70Th U.S. Girls' Junior Championship – Notebook and Storylines
70th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship – Notebook and Storylines July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior The average age of the 156 U.S. Girls’ Junior competitors is 16 years, 9 months, 24 days. Avery Zweig, 11 years, 5 months, 19 days, of McKinney, Texas, is the championship’s youngest competitor and the youngest qualifier in Girls’ Junior history. She is the only 11-year-old in the field. The championship’s oldest competitor is Elizabeth Caldarelli, of Scottsdale, Ariz. She is 18 years, 10 months and 27 days old as of July 16. Field breakdown by age: 11: 1 player 12: 1 player 13: 5 players 14: 13 players 15: 22 players 16: 35 players 17: 39 players 18: 40 players There are 14 countries represented in the championship: Argentina (2), Australia (3), Canada (6), Chinese Taipei (2), Colombia (2), Hong Kong China, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico (4), Nigeria, the People’s Republic of China (7), the Philippines (2), the Republic of Korea (2), and the United States (122). There are 33 states represented in the championship: Alabama (2), Arizona (4), Arkansas (2), California (34), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (10), Georgia (3), Hawaii (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (5), North Carolina (6), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (13), Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin. There are two USGA champions in the field: Hailee Cooper, 18, of Montgomery, Texas (2016 U.S.
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