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| 1985 Michiko Hattori Michiko Hattori, 16, of Aichi, Japan, defeated Cheryl Stacy of Findlay, Ohio, 5 and 4, at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With the win, Hattori became the youngest Women's Amateur champion in 14 years and the first foreign-born winner of the championship in seven years. She also became the eighth golfer to win on her first attempt. Hattori and Stacy shared medalist honors in the Championship, at seven-over-par 151. Miss Hattori never played the 18th hole on her way to the final match. Her most severe test came in a 2 and 1 win over Pat Cornett of San Francisco, California, in the third round. Miss Hattori won by a 2 and 1 margin. She defeated Kim Gardner, 3 and 2, in the semifinal. Miss Stacy twice was extended to the 18th hole on her way to the final round. She defeated Lisa Marino of West Allen Park, Michigan, 1 up, in the first round and edged 1985 Women's Amateur Public Links champion Danielle Ammaccapane of Phoenix, Arizona, 1 up, in the semi-finals. In the final match, after losing the first hole with a double bogey, Stacy birdied the second and fourth holes to take a one-hole advantage. Hattori pulled even on the fifth, but Stacy regained the lead with a par on the seventh hole. She held that lead until the 12th when Hattori birdied to square the match. Stacy regained the lead on the 13th, but bogeyed the 15th, 17th and 18th and trailed by two holes heading into the afternoon round. Hattori held off a game comeback effort by Stacy, who birdied the third, sixth, seventh and eighth holes in the afternoon, but still could not square the match. Hattori held a 1-up lead after nine holes and increased it with a birdie at the 10th. Hattori parred the next four holes and closed out Stacy. The USGA accepted a record 329 entries for the Championship.
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U.S. Mid-Amateur ARCHITECTS The Kiawah Island Clubs Cassique was designed by Tom Watson and opened in 2000. The River Course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1995. COURSE SETUP There are two setups at Cassique Pulpit and Nip Tuck. During stroke play, the Pulpit setup will be used with holes 4, 5 and 6 playing at 370, 148 and 525 yards, respectively. With the beginning of the second round of match play, the Nip Tuck setup will be used and holes 4, 5 and 6 will play at 360, 155 and 565 yards, respectively. The Pulpit and Nip Tuck setups may rotate during the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds. The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at The Kiawah Island Clubs Cassique are 75.2 and 146 for the Pulpit setup and 74.5 and 145 for the Nip Tuck setup. The USGA Course Rating® and USGA Slope Rating® for The River Course are 74.7 and 147. The grass heights in the various areas of the course for the championship should be as follows: Cassique The River Course USGA AND SOUTH CAROLINA The 2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur will be the 14th USGA championship conducted in the state of South Carolina. The last USGA championships in the state were the 2005 Mens and Womens State Team Championships, held concurrently at Berkeley Hall in Bluffton. It is the first USGA championship for The Kiawah Island Club. The U.S. Mid-Amateur is making its second appearance in the state; the 1991 U.S. Mid-Amateur was held at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island. CHAMPIONSHIP WEB SITE Visit www.usmidam.org or www.usga.org for the latest news and scores during the championship. ADMISSION Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship, and spectators are encouraged to attend.
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