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| 1989 Vicki Goetze In a match between two teenagers, Vicki Goetze, of Hull, Georgia, became the third youngest U.S. Women's Amateur champion by defeating Brandie Burton, 17, of Rialto, California, 4 and 3, on the No. 2 course of the Pinehurst Country Club, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. A highschool junior, Miss Goetze was 16 years, 9 months and 19 days old on the day of the final. She was playing in her first U.S. Amateur Championship. A week earlier, Miss Burton had defeated Miss Goetze in a semifinal match in the Girls' Junior Championship. Miss Burton won the championship the next day. Miss Goetze ended the scheduled 36-hole match by scoring birdies on the 34th and 36th holes. Miss Burton won three of the first four holes of the Women's Amateur final, but Goetze went ahead to stay at the 13th. Although a short hitter, Miss Goetze won five of the nine par 5s played, even though Miss Burton had chances to reach several of those holes in two shots. Miss Goetze's play around the greens made the difference. She holed six birdie putts during the match, and was 1-under-par when it ended. Miss Goetze was one of the low qualifiers, and most of her matches were one-sided, except against Terri Thompson, of Savannah, Georgia. Miss Thompson had Miss Goetze two holes down with three to play, but Miss Goetze won the match with three consecutive birdies. Her birdie on the 18th hole was a 30-foot putt from off the green. Pat Hurst, the 1986 Girls' Junior champion, led qualifying by shooting 69-74- 143, but lost in the first round of match play. ThreeOfficial Website Of The 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship| Past Champions reached match play. The others were Carol Semple Thompson (1973), Anne Sander (1963), and Michiko Hattori (1985), who also won at 16. Mrs. Thompson lost to Miss Goetze in the semifinals.
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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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