| Championship Venue | The Ridgewood Country Club (Composite Course), Paramus, N.J. |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Architect | A.W. Tillinghast |
| Entries Open | Week of April 4 |
| Entries Close | June 1 |
| Dates of Championship | July 18-23 |
| Eligibility | Any female who has not turned 18 as of July 23 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 18.4 |
| 2015 Championship | Eun Jeong Seong def. Angel Yin, 3 and 2; Tulsa (Okla.) Country Club |
| Exempt players | Annika Cedo (2015 Girls' Junior quarterfinalist) Ya-Chun Chang (WAGR Top 75) Hye-Jin Choi (WAGR Top 75) Jayna Choi (2015 Girls' Junior semifinalist) Muni He (Completed 72 holes in 2015 U.S. Women's Open) Andrea Lee (2015 Girls' Junior quarterfinalist; Member of 2016 USA Curtis Cup Team; WAGR Top 75) Mika Liu (2015 Girls' Junior quarterfinalist; Member of 2016 USA Curtis Cup Team; WAGR Top 75) Haley Moore (WAGR Top 75) Eun Jeong Song (2015 Girls; Junior champion; WAGR Top 75) |
| Quotable | "I have many happy energy right now. I'm [very] excited... I'm going to keep this trophy at the end of my bed." - Eun Jeong Seong |
| Notable Past Events at The Ridgewood Country Club (winner) | 1935 Ryder Cup (United States) 1957 U.S. Senior Amateur (J. Clark Espie) 1974 U.S. Amateur (Jerry Pate) 1990 U.S. Senior Open (Lee Trevino) 2001 PGA Senior Championship (Tom Watson) 2008, 2010, 2014 The Barclays (Vijay Singh, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan) |
| U.S. Girls’ Juniors in New Jersey (4) | 1973: Somerset Hills C.C./Bernardsville (Champion: Amy Alcott) 1983: Somerset Hills C.C./Bernardsville (Kim Saiki) 1990: Manasquan River G.C./Brielle (Sandrine Mendiburu) 2002: Echo Lake C.C./Westfield (Inbee Park) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Schedule of Play for 2016 Championship | Monday, July 18 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Tuesday, July 19 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Wednesday, July 20 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 21 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Friday, July 22 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Saturday, July 23 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Television Coverage | Friday, July 22: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) Saturday, July 23: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) |
| Future Sites | 2017: Boone Valley Golf Club/Augusta, Mo./July 24-29 2018: Poppy Hills Golf Course/Pebble Beach, Calif./July 21-26 |
U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR
U.S. Girls' Junior Fast Facts
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Jan 7, 2016
Lexi Thompson was just 13 years old when she won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2008. (USGA/Robert Walker)