Duke comes in 5th over weekend
By Staff Reports | March 24, 2008No. 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.
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.
Michael Schachner was one of only two golfers to shoot under par in all three rounds of this weekend's Gator Invitational-good for a share of first-place honors and enough to boost No. 9 Duke into...
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.
After winning their own classic Oct. 8, the No. 13 Blue Devils came up short Sunday and Monday at the Collegiate Match Play Championship in Greensboro, Ga.
"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.
Despite surging back from a five-stroke deficit Monday, the Blue Devils only came away with a frustrating tie in the Duke Classic.
The Blue Devils' streak of nine straight wins at the Tar Heel Invitational was snapped last year.
As defending champions of the Fighting Illini Invitational, the Blue Devils entered this weekend's play with confidence--and comfort.
The NCAA Fall Preview is hosted on New Mexico's Championship Course in Albequerque, N.M., home of the 2007 national championship. And if Duke's performance in the tournament is any indication, the...
Liz Janangelo stood near the South Lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last Friday, her sense of giddy excitement overwhelmed by the blistering sun.
In her season debut, Jennie Lee fired a 3-under-par 70 to pace Duke to a four-stroke lead over UCLA after Day 1 of the NCAA Fall Preview in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
When long-time head coach Rod Myers passed away last spring, the Blue Devils still had plenty of golf left ahead of them.
Two-time defending National Player of the Year Amanda Blumenherst captured her eighth career tournament with a 13-under-par 203 at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship in Franklin, Tenn.