LIVE SCORING: U.S. Girls' Junior underway in Colorado Springs

History is being made this week in Colorado in more ways than one. Not only will a champion be crowned at the U.S. Girls' Junior, but for the first time in history, a USGA championship will be conducted on a military base. The Eisenhower G.C. resides on the property of the United States Air Force Academy.

The site was originally scheduled to host in 2020, but COVID-19 canceled the championship.

Yana Wilson, 15, of Henderson, Nev., defeated 14-year-old Gianna Clemente, of Estero, Fla., 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. Battling extreme heat and humidity all week, Wilson, a quarterfinalist in 2021, to add her name to the legendary list of champions on the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy. To read more, click here.

WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES

-A gold medal
-Custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for one year
-Exemptions into all future U.S. Girls' Junior Championships for which she is age-eligible
-Exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women's Open Championship
-Exemptions into the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Championships
-Invitation to the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur

NOTABLE U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR PAST CHAMPIONS

Mickey Wright (1952); JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956); Hollis Stacy (1969-71); Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974); Amy Alcott (1973); Pat Hurst (1986); Michelle McGann (1987); Brandie Burton (1989); Kelli Kuehne (1994); Beth Bauer (1997); Inbee Park (2002); Julieta Granada (2004); I.K. Kim (2005); Lexi Thompson (2008); Ariya Jutanugarn (2011); Minjee Lee (2012); Eun Jeong Seong (2015-16)