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| 2001 Meredith Duncan Meredith Duncan, 21, Schreveport, La., made a two-foot birdie putt on the 37th hole to defeat Nicole Perrot, 17, Santiago, Chile, and win the 101st United States Women's Amateur Championship at the 6,242-yard, par 71 Flint Hills National Golf club. It was a match that vereran observers called the greatest final in the history of the United States Golf Association championships, a punch and counter-punch contest that inspired cheers from a gallery of some 2,500 spectators. With the usual match play concessions, and they were few, Duncan and Perrot made 10 birdies each. Duncan had 18 one-putt greens, Perrot had 16. Duncan fired rounds of 65-72 for the 36 holes, and birdies the 37th. Perrot fired rounds of 71-67, and parred the 37th - a par that cost her the United States Women's Amateur title one week after she won the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. On the stregth of eight birdies, Duncan was 4 up after 27 holes. At the 28th Perrot began her move. Perrot won the 28th and 29th holes with birdies and reduced Duncan's lead to two holes. Perrot won the 31st hole with a par and the margin was one. At the 34th hole, a 402-yard par 4, Perrot sank an 8-foot putt for a par. Duncan then made one of her few mistakes, three-putting from 35 feet, and the match was all square. The two stood on the tee of the 491-yard 36th hole, all square. Perrot's third shot from 120 yards fell 18 feet short of the hole. Duncan hit her wedge from 117 yards to within five feet. Perrot made her curling 18-foot uphill putt for a birdie. Now the pressure was on Duncan. She rammed the putt into the hole to match Perrot's birdie. The sudden death at the 143-yard par-3 37th hole, Perrot's shot covered the flag, settling some 18 feet past the hole. Duncan gripped down on a 7 iron and ripped a shot that nearly went into the hole. With the match and the title on the line, both played deliberately. Perrot stroked her putt, but her ball slid by on the left side of the hole. Duncan rapped on her two-footer and leaped into the arms of her father, David who was her caddie.
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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 – ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.
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