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Whitaker Fires Career-Low Round; Leads UCF Challenge After Day One
3/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
SORRENTO, FLA. ? Duke University sophomore Alison Whitaker carded a career-best seven-under-par, 65, on Sunday at the UCF Challenge to Benefit Florida Children's Hospital and leads the individual action by one stroke with 36 holes remaining. As a team, the Blue Devils are one shot off the lead, after turning in a six-under-par, 282, in the opening round.
As the morning play was delayed for just over an hour due to frost, the cold weather did not last long as the scores went low in the first round.
In the team standings, Southern California leads the field with a seven-under-par, 281, followed by Duke (282), Pepperdine (285), UCLA (286), Oklahoma State (286), Purdue (289), Georgia (289), Louisiana State (290), Auburn (292), UCF (292) and Florida (292). As a team, the Blue Devils posted 14 birdies.
Whitaker, who is a native of Melbourne, Australia, set a women's competitive course record with her 65 at the 6,301-yard RedTail Golf Club. She bested her career 18-hole total by five strokes as she totaled eight birdies, all of which were over the final 13 holes. Whitaker suffered a bogey on the first hole and then went on a tear.
Following Whitaker in the individual action, Cydney Clanton of Auburn (66) and Pernilla Lindberg of Oklahoma State (67) rounded out of the top three.
Blue Devil junior and reigning individual medalist Amanda Blumenherst sits tied for fourth after day one with a three-under-par, 69. A product of Scottsdale, Ariz., Blumenherst an eagle in a second straight tournament of the spring, while also totaling two birdies and one bogey. Her eagle came on the 504-yard, par five No. 12 and collected birdies on the sixth and 14th holes.
Both freshman Kim Donovan and junior Jennie Lee are tied for 46th with two-over-par totals of 74. Donovan, who is from Hopkinton, Mass., played her first nine holes at one-over-par with eight pars and one bogey on No. 7. On the final nine, she notched two birdies, three bogies and four pars to total a one-over-par as well.
Lee, who is from Henderson, Nev., also fired one birdie and two bogeys on both the front and back nine to close with a 74. Senior Jennifer Pandolfi is tied for 58th with a 75, after turning in three bogies and 15 pars on day one.
Playing as an individual, Yu Young Lee is tied for 93rd with an 85.
Duke will tee off on Monday beginning at 10:39 a.m., along with Southern California and Pepperdine.
Duke Results
1 Alison Whitaker Duke 65 -7
T4 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69 -3
T46 Kimberly Donovan Duke 74 +2
T46 Jennie Lee Duke 74 +2
T58 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 75 +3
T93 Yu Young Lee * Duke 85 +13
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rank team scores
1 Southern California 281 281 -7
2 Duke 282 282 -6
3 Pepperdine 285 285 -3
T4 UCLA 286 286 -2
T4 Oklahoma State 286 286 -2
T6 Purdue 289 289 +1
T6 Georgia 289 289 +1
8 Louisiana State 290 290 +2
T9 Auburn 292 292 +4
T9 UCF 292 292 +4
T9 Florida 292 292 +4
12 Tennessee 293 293 +5
T13 Arkansas, U. of 294 294 +6
T13 Alabama, U. of 294 294 +6
T15 New Mexico 295 295 +7
T15 Vanderbilt 295 295 +7
17 Florida State Univ. 304 304 +16
18 Furman University 307 307 +19
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Alison Whitaker Duke 65 -7
- 2 Cydney Clanton Auburn 66 -6
- 3 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 67 -5
- T4 Garrett Phillips Georgia 69 -3
- T4 Martine de Gannes Pepperdine 69 -3
- T4 Stefanie Endstrasser Southern California 69 -3
- T4 Belen Mozo Southern California 69 -3
- T4 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69 -3
- T9 Marci Turner Tennessee 70 -2
