Blumenherst Leads Mason Rudolph Championship Through Two Rounds

FRANKLIN, TENN. ? Looking for her second victory in three appearances at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship, Duke University junior Amanda Blumenherst owns a 36-hole tournament record of 134, after posting rounds of 66 and 68 at the 6,217-yard, Par 72 Ironhorse Course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.

In two rounds so far at the Mason Rudolph, Blumenherst had not made a bogey on her way to registering 10 birdies. A native of Scottsdale, Ariz., Blumenherst leads the individual action by two strokes over Arizona State's Anna Nordqvist (136) and five shots over UCLA's Tiffany Joh (139). On Saturday, Blumenherst registered birdies on one, six, seven and 18th holes. She is tied for the tournament lead with 10 birdies and leads the field in par five scoring, 4.58.

In the team standings, the Blue Devils trail UCLA by 12 strokes as the Bruins own a 12-under-par, 564, through 36 holes. Arizona State is second (573) followed by Duke (576), Arizona (583), Oklahoma State (584), Florida (584), Southern California (586), Auburn (589), Georgia (590) and Purdue (590) in the top 10.

Senior Jennifer Pandolfi enters the final day tied for 18th with rounds of 72 and 73 for a total of 145. A product of Navarre, Fla., Pandolfi opened the day with bogies on the first two holes, but came back with a birdie on the 156-yard, par three No. 3. She then suffered bogies on the seventh and 13th holes before closing strong with birdies on No. 14 and No. 18.

After collecting an even-par 72 on day one, freshman Kim Donovan struggled on the second day with a five-over-par, 77. Donovan opened the day four-over-par through six holes, but made a birdie on the 409-yard, par four ninth to make the turn at 39. A product of Hopkinton, Mass., Donovan totaled a bogey on No. 11 and a birdie on the 14th to go along with pars on the first eight holes of the back nine. For the second straight day she struggled on No. 18 as she turned in a double-bogey. She enters the final day tied for 36th with a 149.

For the second consecutive round, sophomore Rebecca Kim opened the first nine holes in stellar fashion as she was even par as she made the turn on Saturday. Kim, who is from Tigard, Ore., finished with four bogies, three pars, one birdie and one double-bogey to conclude with a 41 on the back nine for a 77. She is tied for 52nd with a 151 through 36 holes. Kim is two-under-par on the front nine this week and nine-over-par on the back.

Sophomore Alison Whitaker turned in a 74 on Saturday as she was even par at the turn with two birdies and two bogies. Whitaker, a native of Melbourne, Australia, went through a rough stretch during holes 11-13 as she had two bogies and a double-bogey, but fired two birdies on No. 16 and No. 17 to close. She is also tied for 52nd with a 151.

Duke will tee off beginning at 9:45 a.m. (EST) on Sunday along with Florida and Auburn in the final round.

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finish top 20 schools scores
1 UCLA 281 283 564 -12
2 Arizona State 280 293 573 -3
3 Duke 284 292 576 E
4 Arizona 283 300 583 +7
T5 Oklahoma State 292 292 584 +8
T5 Florida 285 299 584 +8
7 Southern California 291 295 586 +10
8 Auburn 288 301 589 +13
T9 Georgia 291 299 590 +14
T9 Purdue 294 296 590 +14
11 Stanford 293 302 595 +19
12 Kentucky, U. of 290 306 596 +20
13 Wake Forest 291 306 597 +21
14 Louisiana State 293 308 601 +25
15 Vanderbilt 301 301 602 +26
16 South Carolina 294 311 605 +29
17 Ohio State 295 317 612 +36

