Three Duke golfers were selected to the eight-person amateur squad that will represent the United States in the 2008 Curtis Cup.
Juniors Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee and high-school senior Mina Harigae, who will enroll at Duke this coming fall, will take part in the three-day match against eight-person teams representing Great Britain and Ireland. The three Blue Devils will get to tee off on the Old Course at St. Andrew's in Scotland.
The format consists of three foursomes playing alternate shot and then best ball on the first two days. The golfers will pair off for singles play on the final day.
Blumenherst has been named national collegiate player of the year twice and received the 2007 Nancy Lopez Award, which is given annually to the best amateur female golfer. Lee finished second overall in the 2006 NCAA
D-I Championship and was named to second-team All-America in the same year.
Harigae is one of the nation's top junior amateurs, with such accolades as three American Junior Golf Association first-team selections.
The United States has won the last five Curtis Cup Matches.
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