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Day Three
Duke, Blumenherst Win Again At LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
3/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
BATON ROUGE, LA. ? For the second straight week, both the Duke Women's Golf Team and sophomore Amanda Blumenherst took home the team and individual medalist crowns at the 2007 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic on Sunday. As a team, Duke posted a 54-hole total of 872 to win by six strokes, while Blumenherst carded a nine-under-par, 207, to win by eight shots at the 6,424-yard, Par 72 University Club in Baton Rouge, La.
“We just feel like we are getting in our stride,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “There are still a few high-70 rounds that are sliding in there as we are definitely capable of doing better than that. The course was long, wet and was playing 6,400 yards. The team liked it because we were able to use our length as we have some fairly long players on the team. It is nice when we play a course that is long as it challenges that part of our game a little bit.”
For Blumenherst, who is a native of Scottsdale, Ariz., it was her third straight win, which is a new school record, and sixth of her career, which ranks tied for fourth along with LPGA member Brittany Lang, who won six titles in two years with the Blue Devils. Blumenherst has now posted 10 straight rounds of even or under par, while not trailing at the end of each of the 10 rounds this spring. She has registered 13 even or under par rounds out of 18 this year.
“I was hitting the ball well again this week and also making all the important putts,” said Blumenherst. “I didn't have any three-putts all week so that really helped out. There wasn't a whole bunch of trouble out on the course and it was pretty wide open. You still had to have precision iron shots and I was able to do that.”
Over the last three victories, Blumenherst has registered 54-hole totals of 205, 207 and 210, while posting a 69.11 stroke average. On Sunday, she started the way she did all weekend with early birdies on No. 3 and No. 7 before making a bogey on the ninth hole to make the turn at one-under-par, 35. On the back nine, Blumenherst moved her score to three-under-par with birdies on the 11th and 12th holes, while closing with five pars and a bogey on No. 18 to finish with a 70. She totaled rounds of 68, 69 and 70 over the weekend to post an eight-stroke victory over Nicole Hage (Auburn), Amanda Mathis (Mississippi State) and Marci Turner (Tennessee).
“Amanda has gotten some putts to start falling in,” said Brooks. “Her long game is so solid and has always been. What is going on now is putts are falling. She has the whole package now. It is great.”
The nine-under-par, 207, for Blumenherst was a University Club record with the previous mark of six-under-par held by former Duke All-America Leigh Anne Hardin at the 2002 NCAA Regional along with Jacqui Concolino of Vanderbilt. She was also the first player to ever go to double-figures under par on the back nine before suffering a bogey on the final hole.
Amanda's 9-under total is a University Club WOmen's record for 54 holes ... Previous mark was -6 by Leigh ANne Hardin of Duke in 2002 NCAA Regional and by Jacqui Concolino of Vanderbilt in winning the title last year...AManda was first player to ever go to double figures on the backside, but bogeyed 18 to go back to nine under.
In the team standings, Duke collected a six-stroke victory over Vanderbilt (878) with Auburn (879), Tennessee (892) and Alabama (899) rounding out the top five squads. For the weekend, the Blue Devils notched rounds of 298, 288 and a final day two-under-par ledger of 286. As a team, all five Blue Devils notched an under-par round at one time during the weekend.
“That is my favorite way to win a tournament,” said Brooks on all five golfers going under par at one point this weekend. “When everyone contributes it is great. I am thrilled with how everyone stepped up. It is fantastic.”
After opening the tournament with rounds of 78 and 75, Jennie Lee fired a two-under-par, 70, in the final round to finish with a 223, which was tied for 19th. A product of Henderson, Nev., Lee began her day on the second hole and played her first eight holes at even par with a bogey on No. 5 and a birdie on No. 9. On the back nine, Lee was very solid with eight straight pars until a birdie on the 379-yard, par four No. 18 followed by a birdie on the 369-par four first hole to finish with her round of 70.
“We finished second in a few tournaments last fall and to start the spring,” said Lee. “With these two victories against some good teams, it just shows everyone out there that we are still fighting hard and are a good team.”
Freshman Alison Whitaker also recorded an under-par 18 hole score on Sunday as she posted a one-under-par, 71, to finish tied for 21st with a 224. The Melbourne, Australia native had a solid round with one birdie and one bogey over her first eight holes as she also started on No. 2. Whitaker closed her final 10 holes with nine pars and a birdie on 490-yard, par five 17th hole.
