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08/11/2007 - Carmel, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amanda Blumenherst collected eight birdies Saturday to knock off 2006 champion Kimberly Kim and advance to the final of the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Blumenherst will face off again Maria Jose Uribe for the title after trouncing Kim, 5 & 3, in Saturday's semifinals. Uribe held on for a 2 & 1 win over Ha Na Jang to advance to the finals.
The 20-year-old Blumenherst, who was the oldest semifinalist, rolled in a clutch eight-foot putt to save par at the first and took off from there.
She drained a 10-foot birdie try on two, then two-putted from the fringe for birdie on the par-five fifth at Crooked Stick. Those birdies gave Blumenherst a 2-up cushion.
Kim was unable to save par on the sixth and also bogeyed the eighth to fall 4- down. Blumenherst pushed her lead to 5-up with a tap-in birdie on the 10th, kicking off a stellar stretch of golf.
The 15-year-old Kim pitched to 12 feet at the par-five 11th. Blumenherst blasted from a greenside bunker to within a foot of the cup and was conceded birdie. Kim responded by making her 12-footer to remain 5-down.
At the 12th, Blumenherst dropped her second shot three feet from the hole and Kim responded by knocking her approach to seven feet. Both made their birdie putts.
Blumenherst nearly aced the par-three 13th, leaving her shot inside a foot. Kim, once again, answered in fine fashion. She left herself three feet for birdie and made the putt.
After four straight birdies, Blumenherst finally blinked as she missed a seven-foot birdie try on 14. Kim won the hole after her second shot stopped within a foot, but she was still 4-down with four to go.
Kim found a greenside bunker with her second to the par-five 15th. She blasted some 20 feet from the hole, but three-putted for bogey to give Blumenherst the victory.
"It was a lot of fun. I played really solid, hit the ball well and the putts were falling," said Blumenherst, a two-time ACC Player of the Year at Duke. "It was a combination of everything and it worked out. That was a lot of fun not having to putt, but I'm putting well too so it would have been OK either way. Kimberly never gave up, that was nice to see. It was lot of fun. We were giving each other birdies and having to make them. It was a great round."
"There was really nothing I could do about it. Putts weren't falling, I was getting bad bounces, but there is nothing you can do on days like that," admitted Kim, who became the youngest tournament champion ever last year at 14. "I tried and made a lot of birdies, but so did she."
There was far less action in the Uribe-Jang match. Uribe drained a long birdie putt on the third to go 1-up, Jang was conceded par on the fifth and that squared the match. They traded wins at eight and nine as Uribe bogeyed eight and Jang bogeyed the ninth.
Uribe took the lead for good with an eight-foot birdie putt on 10. At the 15th, Uribe made another eight-footer for birdie to move 2-up. The 17-year-old Colombian ran in a long birdie putt to seal the 2 & 1 win.
"I just need to keep doing what I'm doing (in the final)," Uribe said. "I need to make more putts because it is match play and putting is everything here."
The 36-hole final will be contested Sunday.
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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs.
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