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| 1988 Pearl Sinn Pearl Sinn, 21, of Bellflower, California, defeated Karen Noble of Convent Station, New Jersey, 6 and 5, in the final at the Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minn. Sinn is the first golfer to win the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and Women's Amateur Championships, and the first woman to win two USGA championships in the same year. Sinn won the qualifying medal with rounds of 71-69-140, and record for the championship. Michiko Hattori of Nagoya, Japan, who had shared the qualifying medal the past three years, placed second, three strokes behind Sinn. Sinn was extended past the 16th hole only once on her way to the final. In the quarterfinal round, Kelly Robbins of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and Sinn were all square through 18 holes. After the 19th was halved with birdies, Sinn won the 20th with a par. Sinn advanced to the final by eliminating Pat Milton of Akron, Ohio, who reached the semifinals for the second consecutive year, 6 and 5. Noble defeated three past U.S. Women's Amateur Champions in succession on her way to the final match. She ousted Carol Semple Thompson, the 1973 champion, in the third round, 1 up. In the quarterfinals, she eliminated Anne Sander, who won the championship in 1958, 1961 and 1963, 6 and 5. She then defeated Hattori, the 1985 champion, with a birdie on the 19th hole. In the final, Noble lost two of the first five holes, then won the sixth, seventh and eighth to take a 1 -up lead. Sinn rebounded, winning four holes in succession to give her a 3-up lead, which she held after the morning round. Sinn won three holes with pars early in the afternoon round to go 6 up. She won the match, 6 and 5, when the 13th was halved with birdies. The USGA accepted 357 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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