Coming off a one-under-par, 71, on Saturday, junior Jennifer Pandolfi posted a 75 on the final day to finish tied for 43rd with a 229. She totaled 14 pars, one birdie, one double-bogey and two bogies on the day. Senior Anna Grzebien closed her weekend with a 77 on Sunday and was tied for 21st with a 224.
“To get two wins in a row has seemed to get the momentum back on our side,” said Grzebien. “I think people thought we were falling off a bit. It is fun out there to fight to the end and it is great to see so many good players out there now. It is so much more of a tough competition from hole one to the last hole. It makes it a lot more exciting, really.”
With the Blue Devils trying to hold off Vanderbilt at the end, Lee birdied her final two holes and Whitaker notched a birdie on No. 17 to give Duke a six stroke win.
“With those three shots at the end is what you really like to see,” said Brooks.”
For the weekend, Blumenherst totaled 13 of the Blue Devils' 37 birdies. Duke will next play in the Bryan National Collegiate on April 6-8 in Browns Summitt, N.C.
“We are really turning it around,” said Blumenherst. “We have been playing well all year, but a few things have come up where we haven't won, but it wasn't due to poor golf. Now we are putting everything together at the perfect time.”
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rank team scores
1 Duke 298 288 286 872 +8
2 Vanderbilt 294 298 286 878 +14
3 Auburn 299 290 290 879 +15
4 Tennessee 298 299 295 892 +28
5 Alabama, U. of 301 298 300 899 +35
6 North Carolina, U of 299 306 297 902 +38
7 Wake Forest 310 294 301 905 +41
8 Louisiana State 307 305 294 906 +42
9 South Carolina 310 297 300 907 +43
10 Louisville, Univ. of 306 299 306 911 +47
11 North Carolina State 308 301 306 915 +51
12 Virginia 313 300 309 922 +58
T13 Birmingham-Southern Col. 318 297 308 923 +59
T13 Charleston, Coll. of 309 308 306 923 +59
15 Augusta State 314 304 309 927 +63
16 Mississippi St. U. 315 304 309 928 +64
17 Furman University 318 308 309 935 +71
18 UNC Wilmington 321 310 305 936 +72
19 Memphis 326 317 306 949 +85
20 Kentucky, U. of 330 319 312 961 +97
21 Mississippi, U. of 325 323 315 963 +99
Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 68 -4
- 2 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 69 -3
- T3 Jenna Pearson South Carolina 71 -1
- T3 Katie Miller North Carolina, U of 71 -1
- T3 Amanda Mathis Mississippi St. U. 71 -1
- T6 Lauren Doughtie North Carolina State 72 E
- T6 Nicole Hage Auburn 72 E
- T8 Laura Goodwin Alabama, U. of 73 +1
- T8 Jill Stupiansky Birmingham-Southern Col. 73 +1
- T8 Marci Turner Tennessee 73 +1
- T8 Lauren Hunt North Carolina, U of 73 +1
- T8 Mandy Goins Wake Forest 73 +1
- T13 Jenny Suh Alabama, U. of 74 +2
- T13 Nicole Smith Tennessee 74 +2
- T13 Angela Oh Tennessee 74 +2
- T13 Amanda Smith Augusta State 74 +2
- T13 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 +2
- T13 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 74 +2
- T13 Anna Grzebien Duke 74 +2
- T13 Cindy LaCrosse Louisville, Univ. of 74 +2
- T21 Steffi Kirchmayr Charleston, Coll. of 75 +3
- T21 Leah Wigger Virginia 75 +3
- T21 Sydney Crane North Carolina, U of 75 +3
- T21 Marisa Milligan Auburn 75 +3
- T21 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 75 +3
- T21 Carmen Perez UNC Wilmington 75 +3
- T21 Chris Brady Vanderbilt 75 +3
- T28 Theresa Paik Furman University 76 +4
- T28 Jenny Calkins Louisville, Univ. of 76 +4
