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4/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C.-- The second-ranked Duke women's golf team received its 15th consecutive bid to participate in NCAA Regional action on Monday as the Blue Devils were seeded No. 1 in the East Region and will next travel to Baton Rouge, La., from May 10-12 to play for a bid to the NCAA Championship.
The Blue Devils make their return to the East Regional in 2007 after being shipped to the Central Region last year for the first time in school history. Duke has claimed East Region titles six occasions (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004).
“We were ready to go to anywhere the NCAA committee wanted us to go,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “It will definitely be in our favor to be on a golf course we have already been on and performed well on. We also like the fact that we should be able to get Anna [Grzebien] back to graduation on May 13 as it should be easier getting her back from Baton Rouge rather than somewhere else.”
Other teams competing in the East Region are UCLA, Auburn, Purdue, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Alabama, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida State, LSU, Louisville, South Florida, N.C. State, Birmingham-Southern, Furman, College of Charleston, Western Carolina, Jacksonville State and Jackson State (all teams are listed in seed order from 2-21). Three individuals also received invitations to the NCAA East Regional-- Araceli Felgueroso (Coastal Carolina), Lene Krog (East Carolina) and Amanda Mathis (Mississippi State).
The regional will be a three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes played each day at the University Club Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La. The top eight teams and top two individuals (not on one of those eight teams) advance on to the NCAA Championships to be played May 22-25 at the LPGA International Legends Golf Course in Daytona Beach, Calif.
Duke is coming off winning its 12th consecutive ACC Championship in Charlotte, N.C., and have won five of its nine tournaments this season. Duke is led by five golfers ranked in the top 50 of the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, including the nations top-ranked golfer, Amanda Blumenherst. Other Blue Devils ranked include sophomore Jennie Lee (7), senior Anna Grzebien (29), junior Jennifer Pandolfi (47) and freshman Alison Whitaker (50).
Earlier this season, Duke picked up a six-stroke victory at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic as the Blue Devils registered a 54-hole total of 872. Rounding out the top-five was Vanderbilt (878), Auburn (879), Tennessee (892) and University of South Alabama (899). For the Blue Devils, Blumenherst won the individual title with a nine-under-par, 207, as she collected rounds of 68, 68 and 70. Lee finished tied for 19th, Grzebien and Whitaker were tied for 21st and Pandolfi earned a tied for 43rd place finish.
In the spring, the Blue Devils have played their best golf winning three of five tournaments. Duke won the team titles at the UCF Challenge, LSU/Cleveland Classic and the ACC Championship. Blumenherst has won a total of four tournaments this season, including wins in four of five tournaments this spring.
East Regional
The East regional will be played May 10-12 at the University Club Golf Course, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by Louisiana State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. UCLA
3. Auburn
4. Purdue
5. Texas A&M (Big 12 Conference)
6. North Carolina
7. Alabama
8. Wake Forest
9. South Carolina
10. Virginia
11. Florida State
12. LSU
13. Louisville
14. South Florida
15. North Carolina State
16. Birmingham-Southern (Big South Conference)
17. Furman
18. College of Charleston
19. Western Carolina (Southern Conference)
20. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference)
21. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Araceli Felgueroso, Coastal Carolina
2. Lene Krog, East Carolina
3. Amanda Mathis, Mississippi State
Central Regional
The Central regional will be played May 10-12 at the University of Michigan Golf Course, Ann Arbor, Michigan, hosted by the University of Michigan. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
2. Vanderbilt
3. Southern California
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Michigan State (Big Ten Conference)
7. TCU (Mountain West Conference)
8. Baylor
9. Arkansas
10. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
11. Ohio State
12. Northwestern
13. Michigan
14. Missouri
15. SMU
16. Maryland
17. Indiana
18. North Carolina-Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association)
19. Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent Conference)
20. Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley Conference)
21. St. Francis (Pennsylvania) (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Gerina Mendoza, UTEP
2. Sara Wikstrom, Arkansas-Little Rock
3. Noriko Nakazaki, Notre Dame
West Regional
The West regional will be played May 10-12 at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club, St. George, Utah, hosted by the Brigham Young University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. Arizona State (Pacific-10 Conference)
2. Pepperdine
3. Florida
4. Oklahoma State
5. Brigham Young
6. Stanford
7. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)
8. New Mexico
9. UC Irvine (Big West Conference)
10. San Jose State
11. UNLV
12. San Francisco
13. Hawaii
14. California
15. Idaho (Western Athletic Conference)
16. Washington State
17. Campbell (Atlantic Sun Conference)
18. Nebraska
19. Memphis (Conference USA)
20. Sacramento State (Big Sky Conference)
21. Columbia-Barnard (Ivy Group)
Individuals:
1. Kay Hoey, Long Beach State
2. Jennifer Shipley, Fresno State
3. Lehua Wise, New Mexico State
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