Winners of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
The U.S. Girls' Junior Championship is the top golf tournament for amateur, junior girls golfers. Its roster of champions below includes many big names who went on to Hall-of-Fame LPGA Tour careers after winning this title.
2025 — Aphrodite Deng def. Xingtong Chen, 2 and 1
2024 — Rianne Malixi def. Asterisk Talley, 8 and 7
2023 — Kiara Romero def. Rianne Malixi, 1 up
2022 — Yana Wilson def. Gianna Clemente, 3 and 2
2021 — Rose Zhang def. Bailey Davis, 6 and 4
2020 — Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 — Lei Ye def. Jillian Bourdage, 1-up
2018 — Yealimi Noh def. Alexa Pano, 4 and 3
2017 — Erica Shepherd def. Jennifer Chang, 3 and 2
2016 — Eun Jeong Seong def. Andrea Lee, 3 and 2
2015 — Eun Jeong Seong def. Angel Yin, 3 and 2
2014 — Princess Mary Superal def. Marijosse Navarro, 1-up (37 holes)
2013 — Gabby Then def. Lakareber Abe, 2 and 1
2012 — Minjee Lee def. Alison Lee, 1-up
2011 — Ariya Jutanugarn def. Dottie Ardina, 2 and 1
2010 — Doris Chen def. Katelyn Dambaugh, 3 and 2
2009 — Amy Anderson def. Kimberly Kim, 6 and 5
2008 — Lexi Thompson def. Karen Chung, 5 and 4
2007 — Kristen Park def. Ayaka Kaneko, 4 and 3
2006 — Jenny Shin def. Vicky Hurst, 1-up (37 holes)
2005 — In-Kyung Kim def. Inbee Park, 5 and 4
2004 — Julieta Granada def. Jane Park, 20 holes
2003 — Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff def. Inbee Park, 1-up
2002 — Inbee Park def. Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, 4 and 3
2001 — Nicole Perrot def. Whitney Welch, 3 and 2
2000 — Lisa Ferrero def. Ina Kim, 3 and 1
1999 — Aree Wongluekiet (Song) def. Nancy Abiecunas, 2-up
1998 — Leigh Anne Hardin def. Brittany Straza, 2-up
1997 — Beth Bauer def. Candie Kung, 4 and 2
1996 — Dorothy Delasin def. Grace Park, 5 and 4
1995 — Marcy Newton def. Andrea Cordova, 4 and 3
1994 — Kelli Kuehne def. Molly Cooper, 5 and 3
1993 — Kellee Booth def. Erika Hayashida, 1 up
1992 — Jamie Koizumi def. Alicia Allison, 5 and 4
1991 — Emilee Klein def. Kimberly Marshall, 3 and 2
1990 — Sandrine Mendiburu def. Vicki Goetze, 3 and 2
1989 — Brandie Burton def. Carrie Hoshino, 1-up
1988 — Jamille Jose def. Debbie Parks, 5 and 4
1987 — Michelle McGann def. Lynne Mikulas, 7 and 5
1986 — Pat Hurst def. Adele Moore, 1-up (20 holes)
1985 — Dana Lofland def. Amy Fruhwirth, 4 and 3
1984 — Cathy Mockett def. Michiko Hattori, 1 up
1983 — Kim Saiki def. Buffy Klein, 2 and 1
1982 — Heather Farr def. Caroline Keggi, 2 and 1
1981 — Kay Cornelius def. Kim Simmons, 2 and 1
1980 — Laurie Rinker def. Libby Akers, 5 and 4
1979 — Penny Hammel def. Amy Benz, 2 and 1
1978 — Lori Castillo def. Jenny Lidback, 4 and 2
1977 — Althea Tome def. Missy McGeorge, 3 and 2
1976 — Pilar Dorado def. Kellii Doherty, 3 and 2
1975 — Dayna Benson def. Kyle O'Brien, 1-up
1974 — Nancy Lopez def. Lauren Howe, 7 and 5
1973 — Amy Alcott def. Mary Lawrence, 6 and 5
1972 — Nancy Lopez def. Catherine Morse, 1-up
1971 — Hollis Stacy def. Amy Alcott, 1-up (19 holes)
1970 — Hollis Stacy def. Janet Aulisi, 1-up
1969 — Hollis Stacy def. Jane Fassinger, 1-up
1968 — Margaret Harmon def. Kaye Beard, 3 and 2
