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Duke, Blumenherst Claim Tar Heel Invite Titles
10/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? For the 11th time in school history, the Duke Women's Golf Team claimed the Lady Tar Heel Invitational title on Sunday as the Blue Devils carded a team-best even-par, 288, to win by two strokes over second round leader Tennessee at the 6,285-yard, Par 72 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C. Blue Devil junior Amanda Blumenherst turned in her second win of the season and ninth of her career with a three stroke victory.
In the team standings, Duke fired rounds of 302, 287 and 288 to finish with a 54-hole total of 877. As the round went along on Sunday, the Blue Devils were down by nine strokes as they made the turn, but Duke played the back nine holes at five-under-par to make the comeback. Tennessee finished second with an 879 followed by Georgia (885), Auburn (885) Wake Forest (886) and Vanderbilt (886). Duke won its second straight tournament after opening the season with a third place finish at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship.
Blumenherst, who is from Scottsdale, Ariz., once again had a stellar back nine as she played the final eight holes on Sunday at three-under-par. A two-time NCAA Player of the Year, Blumenherst won the individual title by three strokes over Alina Lee of Georgia (212) with Jackqui Concolino of Vanderbilt finishing third (214). Over the three days, Blumenherst turned in rounds of 71, 68 and 70 to finish with a 209, which was seven-under-par.
She played the back nine holes at seven-under-par during the tournament. In the three tournaments so far this season, Blumenherst has registered an amazing 31-under-par ledger. Her nine tournament victories moves her within three from Duke's all-time leader Mary Anne Widman, who totaled 12 over her career.
Sophomore Alison Whitaker turned in her second straight strong round as she fired a one-under-par, 71, on Sunday to finish tied for 31st with a 224. On the final day, Whitaker notched four birdies and three bogies, but played the final nine holes at two-under-par as she posted birdies on holes 12 13 and her final hole, No. 2, since she opened her day on No. 3.
Jennifer Pandolfi, a senior from Navarre, Fla., collected an even par-72 on Sunday to conclude the weekend with rounds of 76, 74 and 72 for a total of 222, which was tied for 19th. She began her round on No. 2 and was one-over-par during her first 12 holes, but registered birdies on No. 14 and No. 15 to move to one-under-par. Pandolfi closed her day with a birdie on the first hole to fall back to even par.
Junior Jennie Lee had a wild day on Sunday as she turned in four birdies, three bogies, nine pars and two double-bogies on her way to finishing with a three-over-par, 75. In the overall individual action, Lee was tied for 19th with a 222.
After posting back-to-back rounds of 81, freshman Kim Donovan closed the weekend with a 75 to finish tied for 76 with a 237.
The Blue Devils have won the Tar Heel Invitational 11 times over the 31 years it has been held and had their streak of nine consecutive wins broken last year as they finished third. Duke has won the title in 1988, ?97, ?98, ?99, 2000, ?01, ?02, ?03, ?04, ?05 and ?07. Nine different Blue Devils have won the individual title over the 31 years- Mary Anne Widman (1983), Sarah LeBrun (1986), Christine Casingal (1988), Jenny Chuasiriporn (1997), Candy Hannemann (1998), Candy Hannemann and Leigh Anne Hardin (2000), Kristina Engstrom (2001), Liz Janangelo (2002), both Janangelo and Hardin (2003) and Blumenherst (2007).
Duke will next travel to Palo Alto, Calif., on Oct. 19-21 to play in the Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate, which is hosted by Stanford.
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Tar Heel Invitational
UNC Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, NC
Championship Tees
Dates: Oct 05 - Oct 07
rank team scores
1 Duke 302 287 288 877 +13
2 Tennessee 297 289 293 879 +15
T3 Georgia 298 293 294 885 +21
T3 Auburn 301 293 291 885 +21
T5 Wake Forest 295 298 293 886 +22
T5 Vanderbilt 297 299 290 886 +22
7 North Carolina St. 301 292 296 889 +25
8 Texas A&M University 302 294 296 892 +28
9 Virginia 299 302 296 897 +33
10 Oklahoma State 314 293 292 899 +35
11 North Carolina 306 303 291 900 +36
12 Tulsa 296 302 303 901 +37
13 South Carolina 311 296 295 902 +38
14 Florida State Univ. 306 296 303 905 +41
15 East Carolina Univ. 311 302 293 906 +42
16 Texas 306 307 299 912 +48
17 Kentucky, U. of 307 309 314 930 +66
18 Charleston, Coll. of 312 315 313 940 +76
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 71 68 70 209 -7
T2 2 Alina Lee Georgia 74 68 70 212 -4
T4 3 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 70 73 71 214 -2
T4 4 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 73 70 72 215 -1
