U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR

Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Girls' Junior

By David Shefter, USGA

| Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C.
Dates of Championship	July 13-18
Opened	2001
Architect	Rees Jones
Field	156 competitors
Yardage/Par	6,491 yards (Subject to change)
Course and Slope Rating	TBD
Entries Open	March
Eligibility	Open to any female amateur players who have not reached the age of 19 by July 18 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4.
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted at sites to be determined
2025 Championship	Aphrodite Deng, 15, became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Girls' Junior with her 2-and-1 victory over Xingtong Chen, of Singapore at the Atlanta Athletic Club's Riverside Course. The victory capped a great 2025 competitive season for Deng, who also won the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and the Mizuho Americas Open alongside LPGA Tour players at Liberty National Golf Club, in Bayonne, N.J. To read more, click here.
Quotable	"It really means a lot. I just can't believe that I won. I didn't really think about the end result because I knew there were a lot of good players here. I just tried to win each match.” -- Aphrodite Deng
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 2027 U.S. Women's Open Championship at Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio -Exemptions into the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Women's Amateur Championships -Invitation to the 2027 Augusta National Women's Amateur -Name engraved on 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Hole by hole (Subject to change)	OLD CHATHAM GOLF CLUB Hole 1: 544 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 151 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 353 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 414 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 392 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 544 yards (Par 5) Hole 7: 173 yards (Par 3) Hole 8: 331 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 340 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,242 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 333 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 544 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 190 yards (Par 3) Hole 13: 363 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 495 yards (Par 5) Hole 15: 396 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 362 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 163 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 403 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,249 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,491 yards (Par 72)
U.S. Girls' Juniors in North Carolina (3)	1989: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines (Brandie Burton) 2006: Carmel Country Club, Charlotte (Jenny Shin) 2010: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst (Doris Chen)
Previous notable events held at Old Chatham Golf Club	2009 North Carolina Amateur (Mark McMillen) 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur (Bob Royak)
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), Kiara Romero (2023), Rianne Malixi (2024)
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), Asterisk Talley (2024)
Fast Fact	Former USGA president Jim Hyler is a member at Old Chatham Golf Club.
Schedule of Play	Monday, July 13 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Tuesday, July 14 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Wednesday, July 15 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 16 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Friday, July 17 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Saturday, July 18 (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	2027: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/July 12-17 2029: Eugene (Ore.) Country Club/July 16-21 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

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