1967 — Doll Story def. Liana Zambresky, 5 and 4
1966 — Claudia Ann Mayhew def. Kathy Ahern, 3 and 2
1965 — Gail Sykes def. Mary Louise Pritchett, 5 and 4
1964 — Peggy Conley def. Laura MacIvor, 6 and 5
1963 — Jan Ferraris def. Peggy Conley, 2-up
1962 — Mary Lou Daniel (Crocker) def. Mary Sawyer, 2-up
1961 — Mary Lowell def. Margaret Martin, 1-up
1960 — Carol Sorenson def. Sharon Fladoos, 2 and 1
1959 — Judy Rand def. Marcia Hamilton, 5 and 3
1958 — Judy Eller def. Sherry Wheeler, 1-up
1957 — Judy Eller def. Beth Stone, 1-up (20 holes)
1956 — JoAnne Gunderson (Carner) def. Clifford Ann Creed, 4 and 3
1955 — Carole Jo Kabler def. JoAnne Gunderson (Carner), 4 and 3
1954 — Wiffi Smith def. Sue Driscoll, 5 and 3
1953 — Millie Meyerson def. Holly Jean Roth, 4 and 2
1952 — Mickey Wright def. Barbara McIntire, 1-up
1951 — Arlene Brooks def. Barbara McIntire, 1-up
1950 — Patricia Lesser def. Mickey Wright, 4 and 2
1949 — Marlene Bauer (Hagge) def. Barbara Bruning, 2-up
United States Golf Association. Championship Formats, U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/championship-formats.html.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Girls' Junior Champions, https://championships.usga.org/usgirlsjunior/2024/u-s--girls--junior-champions.html.
The tournament was founded by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1949, one year after that organization started the boys' equivalent, the U.S. Junior Amateur. The first champion was Marlene Bauer Hagge, one of those future Hall-of-Famers.
The U.S. Girls' Junior has always been a match-play tournament. From its inception in 1949 through the 2005 championship, all matches were scheduled for 18 holes. Beginning with the 2006 tournament, the championship match has been 36 holes.
The tournament's only three-time champion is Hollis Stacy (1969, 1970, 1971), whose victories were in consecutive years. Judy Eller (1957-58) and Eun Jeong Seong (2015-16) also won back-to-back titles. The only other multiple winner so far is Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974).
List of U.S. Girls' Junior Winners
2026 — Clairey Lin def. Amelie Zalsman, 5 and 42025 — Aphrodite Deng def. Xingtong Chen, 2 and 1
2024 — Rianne Malixi def. Asterisk Talley, 8 and 7
2023 — Kiara Romero def. Rianne Malixi, 1 up
2022 — Yana Wilson def. Gianna Clemente, 3 and 2
2021 — Rose Zhang def. Bailey Davis, 6 and 4
2020 — Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 — Lei Ye def. Jillian Bourdage, 1-up
2018 — Yealimi Noh def. Alexa Pano, 4 and 3
2017 — Erica Shepherd def. Jennifer Chang, 3 and 2
2016 — Eun Jeong Seong def. Andrea Lee, 3 and 2
2015 — Eun Jeong Seong def. Angel Yin, 3 and 2
2014 — Princess Mary Superal def. Marijosse Navarro, 1-up (37 holes)
2013 — Gabby Then def. Lakareber Abe, 2 and 1
2012 — Minjee Lee def. Alison Lee, 1-up
2011 — Ariya Jutanugarn def. Dottie Ardina, 2 and 1
2010 — Doris Chen def. Katelyn Dambaugh, 3 and 2
2009 — Amy Anderson def. Kimberly Kim, 6 and 5
2008 — Lexi Thompson def. Karen Chung, 5 and 4
2007 — Kristen Park def. Ayaka Kaneko, 4 and 3
2006 — Jenny Shin def. Vicky Hurst, 1-up (37 holes)
2005 — In-Kyung Kim def. Inbee Park, 5 and 4
