Duke junior Amanda Blumenherst has been selected as a member of the United States team for the 2007 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship. The biennial tournament will be held Oct. 21-27 at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
Blumenherst will compete alongside UCLA's Tiffany Joh to round out the pairing for the American women. The United States last won the tournament in 2003, when current LPGA golfers Paula Creamer and Jane Park led the Red, White and Blue to a title.
An experienced international player, Blumenherst will not be representing the United States for the first time. She was on the 2006 U.S. Curtis Cup Team, played in the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship and was Most Valuable Player of the 2006 USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship.
Blumenherst is currently both the top collegiate golfer in the nation and the top American amateur. The junior has already taken home two titles in the fall, winning both the Mason Rudolph Championship and the Tar Heel Invitational.
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