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| 1993 Jill McGill Jill McGill, of Denver, Colo., made a 45-foot birdie putt on the third hole and led the rest of the way in defeating Sarah LeBrun Ingram, of Nashville, Tenn., 1 up for the U.S. Women's Amateur title at San Diego Country Club. McGill, 21, a senior at the University of Southern California, increased her margin to 4 up through 17 holes before Ingram rallied on the second 18 to cut the margin to 1 up on the 34th hole of the 36-hole final match. "I think having no expectations coming into this week helped me," said McGill, who along with Ingram failed to qualify for match play a year ago. "I'm really excited because it shows a lot of progress in my game." Ingram was the more experienced of the two, having played on the 1992 U.S. Curtis Cup and World Amateur Teams. She also won the 1991 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur title and has played in nine Amateurs as compared to McGill's three. "If I could have just brought it to 1 down a little earlier," said Ingram, who just missed a chip for birdie that would have squared the match on the final hole. "If I hadn't three putted that 13th hole. That probably was the killer right there." Heidi Voorhees, of Valley Village, Calif., and McGill's college teammate, earned medalist honors with an even-par 146 for two days of stroke play qualifying. Voorhees lost in the third round of match play to Debbi Koyama, of Westlake Village, Calif. A record 442 women entered the championship, including former winners Anne Sander, of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Carol Semple Thompson, of Sewickley, Pa. Both advanced to match play. Also among the 64 players advancing to the match play field with 154 was Moira Dunn, of Utica, N.Y., who had a hole-in-one on the second day of qualifying.
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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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