2004 — Julieta Granada def. Jane Park, 20 holes
2003 — Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff def. Inbee Park, 1-up
2002 — Inbee Park def. Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, 4 and 3
2001 — Nicole Perrot def. Whitney Welch, 3 and 2
2000 — Lisa Ferrero def. Ina Kim, 3 and 1
1999 — Aree Wongluekiet (Song) def. Nancy Abiecunas, 2-up
1998 — Leigh Anne Hardin def. Brittany Straza, 2-up
1997 — Beth Bauer def. Candie Kung, 4 and 2
1996 — Dorothy Delasin def. Grace Park, 5 and 4
1995 — Marcy Newton def. Andrea Cordova, 4 and 3
1994 — Kelli Kuehne def. Molly Cooper, 5 and 3
1993 — Kellee Booth def. Erika Hayashida, 1 up
1992 — Jamie Koizumi def. Alicia Allison, 5 and 4
1991 — Emilee Klein def. Kimberly Marshall, 3 and 2
1990 — Sandrine Mendiburu def. Vicki Goetze, 3 and 2
1989 — Brandie Burton def. Carrie Hoshino, 1-up
1988 — Jamille Jose def. Debbie Parks, 5 and 4
1987 — Michelle McGann def. Lynne Mikulas, 7 and 5
1986 — Pat Hurst def. Adele Moore, 1-up (20 holes)
1985 — Dana Lofland def. Amy Fruhwirth, 4 and 3
1984 — Cathy Mockett def. Michiko Hattori, 1 up
1983 — Kim Saiki def. Buffy Klein, 2 and 1
1982 — Heather Farr def. Caroline Keggi, 2 and 1
1981 — Kay Cornelius def. Kim Simmons, 2 and 1
1980 — Laurie Rinker def. Libby Akers, 5 and 4
1979 — Penny Hammel def. Amy Benz, 2 and 1
1978 — Lori Castillo def. Jenny Lidback, 4 and 2
1977 — Althea Tome def. Missy McGeorge, 3 and 2
1976 — Pilar Dorado def. Kellii Doherty, 3 and 2
1975 — Dayna Benson def. Kyle O'Brien, 1-up
1974 — Nancy Lopez def. Lauren Howe, 7 and 5
1973 — Amy Alcott def. Mary Lawrence, 6 and 5
1972 — Nancy Lopez def. Catherine Morse, 1-up
1971 — Hollis Stacy def. Amy Alcott, 1-up (19 holes)
1970 — Hollis Stacy def. Janet Aulisi, 1-up
1969 — Hollis Stacy def. Jane Fassinger, 1-up
1968 — Margaret Harmon def. Kaye Beard, 3 and 2
1967 — Doll Story def. Liana Zambresky, 5 and 4
1966 — Claudia Ann Mayhew def. Kathy Ahern, 3 and 2
1965 — Gail Sykes def. Mary Louise Pritchett, 5 and 4
1964 — Peggy Conley def. Laura MacIvor, 6 and 5
1963 — Jan Ferraris def. Peggy Conley, 2-up
1962 — Mary Lou Daniel (Crocker) def. Mary Sawyer, 2-up
1961 — Mary Lowell def. Margaret Martin, 1-up
1960 — Carol Sorenson def. Sharon Fladoos, 2 and 1
1959 — Judy Rand def. Marcia Hamilton, 5 and 3
1958 — Judy Eller def. Sherry Wheeler, 1-up
1957 — Judy Eller def. Beth Stone, 1-up (20 holes)
1956 — JoAnne Gunderson (Carner) def. Clifford Ann Creed, 4 and 3
1955 — Carole Jo Kabler def. JoAnne Gunderson (Carner), 4 and 3
1954 — Wiffi Smith def. Sue Driscoll, 5 and 3
1953 — Millie Meyerson def. Holly Jean Roth, 4 and 2
1952 — Mickey Wright def. Barbara McIntire, 1-up
1951 — Arlene Brooks def. Barbara McIntire, 1-up
1950 — Patricia Lesser def. Mickey Wright, 4 and 2
1949 — Marlene Bauer (Hagge) def. Barbara Bruning, 2-up
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United States Golf Association. Championship Formats, U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/championship-formats.html.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Girls' Junior Champions, https://championships.usga.org/usgirlsjunior/2024/u-s--girls--junior-champions.html.
