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1991

Amy Fruhwirth

Amy Fruhwirth, 23, of Phoenix, Ariz., and the medalist, took a commanding lead with birdies on four consecutive holes and went on to defeat Heidi Voorhees, 18, of Valley Village, Calif., 5 and 4, in the final match at Prairie Dunes Country Club, in Hutchinson, Kan.

With the 36-hole final all square after four holes, Fruhwirth went ahead for good by winning five of the next six holes, four of them with birdies, to go 5 up after 10 holes.

Her lead was trimmed to 3 up at the end of the morning 18, and to 2 up after 25 holes, but Fruhwirth then birdied the next four holes to assume a commanding 6 up advantage,

Fruhwirth advanced to the final by defeating Martha Leach, of Austin, Texas, 7 and 6; Voorhees eliminated Martha Lang, of Geneva, Ill., 3 and 2. Of the three former champions who advanced to match play, none managed to advance past the second round.

Anne Sander was beaten in the first round by Italy's Catarina Quintarelli, and Carol Semple Thompson and Vicki Goetze each won one match before losing in the round of 32.

Fruhwirth won the qualifying medal with a 36-hole score of even-par 144, one stroke better than 17-year-old Emilee Klein, of Studio City, Calif., who captured the U.S. Girls' Junior title the previous week.

 
 
Championship Facts

U.S. Mid-Amateur

PAR AND YARDAGE – The course at Milwaukee Country Club is set to play at 7,004/6,958 yards and par 35-35—70. Brown Deer Park Golf Course, which will be utilized as the second course for the stroke-play portion of the championship (two rounds), is set up at 6,728 yards with a par of 34-36—70.

ARCHITECTS OF THE COURSES – H.S. Colt and Charles Alison designed the course at Milwaukee Country Club, which opened in 1911. The club was founded in 1894.

George Hansen was the architect of Brown Deer Park Golf Course, which opened in 1929.

WHO CAN PLAY – Amateur golfers who will have reached their 25th birthday on or before Sept. 6, and who have a USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 3.4, are eligible.

ENTRIES – Entries for the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur closed July 16. The USGA accepted 3,839 entries for the 2008 championship. The record of 5,271 entries was set in 1997.

QUALIFYING – Sectional qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur will be conducted from July 28-Aug. 18 at 68 sites.

THE FIELD – The starting field will consist of 264 golfers. Each golfer will play a single round on each of the two golf courses before the field is trimmed to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play at Milwaukee Country Club.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY –

  • Saturday, Sept. 6 – First round, stroke play (18 holes)
  • Sunday, Sept. 7 – Second round, stroke play (18 holes). After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers, who advance to match play.
  • Monday, Sept. 8 – First round, match play (18 holes)
  • Tuesday, Sept. 9 -Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes)
  • Wednesday, Sept. 10 – Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes); Semifinals, match play (18 holes)
  • Thursday, Sept. 11 – Final, match play (36 holes)

    • ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

     

     
     
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