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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

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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