Duke Opens ACC Championship With Eight-Stroke Lead On Friday

Friday, April 14

Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinehurst #8)

All Day

Duke University

Day One

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Duke Opens ACC Championship With Eight-Stroke Lead On Friday

4/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

PINEHURST, N.C. ? Looking for its 11th consecutive ACC Championship, the top-ranked Duke women's golf team opened play on Friday at the Par 72, 6,293-Yard Pinehurst #8 Golf Course with a six-over-par score of 294 and leads by eight strokes with 36-holes remaining in Pinehurst, N.C.

The Blue Devils were the only team to shoot under 300 on the day and rounding out the field was N.C. State (302), Florida State (302), Virginia (308), Maryland (308), Wake Forest (314), North Carolina (315), Miami (316) and Boston College (330).

"The golf course is not easy and the wind came up on the back side," says Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. "I think we played a little better golf on the back side. In the past, we've had some success in this tournament. We are trying to play really well here to give us momentum going into regionals and nationals (NCAA). We did okay today, but we can do better. There is definitely a learning curve on this golf course."

Duke freshman Amanda Blumenherst continued her stellar play with a three-under-par round of 69 and leads the individual action by three strokes. A native of Scottsdale, Ariz., Blumenherst opened play with two birdies over her first three holes, but suffered a double-bogey on the par three fifth hole after missing the green on her tee shot. She went on to register five birdies over her final 10 holes, including playing the final seven holes at four-under-par. Five of Blumenherst's six birdies came on par four holes.

Fellow freshman Jennie Lee kicked off her first ACC Championship with a two-over-par 74 on Friday and is tied for fourth. Lee, a product of Huntington Beach, Calif., suffered bogies on each of the first two par five's on the day, but rebounded to notch a birdie on the par-three eighth hole and went on to birdie the par-four 16th hole to even her score. A double-bogey on the 18th hole concluded her action on Friday.

Coming off one of the best tournament of the season at the Bryan Park Collegiate Championship, sophomore Jennifer Pandolfi continued her excellent play with a three-over-par, 75. Pandolfi, who is from Navarre, Fla., is tied for seventh as she finished the day with a solid round of zero birdies and three bogies.

Just like Blumenherst, Duke senior Liz Janangelo missed the green on the par-three third hole and went on commit a double-bogey, which was the only blemish on her scorecard over the first 13 holes. She then had a bogey on the par-four 14th and sandwiched in a birdie in-between bogies on No. 16 and No. 18 to close out her day. A West Hartford, Conn., product, Janangelo is tied for 13th in the individual action.

After missing the last tournament due to playing in the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, junior Anna Grzebien totaled her second-worst score of the season with a 79 on Friday and is tied for 22nd. From holes No. 3-9, Grzebien suffered six bogies, but rebounded to play the final nine holes at one-over-par to finish with a 79.

Duke will begin teeing off on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. along with N.C. State and Florida State for round two.

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rank team scores1 Duke 294 294 +6
T2 North Carolina State 302 302 +14
T2 Florida State Univ. 302 302 +14
T4 Virginia 308 308 +20
T4 Maryland, U. of 308 308 +20
6 Wake Forest 314 314 +26
7 North Carolina, U of 315 315 +27
8 Miami, U. of 316 316 +28
9 Boston College 330 330 +42

start finish player school scores
" 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69 69 -3
" T2 Katie Trotter Maryland, U. of 72 72 E
" T2 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. 72 72 E
" T4 Jennie Lee Duke 74 74 +2
" T4 Nancy Mountcastle North Carolina State 74 74 +2
" T4 Jessica Steward Miami, U. of 74 74 +2
" T7 Jaclyn Burch Florida State Univ. 75 75 +3
" T7 Jean Chua Wake Forest 75 75 +3
" T7 Stephanie Derrey North Carolina State 75 75 +3
" T7 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 75 75 +3
" T7 Rachel Smith Virginia 75 75 +3
" T7 Katie Stepanek Maryland, U. of 75 75 +3
" T13 Molly Birmingham North Carolina State 76 76 +4
" T13 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. 76 76 +4
" T13 Elizabeth Janangelo Duke 76 76 +4
" T13 Leah Wigger Virginia 76 76 +4
" T17 Lorraine Ballerano North Carolina State 77 77 +5
" T17 Lauren Hunt North Carolina, U of 77 77 +5
" T19 Katie Miller North Carolina, U of 78 78 +6
" T19 Lara Smilnak Boston College 78 78 +6
" T19 Carly Truitt Virginia 78 78 +6
" T22 Jennie Arseneault Virginia 79 79 +7
" T22 Kelly Calkin Maryland, U. of 79 79 +7
" T22 Emily Cannon Boston College 79 79 +7
" T22 Sydney Crane North Carolina, U of 79 79 +7
" T22 Mandy Goins Wake Forest 79 79 +7
" T22 Anna Grzebien Duke 79 79 +7
" T22 Caroline Larsson Florida State Univ. 79 79 +7
" T29 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 80 80 +8
" T29 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 80 80 +8
" T29 Lauren Mielbrecht Virginia 80 80 +8
" T29 Josie Shinn Miami, U. of 80 80 +8
" T29 Jessica Vincent North Carolina State 80 80 +8
" T29 Hagen Weintraub Miami, U. of 80 80 +8
" 35 Ann Laney North Carolina, U of 81 81 +9
" T36 Laura Caniff North Carolina, U of 82 82 +10
" T36 Kelly MacWhinnie Maryland, U. of 82 82 +10
" T36 Tiffany Prats Miami, U. of 82 82 +10
" T39 Kathryn Mohr Boston College 84 84 +12
" T39 Maggie Simons Wake Forest 84 84 +12