Blumenherst, Munoz to battle for U.S. Women's Amateur crown

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08/09/2008 - Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amanda Blumenherst didn't lead until the back nine on Saturday, but she managed to knock off Erynne Lee 3 & 2 to advance to the finals at the 108th U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club.

Azahara Munoz cruised to a 4 & 3 win over fellow Spaniard Belen Mozo in the other semifinal match.

Lee, a high school sophomore, grabbed an early 1-up lead as Blumenherst bogeyed the third. Blumenherst rebounded with a win on the fifth, where she made bogey on the par-three to even the match. Lee parred the next and again was 1-up.

Blumenherst, the co-stroke play medalist and last year's runner-up, squared the match again with a par on the ninth. Around the turn, it was all Blumenherst.

The three-time All-American from Duke grabbed her first lead with a par on the par-four 11th. Blumenherst made another par on 15 to extend her lead to 2-up with three holes to go.

The 21-year-old Blumenherst closed out the match in style with a birdie on the par-five 16th.

In the other semifinal, Munoz parred the first for a 1-up edge and never gave up that lead. Mozo made bogey on the second to drop 2-down, but birdied the third to cut the deficit back to 1-down.

Munoz, the 2008 NCAA Individual champion, parred the fifth and sixth to extend her lead to 3-up. Mozo fought right back to win the seventh and eighth to again pull within 1-down. That was as close as she'd get.

The 20-year-old Munoz parred the ninth, then birdied the 11th to again move 3- up. Mozo birdied the 12th to get within 2-down, but Munoz parred 14 and 15 to close out the 4 & 3 win.

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