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Pat Hurst

Pat Hurst, 21, of San Leandro, California, scored a par 4 on the first extra hole and defeated Stephanie Davis of Bainbridge Island, Washington, at the Canoe Brook Country Club, in Summit, New Jersey.

Three holes down after the morning round, Miss Hurst rallied and won four of the first eight holes in the afternoon round to go 1 up. Miss Davis then birdied the next to last hole to draw all square, and each player parred the final hole, sending the match to extra holes.

The Women's Amateur is Miss Hurst's second USGA title; she had won the 1986 Girls' Junior. Miss Hurst defeated three members of the 1990 Curtis Cup team to reach the semifinals. From the second round through the quarterfinals, she defeated, in order, Katie Peterson, 3 and 1; Robin Weiss, 7 and 6; and Vicki Goetze, 1 up.

Miss Hurst defeated Delphine Bourson 2 up in her semifinal match, using a strong second nine to gain the lead, just as she had done many times in the championship.

A senior at San Jose State University, Miss Hurst capped her summer by playing for the United States in the U.S. Women's World Amateur Team Championship, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The United States won.

 
 
Championship Facts

U.S. Mid-Amateur

ARCHITECTS – The Kiawah Island Club’s 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 Club’s 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
Putting Greens – Prepared firm and fast to measure approximately 12 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter
Approaches collars around greens – .400 inches (30 inches in width, or one mower width, on collars)
Fairways, teeing grounds – .450 inches Intermediate Rough – 1 inch (6 feet in width)
Primary Rough – 2.5 to 3 inches Practice Tee – .450 inches

The River Course
Putting Greens – Prepared firm and fast to measure approximately 12 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter
Fairways, approaches, collars around greens – .350 inches (30 inches in width, or one mower width, on collars)
Teeing Grounds – .250 inches
Intermediate Rough – 1 inch (6 feet in width)
Primary Rough – 2.5 to 3 inches
Practice Tee – .450 inches

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 Men’s and Women’s 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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