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| 1987 Kay Cockerill Kay Cockerill of Los Gatos, California, successfully defended her U.S. Women's Amateur title, defeating Tracy Kerdyk of Coral Gables, Florida, the 1987 Women's APL champion, 3 and 2, at the Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington. She became the first to win consecutive Women's Amateurs since Juli Inkster won the championship in 1980-81-82. Kerdyk and Michiko Hattori of Nagoya, Japan, shared medalist honors at three over-par 141, one stroke ahead of Susan Ginter of Appleton, Wisconsin. It was Hattori's third consecutive qualifying medal in this championship. She was eliminated by Carol Semple Thompson in the third round, 4 and 3. Cockerill defeated Thompson in the quarterfinals, then ousted Nanci Bowen of Tifton, Georgia, 3 and 1, to reach the final. Kerdyk was extended to 22 holes by Kim Saiki of Redwood City, California, in the third round, then downed Leslie Shannon and Pat Milton to earn her trip to the final. Cockerill won the first three holes of the final, but Kerdyk played the sixth through the ninth in two under par and made the turn 1 up Cockerill birdied the 12th to even the match and took the lead with a par at the 13th. She won the 15th, 16th and 17th, played in a driving rain, and was 4 up after the morning round. Play was suspended after Cockerill and Kerdyk had played their approaches to the 19th green. Play was resumed the following day. Cockerill sank a 35-foot putt at the 19th to go 5 up. Kerdyk reduced the lead to four holes on three occasions and got it to three at the 31st. Cockerill parred the lost three holes to win the match. The USGA accepted 359 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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