Official Website Of The 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship

Tiffany Joh, of San Diego, defeated Jennifer Song, 2 and 1 to become the fifth two-time WAPL Champion at Erin Hills Golf Course. (USGA Photo Archives)

Joh Defeats Song 2 and 1 At 2008 WAPL Championship Match

Erin, Wis. - Tiffany Joh, 21, of San Diego, Calif., defeated Jennifer Song, 18, of Korea, 2 and 1, in Saturday’s 36-hole final to capture her second U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship at the 6,158-yard, par-73 Erin Hills Golf Course.

Overcoming a sluggish morning round and inconsistent putting, Joh, a senior-to-be at UCLA became just the fifth player in the WAPL’s 32-year history to win multiple titles, joining Kelly Fuiks (1977, 78), Lori Castillo (1979, 80), Pearl Sinn (1988, 89) and Jo Jo Robertson (1995, 97). Joh defeated Kimberly, Kim, of Hilo, Hawaii, in 2006 at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colo.

Interview With 2008 WAPL Champion Tiffany Joh

Meet The 2008 WAPL Quarterfinalists

Erin Hills: A Wisconsin Success Story

Erin, Wis. – Up in a corner room of a rustic, Irish-style clubhouse, Bob Lang sits behind an antique desk and gazes out toward a small wooden starter’s shack near what is the championship teeing ground for the first hole at Erin Hills Golf Course.

His face is beaming with the kind of pride a parent would get upon a son or daughter’s graduation or wedding. A certain glow overcomes his face.

The moment had taken some eight years, ever since Lang first laid eyes on this natural 652-acre piece of farmland 30 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

Championship Facts

Women's Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Erin Hills Golf Course will play at 6,178 yards and a par of 36-37—73.

COURSE SET-UP – The championship setup will result in a USGA Course Rating® of 75.8 and a Slope Rating® of 130.

Teeing ground – Height of grass – .45 of an inch
Fairways and approaches – Height of grass – ½ inch
Putting green collars – Height of grass – one mower width at .45 of an inch
Putting greens – The greens will have a speed of 10.5 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter
Intermediate rough – Height of grass – 1 ½ inches
Primary rough – Height of grass – The graduated rough (fescue) will feature 2½-3 inches for the first cut and 3½-4 inches for the second cut.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY –

Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17 – Qualifying, 18 holes, stroke play (field of 156 reduced to the lowest 64 players, who advance to match play).
Wednesday, June 18 – First round, 18 holes, match play.
Thursday, June 19 – Second and third round, 18 holes, match play.
Friday, June 20 – Quarterfinals and semifinals, 18 holes, match play.
Saturday, June 21 – Final, 36 holes, match play. Award ceremony following play.

ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship, and spectators are encouraged to attend.

ARCHITECTS – Ron Whitten, Michael Hurdzon and Dana Fry collaborated to design Erin Hills Golf Course, which opened in 2006.

ABOUT ERIN HILLS – Robert Lang purchased the property in 1999 and a year later, he invited Whitten, Hurdzon and Fry out to look at the landscape with the hope of building a golf course. The natural setting proved to be perfect for a championship layout. Construction began in September 2004 and completed in 2006. The course had such potential that the USGA awarded the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship before it opened to the public. This past February, the USGA awarded Erin Hills a second championship, the 2011 U.S. Amateur.


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