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05-31-2008, 05:53 PM
The United States leads Great Britain and Ireland 7.5 - 4.5 going into Sunday's final singles matches. The U.S. needs 10 to clinch our sixth consecutive Curtis Cup.
Rising seniors, Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee are representing Duke and their country in this great bi-annual event, hosted this year at the Old Course at St. Andrews.....Amanda talks about her experience, below.
This is excerpted from the Curtis Cup website. http://www.curtiscup.org/
By Beth Murrison
St. Andrews, Scotland – Playing the 18th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews is special no matter what the circumstances.
Imagine doing it in front of several thousand people.
That was the scenario for the USA’s Amanda Blumenherst and Tiffany Joh Saturday morning, as they approached the final green in their match against the Great Britain & Ireland’s Liz Bennett and Jodi Ewart.
Blumenherst is no stranger to playing in front of large crowds, having competed in several professional events, including two U.S. Women’s Opens and the LPGA Kraft Nabisco, where she was low amateur in 2008. But even she found the experience amazing.
“I definitely have never experienced anything like it,” said Blumenherst, who earned low-amateur honors at the 2006 Women’s Open and was the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-up. “At the Opens, there are quite a few people but they really aren’t there to watch you. They’re there to watch the leaders. Here, all these people are just watching four girls come up 18 and that’s just amazing. It’s a great feeling. It’s definitely nerve-wracking. But every golfer growing up dreams of having this opportunity and having that feeling.”
Blumenherst did her best to take advantage of the moment, hitting a brilliant approach shot to 15 feet of the flagstick. Joh missed the birdie putt but the teammates were still able to earn a critical half-point.
Good luck tomorrow, ladies....GO USA, GO DUKE!!!
Rising seniors, Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee are representing Duke and their country in this great bi-annual event, hosted this year at the Old Course at St. Andrews.....Amanda talks about her experience, below.
This is excerpted from the Curtis Cup website. http://www.curtiscup.org/
By Beth Murrison
St. Andrews, Scotland – Playing the 18th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews is special no matter what the circumstances.
Imagine doing it in front of several thousand people.
That was the scenario for the USA’s Amanda Blumenherst and Tiffany Joh Saturday morning, as they approached the final green in their match against the Great Britain & Ireland’s Liz Bennett and Jodi Ewart.
Blumenherst is no stranger to playing in front of large crowds, having competed in several professional events, including two U.S. Women’s Opens and the LPGA Kraft Nabisco, where she was low amateur in 2008. But even she found the experience amazing.
“I definitely have never experienced anything like it,” said Blumenherst, who earned low-amateur honors at the 2006 Women’s Open and was the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-up. “At the Opens, there are quite a few people but they really aren’t there to watch you. They’re there to watch the leaders. Here, all these people are just watching four girls come up 18 and that’s just amazing. It’s a great feeling. It’s definitely nerve-wracking. But every golfer growing up dreams of having this opportunity and having that feeling.”
Blumenherst did her best to take advantage of the moment, hitting a brilliant approach shot to 15 feet of the flagstick. Joh missed the birdie putt but the teammates were still able to earn a critical half-point.
Good luck tomorrow, ladies....GO USA, GO DUKE!!!