- T28 Alexis Rather Louisiana State 76 +4
- T28 Kristen Svicarovich Vanderbilt 76 +4
- T32 Helena Blomberg Alabama, U. of 77 +5
- T32 Stephanie Derrey North Carolina State 77 +5
- T32 Megan Miller Charleston, Coll. of 77 +5
- T32 Abigale Schepperle * Auburn 77 +5
- T32 Fiona Puyo Charleston, Coll. of 77 +5
- T32 Sarah Sturm Alabama, U. of 77 +5
- T32 Benedicte Toumpsin South Carolina 77 +5
- T32 Diana Cantu Tennessee 77 +5
- T32 Rachel Smith Virginia 77 +5
- T32 Dawn-Marie Conaty Memphis 77 +5
- T32 Stacey Tate Memphis 77 +5
- T32 Dolores White Wake Forest 77 +5
- T32 Patti Hogeboom Augusta State 77 +5
- T32 Blair Lamb Furman University 77 +5
- T32 Rebecca Kuhn Louisiana State 77 +5
- T47 Emily Street North Carolina State 78 +6
- T47 Shelley McGraw Birmingham-Southern Col. 78 +6
- T47 Mariana Macias Auburn 78 +6
- T47 Amanda Henry Louisville, Univ. of 78 +6
- T47 Alison Whitaker Duke 78 +6
- T47 Adrienne White Louisville, Univ. of 78 +6
- T47 Jennie Lee Duke 78 +6
- T54 Sara Grantham Mississippi, U. of 79 +7
- T54 Melissa Eaton Louisiana State 79 +7
- T56 Dinah Plyler Charleston, Coll. of 80 +8
- T56 Lindsay Robinson Virginia 80 +8
- T56 Erica Still Kentucky, U. of 80 +8
- T56 Leigh Phillips Mississippi St. U. 80 +8
- T56 Margaret Shirley Auburn 80 +8
- T56 Emilie Geury Augusta State 80 +8
- T56 Jean Chua Wake Forest 80 +8
- T56 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 80 +8
- T56 Kate Thomas North Carolina, U of 80 +8
- T56 Ashley Tait UNC Wilmington 80 +8
- T56 Dori Carter Mississippi, U. of 80 +8
- T56 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 80 +8
- T68 Nicola Eaton * Louisiana State 81 +9
- T68 Kathleen Strandberg North Carolina State 81 +9
- T68 Kristen Simpson Virginia 81 +9
- T68 Blythe Worley South Carolina 81 +9
- T68 Camila Mori South Carolina 81 +9
- T68 Katie Davidson Mississippi, U. of 81 +9
- T74 Cindel Gwyn North Carolina State 82 +10
- T74 Jennie Arseneault Virginia 82 +10
- T74 Corrine Carr Furman University 82 +10
- T74 Gina Sharp Mississippi St. U. 82 +10
- T74 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 82 +10
- T74 Julia Huh Mississippi St. U. 82 +10
- T74 Cristina Gonzalez Louisville, Univ. of 82 +10
- T74 Kim Meck Louisiana State 82 +10
- T82 Karlin Beck Birmingham-Southern Col. 83 +11
- T82 Elizabeth Dotson Kentucky, U. of 83 +11
- T82 Katie Johnson Kentucky, U. of 83 +11
- T82 Kristen Bragg Augusta State 83 +11
- T82 Ashley Baker Furman University 83 +11
- T82 Suzanne Stanley Mississippi St. U. 83 +11
- T82 Liana Viljoen UNC Wilmington 83 +11
- T82 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 83 +11
- T82 Emily Klein UNC Wilmington 83 +11
- T91 Rhea Nair Alabama, U. of 84 +12
- T91 Ginny Brown Tennessee 84 +12
- T91 Jordan Hardy Birmingham-Southern Col. 84 +12
- T91 Taylor Barrett South Carolina 84 +12
- T91 Beth Felts Kentucky, U. of 84 +12
- T96 Marissa Muir Kentucky, U. of 85 +13
- T96 Kathryn O'Rourke Memphis 85 +13
- T96 Seira Nakashima Furman University 85 +13
- T96 Andrea Buccilla Mississippi, U. of 85 +13
- T96 Megan Johnson Mississippi, U. of 85 +13
- 101 Emily Rapp Charleston, Coll. of 86 +14
- T102 Meghan Mahoney Memphis 87 +15
- T102 Rachel Larson Memphis 87 +15
- T102 Sara Hunt Birmingham-Southern Col. 87 +15
- T102 Tamara Luccioli Augusta State 87 +15
- T102 Colette Lowe North Carolina, U of 87 +15
- 107 Stephanie Noser UNC Wilmington 91 +19
- 108 Heather Hoffman * Louisiana State 92 +20
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