Two days into the final leg of its quest for an unprecedented fourth national championship, top-seeded Duke finished in 12th place Wednesday
And when you're named National Player of the Year in your first two campaigns and you're the leader of a Blue Devil dynasty-that is, when you're Amanda Blumenherst-you couldn't be further from the...
Although Duke advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 11th straight year with a top-eight finish at the East regionals, the Blue Devils moved ahead in an un-Duke-like fashion.
To be successful in match play, you've got to stay positive, adapt on the fly and bounce back quickly from disappointment.
With the team title and an individual crown hanging in the balance on the final hole, Amanda Blumenherst could sense the importance of her final putt.
A week after a disappointing fifth-place finish, Duke entered the final day of the Bryan National Collegiate with the lead, but once again failed to come away with a victory.
No. 1 Duke trudged to a fifth-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga., the Blue Devils' worst finish since October 2006.
Ten was the number of the day for Duke juniors Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee Wednesday.
No. 1 Duke opened its spring season with a performance befitting its ranking, shooting a collective 4-over-par to finish one stroke out of first place after the first day of play at the Wildcat...
The three-time defending national champion Blue Devils begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth straight title Monday at the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.
Three Duke golfers were selected to the eight-person amateur squad that will represent the United States in the 2008 Curtis Cup.
On the strength of an overpowering performance by Amanda Blumenherst, Duke defeated Georgia 3-1-1 Tuesday to claim the National Golf Coaches Association Match Play Championship.
In the NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championship Monday, top-seeded Duke defeated ninth-seeded Oklahoma State 3-1-1 and fifth-seeded Tennessee 4-1 to advance to the tournament finals.
"I have to hand it to Arizona State," Duke head coach Dan Brooks said. "Sunday was the kind of day for low scoring-they did it, and we didn't play our best golf today."
In individual sports that are made into team sports, it's sometimes hard to tell what a player brings to her team beyond a score.
Duke junior Amanda Blumenherst has been selected as a member of the United States team for the 2007 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship.