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Time to put the squeegees on alert again. The rain has returned and it's falling quite hard at the moment. Having walked the New Course at Trump National Golf Club this morning, it's still wet in several spots. The greens, however, have repelled the water quite well, thanks to being built to USGA specs and having a sub-air system that sucks out the moisture like a vacuum.
There are some wonderful third-round matchups for the U.S. Girls' Junior, especially Kimberly Kim facing Jessica Korda. Korda, Kim and Alexis Thompson were grouped together for the first two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open two weeks ago at Saucon Valley. Kim, the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, failed to make the cut, while Korda tied for 26th, shooting a final-round 69. She also shot a final-round 69 at the 2008 Women's Open to earn a share of 19th and an exemption into the 2009 Women's Open.
Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla., has a chance to eliminate a pair of Lees. She beat Erynne Lee, 3 and 1, this morning and faces Suzie Lee this afternoon.
Another great matchup features medalist Amy Anderson against 14-year-old Alison Lee, who tied for 26th at the Women's Open, shooting a final-round 70 (one under).
And last year's runner-up, Karen Chung, meets another decorated junior Victoria Tanco of Argentina. Tanco was the 2008 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year.
Watch out for Ani Gulugian of Irvine, Calif. The 17 year old earned the No. 5 seed after stroke play, including a second-round 70 that was one of only three sub-par rounds on that rainy Tuesday, and thus far has posted 6-and-4 and 5-and-3 wins. Gulugian has been on the road since the first week of July, when she competed in the Rolex Tournament of Champions in Missouri, followed by the U.S. Women's Open, last week's McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls Championship and this week's Girls' Junior. She'll play in the Canon Cup next week in Flagstaff, Ariz., followed by the U.S. Women's Amateur in St. Louis and conclude the road trip outside of Chicago at the Junior Solheim Cup.
By then, she might be tired of room service.
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