Lee Fires 67 As Blue Devils Come Back To Finish Fifth At Stanford

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Lee Fires 67 As Blue Devils Come Back To Finish Fifth At Stanford

10/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

STANFORD, Calif. ? Led by a final round four-under-par, 67, by senior Jennie Lee, the Duke women's golf team came back to finish fifth at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Sunday, which was being played at the par 71 Stanford Golf Club in Palo Alto, Calif.

As a team, the Blue Devils turned in a one-over-par, 285, which was the third-best round of the day and Duke's best round of the week. Duke posted 15 birdies on the day and came back from being in ninth place after day one. Overall, the Blue Devils finished with a three-day total of 861 with rounds of 285, 291 and 285.

“I think overall we can take a lot of positive things out of this week,” said Duke Assistant Coach Jan Dowling. “Obviously, the round today was pretty good and the course played a lot harder, which played into our hands. Jennie's [Lee] 67 was awesome, Alison [Whitaker] came back really well and the whole team stepped up. We can take a lot of good things out of this and move on to two weeks from now at the match play.”

Taking home the team title was UCLA with a 54-hole total of 844, while Southern California (847), Stanford (857), Oklahoma State (859), Duke (861), Vanderbilt (865), Arizona (866), California (872), Arkansas (872), Pepperdine (875) and Texas (875) rounded out the top 11 teams.

Lizette Salas from Southern California finished the tournament with a 206 to claim the individual title. Oklahoma State's Caroline Masson (208) was second and Southern California's Belen Mozo finished third (209).

Lee, who had a solid tournament for the Blue Devils, finished the weekend tied for fifth with a 211, after carding a four-under-par, 67, on Sunday. The only blemish on Lee's final round scorecard was a bogey on the 155-yard, par three 17th. A product of Henderson, Nev., Lee registered five birdies on No. 2, No. 7, No. 12, No. 15 and No. 16 as she hit 16 greens, 10 fairways and had 30 putts on the morning.

“I had a really good day,” said Lee. “I started off with a birdie on No. 2 so that was a really good start for me. I hit a lot of greens on the front nine and kept hitting the ball really well the entire round.”

A two-time All-America, Lee collected a key 10-foot par putt on No. 13 after hitting her tee shot in the fairway bunker and coming up very short in her approach shot. Lee birdied three of the four par fives in the round. Her 54-hole total of 211 was her best finish of the season.

Harigae, who is from 90 minutes away in Monterey, Calif., also tied for fifth with a 211, which was also a career best. She closed the weekend with a one-under-par, 70, that included four birdies -- two on each side. Harigae played a very nice five-iron on the 160-yard, par three fifth hole as she stuck it within a foot for birdie. She also played a solid second shot on the par five seventh hole to just short of the green and chipped up to within a foot for birdie.

Junior Alison Whitaker turned in her best round of the weekend as she posted a one-over-par, 72, on Sunday. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Whitaker opened the day with four straight pars before suffering a double-bogey on the fifth hole. She rebounded with a birdie on the par five seventh hole as she sank a 20-foot putt. Whitaker made the turn with a two-over-par, 37, and suffered her second straight bogey on the tough, 10th hole. Over the final eight holes, Whitaker played two-under-par with birdies on No. 15 and No. 18. She finished the tournament tied for 53rd with a 222.

Amanda Blumenherst struggled for most of the day finishing with a five-over-par, 76. She closed the tournament with a 219, which was tied for 32nd. A product of Scottsdale, Ariz., Blumenherst couldn't get her putting rolling on Sunday as she suffered four bogeys, one double-bogey, one birdie and three pars to make the turn at five-over-par, 40. On the back, she notched six straight pars before posting a birdie on the 490-yard, par five 16th, a bogey on No. 17 and a par on the 18th.

Sophomore Kim Donovan closed the weekend with a five-over-par, 76, to finish tied for 60th with a 224. Donovan, who is from Hopkinton, Mass., totaled one birdie on the day, which came on the par five seventh hole as she registered a chip to within a few inches, after great tee and approach shots.

