Blumenherst leads at Eugene
Published: Tue, Aug. 05, 2008 12:30AM
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closeThree-time NCAA player of the year and Duke senior Amanda Blumenherst shot a 6-under 66 Monday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship golf tournament at Eugene, Ore.
Alison Walshe, of Westford, Mass., shot a 4-under 68. Australian Stephanie Na and Canadian Stephanie Sherlock are three shots back entering today's final round of stroke play.
The field of 156 will be cut to 64 for five rounds of match play beginning Wednesday.
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Starting her round on No. 10, Blumenherst had her only bogey on the par-4 No. 15. She then played her last nine holes at 5 under, sinking back-to-back birdie putts to conclude her round.
University of North Carolina freshman Allie White shot a par 72, and Sydney Crane, a senior teammate, shot 4-over 76.
U.S. AMATEUR QUALIFIER: North Carolina sophomore Kevin O'Connell, from Cary, shot a competitive course record eight-under-par 64 to lead the first day at Midlothian, Va., on Monday.
TRUSTED CHOICE BIG "I" JUNIOR CLASSIC: Logan McCracken of Oklahoma City, Okla., took the lead in the Boys Division at Pinehurst on Monday. He finished at 5-under-par 67, good for a one-stroke lead.
In the Girls Division, local favorite Darlea Carr of Pinehurst carded a 2-under-par 70 to put her at the top spot on the leaderboard.
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