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 55 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 519 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 364 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 53 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 44 4 3 6 2 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 5– Won hole2011 Championship NotesLeadersRound 1 – Ariya Jutanugarn, at 4-under 68, by one stroke overIrene Jung. Round 2 – Jutanugarn was medalist at 4-under140, by four strokes over Casie Cathrea.CutAt 10-over 154, with 6-for-3 playoff that lasted one hole todetermine the final match-play spots.WeatherOppressively hot for the duration of the championship, withtemperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and heat indexes in themid-to-upper 100s. Play was suspended Friday at 10 a.m. forimpending thunderstorms, and resumed at 12:13 p.m.NotesOf the 156 championship competitors, 92 were competing intheir first U.S. Girls’ Junior. 83 young ladies were competingin their first USGA championship … There were two 12-yearoldsin the field: Mika Liu, of Bradenton, Fla. (DOB 2/9/1999),and Angel Yin, of Arcadia, Calif. (DOB 10/3/1998). The oldestplayer in the field was Canadian Anna Young, who turned18 on July 29 … There were 35 states represented: Alabama,Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin …In addition to the United States, there were nine countries represented:Argentina, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Mexico,the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, Puerto Ricoand Thailand … While there were no USGA individual championsin the field, there were two U.S. Girls’ Junior runners-up.Karen Chung, 16, of Livingston, N.J., lost to Alexis Thompsonin the 2008 championship, while Katelyn Dambaugh, 16, ofGoose Creek, S.C., was defeated by Doris Chen in the 2010championship … There was a USGA team champion in the field– Mariah Stackhouse, 17, of Riverdale, Ga., helped her homestate win the 2009 USGA Women’s State Team Championship… Five players competed in the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open atThe Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.: Mariel Galdiano,13, of Pearl City, Hawaii; eventual Girls’ Junior champion AriyaJutanugarn, 15, of Thailand; Stackhouse; Emma Talley, 17, ofPrinceton, Ky.; and Gabriella Then, 15, of Rancho Cucamonga,Calif. … Four players represented their home countries at theWomen’s World Amateur Team Championship: Dottie Ardina,17, of the Philippines (2006, 2010); Manuela Carbajo Re, 17, ofArgentina (2010); Marijosse Navarro, 14, of Mexico (2010); andMaria Fernanda Torres, 16, of Puerto Rico (2010) … Three playerswere competing in their fifth U.S. Girls’ Junior: Alison Lee,16, of Valencia, Calif.; Talley; and Mariko Tumangan, 17, of SanJose, Calif. … Six players were competing in their fourth U.S.Girls’ Junior: Ardina; Chung; Christina Ocampo, 17, of DelrayBeach, Fla.; Gabi Oubre, 17, of Mobile, Ala.; Stackhouse; andLindsey Weaver, 17, of Scottsdale, Ariz. … There was one setof sisters in the field: Lakareber (15) and Tezira (17) Abe, ofAngleton, Texas. Lakareber Abe advanced to the first roundof match play ... Ariya Jutanugarn’s older sister, Moriya, alsoqualified for the championship, but withdrew prior to the startof play due to a wrist injury she suffered two weeks prior at the2011 Women’s Open. Moriya served as Ariya’s caddie duringthe championship.Girls’ Junior