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This is the sixth in a series of Duke’s All-Decade teams, as named by various Chronicle writers, past and present. At the end of the series, you will be able to vote for your own All-Decade team, and your votes will determine The Sports Blog’s final choice. Stay tuned over the next two weeks for [...]
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The U.S. Women’s Open concluded play yesterday,with Anna Grzebien finishing as the only Duke alum in the top 35. Grzebien shot a 73 on Sunday, birdieing holes eight, eleven, and thirteen en route to a tie for 17th finish. The 2007 graduate shot one of only seven rounds under par on Saturday–a 69 that put [...]
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Day 2 of the U.S. Women’s Open has finished play, and, unfortunately for Duke fans, the five Blue Devils in the tournament are yet to make a splash on the leaderboard.
Brittany Lang carded a 74, putting her in a tie for 48th place, best among Duke golfers at Saucon Valley. Lang has shown consistency so [...]
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Day One of the 63rd U.S. Women’s Open has concluded on the Old Course at Saucon Valley, with widely different results for the four Blue Devils playing.
Amanda Blumenherst, one of the most decorated athletes in Duke history, struggled to keep the ball in the fairway all day, ultimately missing nine out of fourteen. She was [...]
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In a season marked by setbacks and injury, No. 11 Duke still has the chance to finish on top.
The Blue Devils and 23 other programs will compete for the NCAA championship between Tuesday and Friday at the Caves Valley Golf Course in Owings Mills, Md. The program has qualified for the 72-hole tournament in twelve [...]
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Duke Athletics kicked into high gear this weekend as the spring sports began NCAA tournament play. Nearly every team was in action, so here’s a quick recap of what transpired and which Blue Devil teams are still left standing. You can read the full stories of each Duke squad when The Chronicle’s first summer issue [...]
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What a difference one year makes.
Duke rising senior Amanda Blumenherst, the three-time defending National Player of the Year, won the U.S. Women’s Amateur at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, one year after losing on the event’s final hole last year. This time around, Blumenherst stormed back on the last nine holes of [...]
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Duke’s season may be over, but seniors Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee and incoming freshman Mina Harigae hit the links once more this morning on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland for the Curtis Cup. The tournament is held every two years and pits female American amateur golfers against their counterparts from Great Britain [...]
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Blue Devils made their run, and though the four-peat eluded them, Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst made history of her own by capturing her third consecutive National Player of the Year award.
“It’s so exciting,” she said. “It was my goal. I did it two years in a row and no one’s done it [...]
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Interesting sidenote to today’s action: Though Duke seems like a longshot to become four-time defending national champions now, junior Amanda Blumenherst’s candidacy as National Player of the Year is still very much on the line.
Blumenherst’s main competition for the honor is Arkansas’ Stacy Lewis. Lewis has won six tournaments this year to [...]
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