Start Finish Player Team Scores
2 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 66 68 134 -10
T4 2 Anna Nordqvist Arizona State 68 68 136 -8
1 3 Tiffany Joh UCLA 65 74 139 -5
T49 T4 Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 74 66 140 -4
T13 T4 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 70 70 140 -4
3 T4 Azahara Munoz Arizona State 67 73 140 -4
T17 7 Glory Yang UCLA 71 70 141 -3
T17 8 Cydney Clanton Auburn 71 71 142 -2
T49 T9 Belen Mozo Southern California 74 69 143 -1
T6 T9 Mallory Blackwelder Kentucky, U. of 69 74 143 -1
T17 T9 Maria Hernandez Purdue 71 72 143 -1
T13 T9 Adriana Zwanck Arizona 70 73 143 -1
T35 T9 Mari Chun Stanford 73 70 143 -1
T4 T9 Alison Walshe Arizona 68 75 143 -1
T17 T15 Erica Still Kentucky, U. of 71 73 144 E
T17 T15 Sydnee Michaels UCLA 71 73 144 E
T6 T15 Dolores White Wake Forest 69 75 144 E
T35 T18 Maude-Aimee Leblanc Purdue 73 72 145 +1
T24 T18 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 72 73 145 +1
T6 T18 Candace Schepperle Auburn 69 76 145 +1
T6 T18 Sandra Gal Florida 69 76 145 +1
T35 T22 Gemma Webster Ohio State 73 73 146 +2
T24 T22 Mallory Hetzel Georgia 72 74 146 +2
T24 T22 Alina Lee Georgia 72 74 146 +2
T13 T22 Whitney Myers Florida 70 76 146 +2
T35 T22 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 73 73 146 +2
T24 T27 Mariana Macias * Auburn 72 75 147 +3
T35 T27 Lizette Salas Southern California 73 74 147 +3
T17 T27 Dewi Claire Schreefel Southern California 71 76 147 +3
T24 T27 Jennifer Osborn Arizona State 72 75 147 +3
T24 T27 Mary Jacobs Arizona 72 75 147 +3
T35 T32 Krystle Caithness Georgia 73 75 148 +4
T57 T32 Jessica Yadloczky Florida 75 73 148 +4
T24 T32 Christel Boeljon Purdue 72 76 148 +4
T35 T32 Sarah Bradley Oklahoma State 73 75 148 +4
T24 T36 Maiya Tanaka * UCLA 72 77 149 +5
T57 T36 Tiffany Chudy Florida 75 74 149 +5
T24 T36 Margaret Shirley Auburn 72 77 149 +5
T24 T36 Kim Donovan Duke 72 77 149 +5
T35 T36 Amalie Valle Louisiana State 73 76 149 +5
T13 T36 Erika Holmen South Carolina 70 79 149 +5
T49 T42 Carolina Andrade Georgia 74 76 150 +6
T67 T42 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 77 73 150 +6
T35 T42 Joanne Lee Southern California 73 77 150 +6
T49 T42 Benedicte Toumpsin South Carolina 74 76 150 +6
T67 T42 Tammy Clelland Oklahoma State 77 73 150 +6
T35 T42 Juliana Murcia Arizona State 73 77 150 +6
T35 T42 Amanda Wilson Arizona 73 77 150 +6
T62 T42 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 76 74 150 +6
T49 T42 Catherina Wang Stanford 74 76 150 +6
T35 T42 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 73 77 150 +6
T6 T52 Emma Jandel Ohio State 69 82 151 +7
T24 T52 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 72 79 151 +7
T67 T52 Alison Whitaker Duke 77 74 151 +7
T49 T52 Rebecca Kim Duke 74 77 151 +7
T57 T52 Blythe Worley South Carolina 75 76 151 +7
T62 T57 Paola Moreno Southern California 76 76 152 +8
T57 T57 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 75 77 152 +8
T67 T57 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 77 75 152 +8
T6 T57 Lindy LaBauve Louisiana State 69 83 152 +8
T62 T61 Sarah Thead Auburn 76 77 153 +9
T17 T61 Eleanor Tucker Florida 71 82 153 +9
T35 T61 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 73 80 153 +9
T86 T64 Amber Lundskog Vanderbilt 80 74 154 +10
T67 T64 Innapha Tantanavivat Georgia 77 77 154 +10
T67 T64 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 77 77 154 +10
T80 T64 Junthima Gulyanamitta Purdue 78 76 154 +10
T49 T64 Ryann O'Toole UCLA 74 80 154 +10
T67 T64 Piper Miller Stanford 77 77 154 +10
T67 T70 Elizabeth Dotson Kentucky, U. of 77 78 155 +11
T35 T70 Louise Ljungstedt Kentucky, U. of 73 82 155 +11
T62 T70 Jessica Hauser Ohio State 76 79 155 +11
T57 T70 Camila Mori South Carolina 75 80 155 +11
T49 T70 Megan McChrystal Louisiana State 74 81 155 +11
T80 T70 Camila Sola Arizona State 78 77 155 +11
T67 76 Saana Rapakko Stanford 77 79 156 +12
85 T77 Jordan Craig Wake Forest 79 78 157 +13
T6 T77 Rebecca Durham Stanford 69 88 157 +13
T80 T79 Ki-Shui Liao * Stanford 78 80 158 +14
89 T79 Nicole Crochet Louisiana State 82 76 158 +14
T80 T79 Alejandra Llaneza Arizona 78 80 158 +14
T62 T79 Natalie Sheary Wake Forest 76 82 158 +14
T67 T83 Whitney Simons South Carolina 77 82 159 +15
88 T83 Stephanie Oukeo Purdue 81 78 159 +15
T67 T85 Gina Besozzi Ohio State 77 83 160 +16
T67 T85 Marisa Milligan Auburn 77 83 160 +16
T86 T87 Kristin Vincent Kentucky, U. of 80 81 161 +17
T80 T87 In-Hong Lim Ohio State 78 83 161 +17
T67 89 Marisa Smith * Arizona 77 88 165 +21
90 90 Julie Bartholomew * Vanderbilt 85 86 171 +27