Playing as an individual, junior Yu Young Lee finished tied for 38th with a 220. On Sunday, Lee fired a four-over-par, 75, as she notched two birdies -- both on the front nine. Her 54-hole total of 220 was a career best.

Duke will next play in the NGCA National Match Play Championship from No. 2-4 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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1 2 3 Team Scores
1 1 1 UCLA 277 285 282 844 -8
T3 2 2 Southern California 279 286 282 847 -5
T3 T4 3 Stanford 279 292 286 857 +5
2 3 4 Oklahoma State 278 289 292 859 +7
9 T7 5 Duke 285 291 285 861 +9
12 6 6 Vanderbilt 289 285 291 865 +13
T5 T4 7 Arizona 282 289 295 866 +14
8 T7 T8 California 284 292 296 872 +20
T5 10 T8 Arkansas, U. of 282 299 291 872 +20
T10 9 T10 Pepperdine 287 290 298 875 +23
14 12 T10 Texas 295 288 292 875 +23
13 11 12 Oregon, U. of 291 291 295 877 +25
T5 14 13 New Mexico 282 304 292 878 +26
T10 13 14 UNLV 287 298 297 882 +30
15 15 15 Washington 296 300 297 893 +41
16 16 16 Oregon State U. 312 307 304 923 +71

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T2 1 Lizette Salas Southern California 66 72 68 206 -7
1 2 Caroline Masson Oklahoma State 65 70 73 208 -5
T4 3 Belen Mozo Southern California 68 71 70 209 -4
T17 4 Sydnee Michaels UCLA 71 72 67 210 -3
T26 T5 Jennie Lee Duke 72 72 67 211 -2
T9 T5 Mina Harigae Duke 71 70 70 211 -2
T6 T5 Kristin Ingram Arkansas, U. of 70 70 71 211 -2
T2 T5 Ryann O'Toole * UCLA 72 66 73 211 -2
T14 T9 Rebecca Durham Stanford 70 72 70 212 -1
T6 T9 Stephanie Kono UCLA 69 71 72 212 -1
T4 11 Tiffany Joh UCLA 68 71 74 213 E
T30 T12 Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 74 71 69 214 +1
T17 T12 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 68 75 71 214 +1
T6 T14 Pia Halbig California 70 70 75 215 +2
T46 T14 Sydney Burlison Stanford 70 77 68 215 +2
T26 T14 Margarita Ramos Arizona 73 71 71 215 +2
T26 T14 Therese Koelbaek UNLV 68 76 71 215 +2
T41 T14 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 70 76 69 215 +2
T9 T14 Mari Chun Stanford 70 71 74 215 +2
T9 T14 Jennifer Song Southern California 72 69 74 215 +2
T17 T21 Shannon Fish Texas 72 71 73 216 +3
T30 T21 Kendra Little Oregon, U. of 76 69 71 216 +3
T30 T21 Cathryn Bristow Oregon, U. of 72 73 71 216 +3
T30 T24 Lisa McCloskey Pepperdine 69 76 72 217 +4
T14 T24 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 70 72 75 217 +4
T17 T24 Nicole Vandermade Texas 72 71 74 217 +4
T59 T24 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 72 77 68 217 +4
T17 T24 Caroline Hedwall Oklahoma State 70 73 74 217 +4
T9 T29 Angela King Stanford 69 72 77 218 +5
T14 T29 Alejandra Llaneza Arizona 69 73 76 218 +5
T46 T29 Anya Alvarez Washington 73 74 71 218 +5
T46 T32 Allison Goodman California 72 75 72 219 +6
T17 T32 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 70 73 76 219 +6
T30 T32 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 72 73 74 219 +6
T9 T32 Brittany Benvenuto Arizona 70 71 78 219 +6
T26 T32 Marina Alex Vanderbilt 71 73 75 219 +6
T17 T32 Glory Yang UCLA 69 74 76 219 +6
T46 T38 Alex Schulte Arkansas, U. of 71 76 73 220 +7
T17 T38 Shannon Yocum California 70 73 77 220 +7
T30 T38 Kelli Shean Arkansas, U. of 71 74 75 220 +7
T52 T38 Amanda Wilson Arizona 74 74 72 220 +7
T41 T38 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 78 68 74 220 +7
T30 T38 Yu Young Lee * Duke 71 74 75 220 +7
T17 T38 Natasha Krishna UNLV 73 70 77 220 +7
T46 T38 Caroline Kim Southern California 73 74 73 220 +7
T41 T38 Lauren Archer Oregon State U. 74 72 74 220 +7
T30 T38 Karinn Dickinson Washington 72 73 75 220 +7
T59 T48 Angela Villela California 72 77 72 221 +8
T59 T48 Lucy Nunn Arkansas, U. of 70 79 72 221 +8
T46 T48 Alejandra Guacaneme UNLV 70 77 74 221 +8
T41 T48 Brianna Do * UCLA 73 73 75 221 +8
T30 T48 Andrea Messer Vanderbilt 74 71 76 221 +8
T65 T53 Alison Whitaker Duke 74 76 72 222 +9
T41 T53 Kaitlin Drolson Pepperdine 74 72 76 222 +9
T59 T53 Rebecca Hellbom New Mexico 73 76 73 222 +9
T67 T53 Stefanie Endstrasser Southern California 75 76 71 222 +9
T52 T57 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 74 74 75 223 +10
T30 T57 Ashley Edwards Oregon, U. of 72 73 78 223 +10
T65 T57 Molly Aronsson Washington 74 76 73 223 +10
T52 T60 Kimberly Donovan Duke 72 76 76 224 +11
T52 T60 Caney Hines Texas 76 72 76 224 +11
T52 T60 Isabelle Boineau Arizona 70 78 76 224 +11
T30 T60 Morgan Grantham New Mexico 69 76 79 224 +11
T59 T64 Jessica Wallace Pepperdine 77 72 76 225 +12
T52 T64 Monika Graf Oregon, U. of 72 76 77 225 +12
T71 T66 Lila Barton Stanford 76 77 74 227 +14
70 T66 Britney Choy New Mexico 76 76 75 227 +14
T59 T66 Erica Omlid * Oregon, U. of 75 74 78 227 +14
T52 T69 Diane Kwon California 74 74 80 228 +15
T71 T69 Mikaela Backstedt New Mexico 70 83 75 228 +15
T73 T69 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 83 71 74 228 +15
T76 T72 Kelley Louth Texas 81 74 74 229 +16
79 T72 In-Ah Park * Southern California 76 80 73 229 +16
T82 T74 Kristin Walla Texas 75 84 71 230 +17
T73 T74 Felicia Eastick Oregon, U. of 75 79 76 230 +17
T76 T74 Roseanne Niven * California 81 74 75 230 +17
T67 T74 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 75 76 79 230 +17
T73 T74 Martha Burkard Oregon State U. 78 76 76 230 +17
T76 79 Christina Yoon Washington 78 77 78 233 +20
T67 80 Kristen Schelling UNLV 76 75 83 234 +21
81 T81 Cara Freeman * Oregon State U. 82 76 78 236 +23
T84 T81 Ki-Shui Liao * Stanford 80 80 76 236 +23
T89 T83 Bethany Glassford UNLV 77 85 75 237 +24
T89 T83 Whitney French Oregon State U. 81 81 75 237 +24
T84 T85 Katy Nugent Arkansas, U. of 76 84 78 238 +25
80 T85 Nicole Ferrero Washington 77 80 81 238 +25
T82 T85 Elyse Okada Oregon State U. 80 79 79 238 +25
T84 T88 Nikki Koller * Arizona 81 79 79 239 +26
88 T88 Piper Miller * Stanford 78 83 78 239 +26
T84 90 Brittany Stewart Oregon State U. 80 80 80 240 +27