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5'9''...Started playing golf at the age of 4...Credits her parents, who met on the golf course, as the individuals who influenced her career the most...Hobbies include being outside, doing anything competitive, reading, sunbathing, swimming, playing cards, watching movies, baking and skiing...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
2012 in a Nutshell
- 23 events, 12 cuts made, $105,668 (76)
- 1 top-5 finish at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2012
- Matched her career-low round with a 66 in the first round of the Navistar LPGA Classic
Career
Amateur
Blumenherst turned in quite an impressive amateur career, which included a number one ranking and the 2008 Women's Amateur Championship title. At Duke University, she was a three-time National Collegiate Player of the Year, was named Duke University's Senior Female Athlete of the Year and earned three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year awards. Blumenherst is the only three-time recipient of the Nancy Lopez Award and only two-time winner of the Dinah Shore Award. She was a member of the victorious 2006 and 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup Teams.