T2 T5 Natalie Sheary Wake Forest 71 71 74 216 E
T4 T5 Diana Cantu Tennessee 74 69 73 216 E
T9 T5 Michaela Cavener Tulsa 68 77 71 216 E
8 T8 Angela Oh Tennessee 70 74 74 218 +2
T20 T8 Nicole Smith Tennessee 74 75 69 218 +2
T4 T10 Calle Nielson Virginia 73 70 76 219 +3
T20 T10 Lene Krog Virginia 73 76 70 219 +3
T11 T10 Mariana Macias Auburn 74 72 73 219 +3
T9 T10 Emily Street North Carolina St. 71 74 74 219 +3
T13 T10 Kate Thomas North Carolina 78 69 72 219 +3
T27 15 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 79 71 70 220 +4
T15 T16 Cydney Clanton Auburn 74 74 73 221 +5
T32 T16 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 77 74 70 221 +5
T11 T16 Krystle Caithness Georgia 72 74 75 221 +5
T27 T19 Abby Bools East Carolina Univ. 74 76 72 222 +6
T32 T19 Stephanie Derrey North Carolina St. 77 74 71 222 +6
T49 T19 Lauren Hunt North Carolina 78 76 68 222 +6
T13 T19 Jennie Lee Duke 75 72 75 222 +6
T27 T19 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 76 74 72 222 +6
T27 T19 Danielle McVeigh Texas A&M University 75 75 72 222 +6
T20 T19 Ashley Freeman Texas A&M University 77 72 73 222 +6
T15 T19 Sarah Zwartynski Texas A&M University 75 73 74 222 +6
T15 T19 Tara Goedeken Tulsa 77 71 74 222 +6
T32 T28 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 72 79 72 223 +7
T15 T28 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 73 75 75 223 +7
T32 T28 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. 75 76 72 223 +7
T46 T31 Margaret Shirley Auburn 82 71 71 224 +8
T46 T31 Alison Whitaker Duke 80 73 71 224 +8
T49 T31 Blythe Worley South Carolina 81 73 70 224 +8
T20 T31 Benedicte Toumpsin South Carolina 77 72 75 224 +8
T49 T35 Ashley Rollins Texas 79 75 71 225 +9
T32 T35 Whitney Wright Florida State Univ. 77 74 74 225 +9
T40 T35 Tammy Clelland Oklahoma State 81 71 73 225 +9
T46 T35 Sarah Bradley Oklahoma State 78 75 72 225 +9
T40 T39 Camila Mori South Carolina 79 73 74 226 +10
T40 T39 Kristen Simpson Virginia 76 76 74 226 +10
T20 T39 Allie Bodemann Wake Forest 75 74 77 226 +10
T20 T39 Lauren Johnson Texas A&M University 75 74 77 226 +10
T15 T39 Lauren Doughtie North Carolina St. 76 72 78 226 +10
T27 T44 Marci Turner Tennessee 79 71 77 227 +11
T60 T44 Emelie Lind East Carolina Univ. 78 77 72 227 +11
T20 T44 Julie Saleeby North Carolina St. 77 72 78 227 +11
T40 T44 Carolina Andrade Georgia 79 73 75 227 +11
T69 T44 Margaret Pentrack * North Carolina 78 78 71 227 +11
T32 T44 Mallory Blackwelder Kentucky, U. of 75 76 76 227 +11
T32 T50 Sydney Crane * North Carolina 78 73 77 228 +12
T49 T50 Caney Hines Texas 76 78 74 228 +12
T49 T52 Shannon Fish Texas 78 76 75 229 +13
T60 T52 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 75 80 74 229 +13
T60 T52 Mallory Hetzel Georgia 75 80 74 229 +13
T73 T52 Amber Littman East Carolina Univ. 81 76 72 229 +13
T60 T52 Abigale Schepperle Auburn 74 81 74 229 +13
T40 T57 Ana Maria Puche East Carolina Univ. 79 73 78 230 +14
T49 T57 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. 82 72 76 230 +14
T60 T57 Garrett Phillips Georgia 77 78 75 230 +14
T69 T57 Ann Laney North Carolina 73 83 74 230 +14
T60 T61 Erika Holmen South Carolina 77 78 76 231 +15
T49 T61 Steffi Kirchmayr Charleston, Coll. of 75 79 77 231 +15
T60 T61 Candace Schepperle Auburn 79 76 76 231 +15
T49 T61 Leisl Hasbrouck Tulsa 76 78 77 231 +15
T32 65 Kelly Fuchik Tulsa 75 76 82 233 +17
T60 T66 Kristin Walla Texas 76 79 79 234 +18
T49 T66 Julia Best Texas 76 78 80 234 +18
T78 T66 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 82 77 75 234 +18
T69 T66 Erica Still Kentucky, U. of 79 77 78 234 +18
T49 T66 Louise Ljungstedt Kentucky, U. of 76 78 80 234 +18
T60 T71 Paige Lausier Kentucky, U. of 77 78 80 235 +19
T49 T71 Macarena Silva Florida State Univ. 76 78 81 235 +19
T73 T71 Laura Caniff North Carolina 77 80 78 235 +19
T73 T71 Jean Chua Wake Forest 78 79 78 235 +19
T40 75 Lacey Agnew Florida State Univ. 78 74 84 236 +20
T80 T76 Colette Lowe North Carolina 82 78 77 237 +21
T90 T76 Joanna Saleeby North Carolina St. 84 80 73 237 +21
T83 T76 Emily Rapp Charleston, Coll. of 82 79 76 237 +21
T69 T76 Fiona Puyo Charleston, Coll. of 79 77 81 237 +21
T86 T76 Kimberly Donovan Duke 81 81 75 237 +21
T78 T81 Joanna Klatten Charleston, Coll. of 79 80 79 238 +22
T86 T81 Carly Truitt Virginia 82 80 76 238 +22
T86 T81 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 83 79 76 238 +22
77 T81 Elizabeth Dotson Kentucky, U. of 80 78 80 238 +22
T80 T81 Ginny Brown Tennessee 84 76 78 238 +22
T73 T81 Brooke Baker Tulsa 79 78 81 238 +22
T90 87 Colleen Estes East Carolina Univ. 80 84 77 241 +25
92 88 Jodi Neal Texas A&M University 87 78 78 243 +27
T83 89 Laura Raffo South Carolina 78 83 83 244 +28
T80 90 Whitney Neuhauser Virginia 77 83 85 245 +29
T83 T91 Kati Scholten Charleston, Coll. of 79 82 86 247 +31
89 T91 Jordan Allyne * North Carolina 81 82 84 247 +31
93 93 Julie Bartholomew Vanderbilt 81 85 87 253 +37
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