- T9 Paola Moreno Southern California 70 -2
- T9 Stacy Lewis Arkansas, U. of 70 -2
- T9 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 70 -2
- T9 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 70 -2
- T9 Tiffany Joh UCLA 70 -2
- T15 Mallory Hetzel Georgia 71 -1
- T15 Maria Hernandez Purdue 71 -1
- T15 Rhea Nair Alabama, U. of 71 -1
- T15 Kelli Shean Arkansas, U. of 71 -1
- T15 Alexandra Phelps New Mexico 71 -1
- T15 Amalie Valle Louisiana State 71 -1
- T21 Junthima Gulyanamitta Purdue 72 E
- T21 Maude-Aimee Leblanc Purdue 72 E
- T21 Tammy Clelland Oklahoma State 72 E
- T21 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 72 E
- T21 Jessica Yadloczky Florida 72 E
- T21 Whitney Myers Florida 72 E
- T21 Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 72 E
- T21 Ryann O'Toole UCLA 72 E
- T21 Blair Lamb Furman University 72 E
- T21 Sydnee Michaels UCLA 72 E
- T21 Leigh Crosby UCF 72 E
- T32 Jaclyn Sweeney Oklahoma State 73 +1
- T32 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 73 +1
- T32 Morgan Grantham New Mexico 73 +1
- T32 Dewi Claire Schreefel Southern California 73 +1
- T32 Camilla Lennarth Alabama, U. of 73 +1
- T32 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 73 +1
- T32 Hannah Yun Florida 73 +1
- T32 Lizette Salas Southern California 73 +1
- T32 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 73 +1
- T32 Leanne Bowditch Pepperdine 73 +1
- T32 Kathleen Ekey Alabama, U. of 73 +1
- T32 Jessy Tang UCF 73 +1
- T32 Alexis Rather Louisiana State 73 +1
- T32 Mayule Tomimbang UCF 73 +1
- T46 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 74 +2
- T46 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 74 +2
- T46 Diana Cantu Tennessee 74 +2
- T46 Christel Boeljon Purdue 74 +2
- T46 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 +2
- T46 Krystle Caithness Georgia 74 +2
- T46 Angela Oh Tennessee 74 +2
- T46 Kimberly Donovan Duke 74 +2
- T46 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. 74 +2
- T46 Stephanie Connelly UCF 74 +2
- T46 Glory Yang UCLA 74 +2
- T46 Jennie Lee Duke 74 +2
- T58 Nicole Smith Tennessee 75 +3
- T58 Carolina Andrade Georgia 75 +3
- T58 Stephanie Gelleni Pepperdine 75 +3
- T58 Tiffany Chudy Florida 75 +3
- T58 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 75 +3
- T58 Whitney Wright Florida State Univ. 75 +3
- T58 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. 75 +3
- T65 Margaret Shirley Auburn 76 +4
- T65 Abigale Schepperle Auburn 76 +4
- T65 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 76 +4
- T65 Mariana Macias Auburn 76 +4
- T65 Lucy Nunn Arkansas, U. of 76 +4
- T65 Rebecca Kuhn Louisiana State 76 +4
- T65 Megan McChrystal Louisiana State 76 +4
- T65 Stefanie Kenoyer Furman University 76 +4
- T73 Kristin Ingram Arkansas, U. of 77 +5
- T73 Sarah Sturm Alabama, U. of 77 +5
- T75 Ginny Brown Tennessee 78 +6
- T75 Whitney Sylvan Arkansas, U. of 78 +6
- T75 Britney Choy New Mexico 78 +6
- T78 Camie Mess Purdue 79 +7
- T78 Mikaela Backstedt New Mexico 79 +7
- T78 Victoria Tomko UCF 79 +7
- T78 Ashley Baker Furman University 79 +7
- T78 Courtney Harter * Alabama, U. of 79 +7
- T78 Eleanor Tucker * Florida 79 +7
- T84 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 80 +8
- T84 Jaclyn Hilea Furman University 80 +8
- T84 Lauren Cousart Florida State Univ. 80 +8
- T84 Macarena Silva Florida State Univ. 80 +8
- T88 Julie Bartholomew Vanderbilt 81 +9
- T88 Rebecca Watson * Tennessee 81 +9
- T88 Katie Detlefsen * UCF 81 +9
- T91 Corrine Carr Furman University 82 +10
- T91 Sara Hurwitch * UCF 82 +10
- T93 Innapha Tantanavivat Georgia 85 +13
- T93 Yu Young Lee * Duke 85 +13
- 95 Laura Goodwin Alabama, U. of 86 +14
- 96 Ornella Jouven Florida 87 +15
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