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| Championship Venue |
Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course), Johns Creek, Ga. |
| Dates of Championship |
July 14-19 |
| Opened |
1898 |
| Architect |
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (Renovations/redesign by Rees Jones; renovations by Tripp Davis in 2021-2022) |
| Field |
156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par |
6,312 yards/Par 71 (Yardages and par subject to change) |
| Course and Slope Rating |
77.4/143 |
| Entries Open |
March 19, 2025 |
| Entries Close |
May 14, 2025 (5 p.m. ET) |
| Eligibility |
Open to any female amateur players who have not reached the age of 19 by July 19 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4. |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted May 21-June 26 at sites to be determined |
| 2024 Championship |
Rianne Malixi, 17, of the Philippines, made 14 birdies over 29 holes in defeating 15-year-old Asterisk Talley, of Chowchilla, Calif., 8 and 7, in the 36-hole final at El Caballero Country Club, in Tarzana, Calif. It was the largest margin of victory since the championship went to a 36-hole final in 2006. Malixi avenged her championship-match loss from a year earlier to Kiara Romero. Malixi would beat Talley in the U.S. Women's Amateur final a few weeks later, the first time the same two players have met in a title match in the same calendar year. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable |
“It's huge I know. It's hard for me to comprehend right now because everything just came in so quickly. I know being USGA champion means a lot. Being able to do that is a huge honor for me and I'm very grateful.” -- Rianne Malixi |
| Hole by hole (Subject to change) |
ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB (RIVERSIDE COURSE)
Hole 1: 534 yards (Par 5)
Hole 2: 392 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 130 yards (Par 3)
Hole 4: 381 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 545 yards (Par 5)
Hole 6: 148 yards (Par 3)
Hole 7: 398 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 156 yards (Par 3)
Hole 9: 419 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,103 yards (Par 35)
Hole 10: 377 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 161 yards (Par 3)
Hole 12: 529 yards (Par 5)
Hole 13: 373 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 311 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 393 yards (Par 4)
Hole 16: 380 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 177 yards (Par 3)
Hole 18: 508 yards (Par 5)
IN: 3,209 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 6,312 yards (Par 71) |
| What Champion Receives |
-A gold medal
-Custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for one year
-Exemptions into all future U.S. Girls' Junior Championships for which she is age-eligible
-Exemption into the 2026 U.S. Women's Open Championship
-Exemptions into the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Championships
-Invitation to the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
-Name engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| U.S. Girls' Juniors in Georgia (1) |
1971: Augusta Country Club, Augusta (Hollis Stacy) |
| Previous notable events held at Atlanta Athletic Club |
1976 U.S. Open (Jerry Pate)
1981 PGA Championship (Larry Nelson)
1984 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Michael Podolak)
1990 U.S. Women's Open (Betsy King)
2001 PGA Championship (David Toms)
2002 U.S. Junior Amateur (Charlie Beljan)
2011 PGA Championship (Keegan Bradley)
2014 U.S. Amateur (Gunn Yang)
2017 Palmer Cup (United States)
2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (Nelly Korda) |
| Notable U.S. Girls' Junior Champions |
Mickey Wright (1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956); Hollis Stacy (1969-71); Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974); Amy Alcott (1973); Pat Hurst (1986); Michelle McGann (1987); Brandie Burton (1989); Kelli Kuehne (1994); Beth Bauer (1997); Inbee Park (2002); Julieta Granada (2004); I.K. Kim (2005); Lexi Thompson (2008); Ariya Jutanugarn (2011); Minjee Lee (2012); Eun Jeong Seong (2015-16), Rose Zhang (2021) |
| Notable U.S. Girls' Junior Runners-Up |
Mickey Wright (1950); Barbara McIntire (1951, 1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1955); Amy Alcott (1971); Vicki Goetze (1990); Grace Park (1996); Candie Kung (1997); Inbee Park (2003, 2005); Jane Park (2004); Kimberly Kim (2009); Alison Lee (2012); Angel Yin (2015); Andrea Lee (2016) |
| Fast Fact |
The original location of the Atlanta Athletic Club is now called East Lake Golf Club, where legends Bob Jones and Alexis Stirling both learned the game. Beverly Hanson won the 1950 U.S. Amateur at East Lake Golf Club (called AAC at the time). |
| Did You Know? |
This will be just the second U.S. Girls' Junior contested in the Peachtree State. In 1971, Hollis Stacy defeated Amy Alcott in one of the most memorable finals in championship history at the Augusta Country Club. Both players went on to win U.S. Women's Open titles and are inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame. |
| First for AAC |
Atlanta Athletic Club will become the first site to have hosted a U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open. |
| Schedule of Play |
Monday, July 14 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes)
Tuesday, July 15 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes)
Wednesday, July 16 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, July 17 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play)
Friday, July 18 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play)
Saturday, July 19 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut |
The low 64 scorers will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to cut down to 64 players. |
| Broadcast Schedule (All Times EDT) |
TBD |
Future Sites
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2026: Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C./July 13-18
2027: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/July 12-17
2030: The Country Club, Brookline, Mass./July 15-20
2031: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 14-19
2032: Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst, N.C./July 12-17
2034: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./July 17-22
2035: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./July 16-21
2037: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis./July 13-18
2038: Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich./July 12-17
2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |
