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Blumenherst Opens 2008 Spring Season In First
2/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
TUCSON, ARIZ. ? Duke University junior Amanda Blumenherst opened the 2008 spring season on fire Monday as the two-time National Player of the Year was five-under-par through five holes and concluded the day in first place by one stroke at the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. Blumenherst carded an 18-hole total of three under-par, 68, while the top-ranked Blue Devils opened the first round in tied for second at the 6,238-yard, Par 71 Arizona National.
As a team, Duke carded a four-over-par, 288, and trails Arizona State (287) by one stroke. The Blue Devils are tied for second with Arizona, Oklahoma State and UCLA followed by Auburn (292), Pepperdine (293), Southern California (296), California (297) and New Mexico (298) rounding out the top 10. As a team, Duke carded 10 birdies and one eagle.
“For getting things started out [this spring], I think we did really well,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “If I heard anything and I am careful to listen to them as a group as they are all individuals, but I think putting is the thing I heard the most that wasn't going well. We had a good day but we are not comfortable unless we are going under par. We will hope to get some of those putts to fall tomorrow and go under par.”
Blumenherst, who is a native of Scottsdale, Ariz., opened her day with birdie, eagle, birdie, par, birdie during her first five holes. She closed the final four holes of the front nine with two pars and two bogeys to make the turn at three-under-par. Blumenherst's eagle came on the 524-yard, par five where she hit her second shot on the green and made a 60-foot putt for her third career eagle. She leads by one stroke over Mari Chun of Stanford (69). She closed the final nine holes with two birdies, two bogeys and five pars.
“I am really happy for her,” said Brooks. “She has been working on her swing a little bit this winter. Anytime you are working on your swing, you are going to be a little off. I was really happy she was able to go play in a tournament as I felt like once she was able to get in a tournament things would get better. Sure enough, her first five holes she was five under par. That is what Amanda is all about.”
Senior Jennifer Pandolfi opened her spring with a one-over-par, 72, and is tied for 14th. A product of Navarre, Fla., Pandolfi also started her final semester of golf on a hot streak with birdies on the second and fifth holes to move to two-under-par. She had two pars and two bogies to close out the front nine at even-par, 35. Pandolfi had a solid back nine with eight pars and a bogey on the 14th.
Both Alison Whitaker and Jennie Lee each turned in a three-over-par, 74, and are tied for 30th. Kim Donovan is also tied for 50th with a 77. Playing as an individual, sophomore Yu Young Lee posted a 75 and is tied for 39th.
The 54-hole Wildcat Invitational will feature 18 holes on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Blue Devils will tee off beginning at 9:10 a.m. (MST) on Tuesday along with Arizona, Arizona State and Oklahoma State.
Duke Results
1st Amanda Blumenherst Duke 68 -3
T14 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 72 +1
T30 Alison Whitaker Duke 74 +3
T30 Jennie Lee Duke 74 +3
T39 Yu Young Lee * Duke 75 +4
T50 Kimberly Donovan Duke 77 +6
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rank team scores
1 Arizona State 287 287 +3
T2 Arizona 288 288 +4
T2 Oklahoma State 288 288 +4
T2 Duke 288 288 +4
T2 UCLA 288 288 +4
6 Auburn 292 292 +8
7 Pepperdine 293 293 +9
8 Southern California 296 296 +12
9 California 297 297 +13
10 New Mexico 298 298 +14
11 Stanford 303 303 +19
12 Texas 304 304 +20
13 Vanderbilt 305 305 +21
14 Washington 307 307 +23
