USGA Jr Girls Winning

Winning at the USGA Junior Girls' Championship, held in 2012 at Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco/Daly City, is why junior girls enter this event. We have watched this tournament unfold from a close vantage point: we walk the course with the players and study what we see from our golf perspectives that we document throughout our website.

We think winning and competing are different. To win, players will do what is needed to play their best and get into position to master the course. These players will work with a good instructor/coach, understand the mechanics of their swing, update their equipment regularly to keep pace with their development, study the course characteristics, find a caddy who can help with strategy and read the greens, and practice at the event to refine the little things that can make a big difference in the outcome. Although there can only be one name at the top of the leaderboard on the final day of the tournament, we have seen lots of winners on the course.

We like the youngest players who at age 12 and 13 have qualified to enter the tournament and play against many of the best juniors in the world who are 3 or 4 years older. That's a big difference in biological development in the 12-17 age group for this event. The youngest players have seen firsthand what it will take to win next year, or the year after that. They'll be back. And, they have great parents who support them.

We like the players who have continued to develop their game and qualified in successive years in search of that elusive championship. Golf is a difficult game and it takes desire and commitment to get the trophy. We like the determination that radiates from their game.

Most of all, we love competitive junior golf at this level. Everyone who plays golf owes it to themselves to watch the USGA girls junior championship. You will see where the heart of the game lives. The next time you go out on the course, you will play differently. You will play better because of what you learned from watching the stars of tomorrow.