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Blumenherst Wins Two At U.S. Women?s Amateur; Advances To Quarterfinals
8/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
EUGENE, Ore. ? On Thursday at the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur, Duke University senior Amanda Blumenherst made quick work of her second round and Sweet 16 opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of match play at the 6,484-yard, par-72 Eugene Country Club.
Blumenherst, who is a product of Scottsdale, Ariz., rolled to a 4 and 3 morning victory over Nikki Koller and then steemrolled past Ellen Mueller, 7 and 6, into the quarterfinals.
In her second round match against Koller, Blumenherst won holes three, four and five to take a 3 up lead and never looked back. She registered five birdies over her 15 holes of play.
“I am starting to get the course down now,” said Blumenherst after playing just 27 holes in the two victories. “Some of the fairways really kick one way or the other. It takes a few rounds to really get to know a course.”
The reigning three-time National Player of the Year, Blumenherst then picked up her game even more in the afternoon to collect five birdies in 12 holes to knock off Mueller. Blumenherst opened with her best start of match play with four birdies over the first nine holes and led 6 up as they made the turn. Both golfers made pars on No. 10 and each bogied the 11th before Blumenherst closed the match with a birdie on the 168-yard, par three 13th.
Blumenherst, who is seeded second and was co-medalist in the stroke play qualifying, will next face seventh-seeded Carlota Ciganda at 2:40 p.m. (EST) on Friday.
Fans can follow the action from Aug. 8-9 on The Golf Channel from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The championship will be aired from 5:00-7:00 p.m., on Sunday on The Golf Channel. Former Duke standout Virada Nirapathpongporn became the first Blue Devil to win the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2003 as she knocked out Jane park, 2 & 1, at the Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa.
The U.S. Women's Amateur is one of the United States Golf Association's original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The Women's Amateur has since been conducted every year except 1917-18, when it was temporarily suspended because of World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended because of World War II.
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
Monday (Aug. 4) ? First round, stroke play (18 holes)
Tuesday (Aug. 5) ? Second round, stroke play (18 holes). After conclusion of the 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play.
Wednesday (Aug. 6) ? First round, match play (18 holes)
Thursday (Aug. 7) ? Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes)
Friday (Aug. 8) ? Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes)
Saturday (Aug. 9) ? Semifinals, match play (18 holes)
Sunday (Aug. 10) ? Final, match play (36 holes)
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Eugene, Ore. ? Results following Thursday's second and third rounds of match play at the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the 6,516-yard, par-72 Eugene Country Club:
Round of 32
Upper Bracket
Stephanie Na, Australia (140) def. Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif. (148), 2 and 1
Kristina Wong, Vestal, N.Y. (150) def. Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, Va. (150), 20 holes
Azahara Munoz, Spain (143) def. Ha-Na Jang, Korea (148), 2 and 1
Tracy Nichols, Rocklin, Calif. (151) def. Breanne Loucks, Wales (147), 2 up
Whitney Neuhauser, Barboursville, Va. (142) def. Lucy Nunn, Lawton, Okla. (149), 5 and 4
Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii (146) def. Jane Chin, Mission Viejo, Calif. (150), 4 and 3
Stephanie Sherlock, Canada (142) def. Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif. (149), 1 up
Belen Mozo, Spain (147) def. Lindy Duncan, Ft Lauderdale, Fla. (143), 3 and 2
Lower Bracket
Amanda Blumenherst, Scottsdale, Ariz. (140) def. Nikki Koller, Lewisburg, Ky. (148), 4 and 3
Ellen Mueller, Bartlesville, Okla. (150) def. Selanee Henderson, Temecula, Calif. (150), 3 and 1
Carlota Ciganda, Spain (143) def. Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. (149), 1 up
Jennifer Hirano, Pinole, Calif. (149) def. Pearl Jin, San Gabriel, Calif. (151), 2 and 1
Kira Meixner, Canada (141) def. Stefanie Kenoyer, Lighthouse Point, Fla. (148), 3 and 2
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (150) def. Cindy Lacrosse, Tampa, Fla. (146)1 up
Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif. (148) def. Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass. (143), 19 holes
Megan McChrystal, Stuart, Fla. (147) def. Julia Potter, Granger, Ind. (143), 3 and 2
Round of 16
Upper Bracket
Na def. Wong, 1 up
Munoz def. Nichols, 1 up
Neuhauser def. Kono, 1 up
Mozo def. Sherlock, 6 and 5
Lower Bracket
Blumenherst def. Mueller, 7 and 6
Ciganda def. Hirano, 2 and 1
Lee def. Meixner, 19 holes
Stelzmiller def. McChrystal, 2 and 1
Eugene, Ore. ? Pairings for Friday's quarterfinal round of match play at the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the 6,516-yard, par-72 Eugene Country Club:
Round of 8
Upper Bracket
11:00 a.m. Stephanie Na, Australia (140) vs. Azahara Munoz, Spain (143)
11:10 a.m. Whitney Neuhauser, Barboursville, Va. (142) vs. Belen Mozo, Spain (147)
Lower Bracket
11:20 a.m. Amanda Blumenherst, Scottsdale, Ariz. (140) vs. Carlota Ciganda, Spain (143)
11:30 a.m. Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (150) vs. Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif. (148)
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