15 Brigham Young Univ. 309 309 +25
16 UNLV 325 325 +41
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 68 -3
- 2 Mari Chun Stanford 69 -2
- T3 Tammy Clelland Oklahoma State 70 -1
- T3 Shannon Yocum California 70 -1
- T3 Tiffany Joh UCLA 70 -1
- T3 Juliana Murcia Arizona State 70 -1
- T3 Alejandra Llaneza Arizona 70 -1
- T3 Glory Yang UCLA 70 -1
- T9 Jaclyn Sweeney Oklahoma State 71 E
- T9 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 71 E
- T9 Jennifer Osborn Arizona State 71 E
- T9 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 71 E
- T9 Alison Walshe Arizona 71 E
- T14 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 72 +1
- T14 Cydney Clanton Auburn 72 +1
- T14 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 72 +1
- T14 Lizette Salas Southern California 72 +1
- T14 Azahara Munoz Arizona State 72 +1
- T19 Mariana Macias Auburn 73 +2
- T19 Molly Aronsson Washington 73 +2
- T19 Alejandra Guacaneme UNLV 73 +2
- T19 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 73 +2
- T19 Leanne Bowditch Pepperdine 73 +2
- T19 Pia Halbig California 73 +2
- T19 Abigale Schepperle Auburn 73 +2
- T19 Stefanie Endstrasser Southern California 73 +2
- T19 Morgan Grantham New Mexico 73 +2
- T19 Mary Jacobs Arizona 73 +2
- T19 Sydnee Michaels UCLA 73 +2
- T30 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 +3
- T30 Allison Goodman California 74 +3
- T30 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 74 +3
- T30 Belen Mozo Southern California 74 +3
- T30 Emily Mason Arizona 74 +3
- T30 Amanda Wilson Arizona 74 +3
- T30 Alison Whitaker Duke 74 +3
- T30 Jennie Lee Duke 74 +3
- T30 Anna Nordqvist Arizona State 74 +3
- T39 Yu Young Lee * Duke 75 +4
- T39 Joanne Lee * Southern California 75 +4
- T39 Julia Best Texas 75 +4
- T39 Caney Hines Texas 75 +4
- T39 Ryann O'Toole UCLA 75 +4
- T39 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 75 +4
- T45 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 76 +5
- T45 Margaret Shirley Auburn 76 +5
- T45 Natalia Jimenez Brigham Young Univ. 76 +5
- T45 Ashley Rollins Texas 76 +5
- T45 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 76 +5
- T50 Nicole McGirr * UNLV 77 +6
- T50 Karinn Dickinson Washington 77 +6
- T50 Anya Alvarez Washington 77 +6
- T50 Juli Erekson Brigham Young Univ. 77 +6
- T50 Martine de Gannes Pepperdine 77 +6
- T50 Daphne Vines Brigham Young Univ. 77 +6
- T50 Dewi Claire Schreefel Southern California 77 +6
- T50 Britney Choy New Mexico 77 +6
- T50 Kimberly Donovan Duke 77 +6
- T50 Piper Miller Stanford 77 +6
- T50 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 77 +6
- T50 Alexandra Phelps New Mexico 77 +6
- T50 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 77 +6
- T50 Angela King Stanford 77 +6
- T64 Victoria Alimonda * Southern California 78 +7
- T64 Shannon Fish Texas 78 +7
- T64 Mikaela Backstedt New Mexico 78 +7
- T64 Paola Moreno Southern California 78 +7
- T68 Sarah Thead * Auburn 79 +8
- T68 Py Bengtsson * New Mexico 79 +8
- T68 Sara Romero Brigham Young Univ. 79 +8
- T68 Stephanie Gelleni Pepperdine 79 +8
- T68 Ashley Childers Brigham Young Univ. 79 +8
- T73 Hannah Summerhays * Brigham Young Univ. 80 +9
- T73 Belinda Diamond California 80 +9
- T73 Roseanne Niven California 80 +9
- T73 Christina Yoon Washington 80 +9
- T73 Rebecca Durham Stanford 80 +9
- T73 Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 80 +9
- T79 Camila Sola * Arizona State 82 +11
- T79 Brooke Schneider * Arizona 82 +11
- T79 Ki-Shui Liao Stanford 82 +11
- T82 Melissa Mabanta UNLV 83 +12
- T82 Kristin Walla Texas 83 +12
- T82 Therese Koelbaek UNLV 83 +12
- 85 Katie Saucier Washington 85 +14
- T86 Liisa Kelo * Arizona State 86 +15
- T86 Brittany Benvenuto * Arizona 86 +15
- T86 Tonya Choate UNLV 86 +15
- T86 Kasi Lee UNLV 86 +15
- 90 Marisa Smith * Arizona 88 +17
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