TU Golfers Have History With U.S. Girls’ Junior Golf Championship
7/17/2015 11:58:00 AM | Women's Golf
Tulsa Country Club, who along with The University of Tulsa hosted the 2014 NCAA Division Women's Golf Championships, is getting ready to host another major golf event.
The U.S. Girls' Junior Golf Championship comes to the city of Tulsa and TCC, Monday-Saturday, July 20-25. The event is FREE to the public. Stroke play competition will take place Monday and Tuesday when there will be a cut to the top-64 players to participate in match play.
The University of Tulsa boasts seven of the school's former golfers who won championships at the U.S. Girls Junior. These seven golfers claimed either the match play title or were stroke play medalists, beginning with Nancy Lopez's stroke play victory in 1972.
Lopez went on to win another stroke play title in 1974, while defeating another future TU golfer Lauren Howe. Dayne Benson (1975), Lori Castillo (1978) and Cathy Mockett (1984) also won stroke-play titles. Lopez (1973), Carolyn Hill (1974), Howe (1975), Melissa McNamara (1983, 1983) and Mockett (1984) were the stroke play medalists.
In addition, current TU women's golf coach Emilee Klein-Gille won both the stroke play and match play titles in 1991.
TU WOMEN GOLFERS –– U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
1972: Nancy Lopez d. Catherine Morse, 1 up; Jefferson City (Mo.) C.C.; Medalist — 151, Amy Alcott; Entries: 93
1973: (Aug. 6-11) Amy Alcott d. Mary Lawrence, 6 and 5; Somerset Hills C.C., Bernardsville, N.J.; Medalist — 144, Nancy Lopez; Entries: 98
1974: Nancy Lopez d. Lauren Howe, 7 and 5; Columbia-Edgewater C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 151, Carolyn Hill; Entries: 102
1975: Dayna Benson d. Kyle O'Brien, 1 up; Dedham (Mass.) C. & P.C.; Medalists — 148, Dayna Benson, Beverley Davis, Lauren Howe; Entries: 113
1976: Pilar Dorado d. Kellii Doherty, 3 and 2; Del Rio G. & C.C., Modesto, Calif.; Medalist — 146, Lauren Howe; Entries: 129
1978: Lori Castillo d. Jenny Lidback, 4 and 2; Wilmington (Del.) C.C., (North Course); Medalist — 146, Mary Barrett; Entries: 172
1982: (Aug. 9-14) Heather Farr d. Caroline Keggi, 2 and 1; Greeley (Colo.) C.C.; Medalist — 141, Melissa McNamara; Entries: 167
1983: Kim Saiki d. Buffy Klein, 2 and 1; Somerset Hills C.C., Bernardsville, N.J.; Medalist — 150, Melissa McNamara; Entries: 165
1984: Cathy Mockett d. Michiko Hattori, 1 up; Mill Creek C.C., Bothell, Wash.; Medalist — 146, Cathy Mockett; Entries: 145
CURRENT TULSA HEAD COACH EMILEE KLEIN-GILLE
1991: Emilee Klein d. Kimberly Marshall, 3 and 2; Crestview C.C., Wichita, Kan.; Medalist — 142, Emilee Klein; Entries: 210
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