Amanda Blumenherst
| Amanda Blumenherst | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 4, 1986 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Spouse | Nate Freiman |
| Career | |
| College | Duke University |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) |
Futures Tour (joined 2009) LPGA Tour (joined 2010) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
|
| ANA Inspiration | 30th: 2008 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 71st: 2010 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2006 |
| Women's British Open | T54: 2011 |
| Evian Championship | 74th: 2013 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| (For a full list of awards, see here) | |
Amanda Blumenherst (born November 4, 1986) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008. In 2013, she announced that she would take a leave from professional golf to spend more time with her husband, major league baseball player Nate Freiman.
Blumenherst was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of Amy (McClure) and David Blumenherst. She began playing golf at the age of four. She attended high school at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, where she was a four-time Rolex All-American and was the third-ranked national recruit as a senior. She led Xavier College Prep to the 5A state championships for four straight years. She held Arizona's 5A High School Girls' Golf State Tournament record with a score of 69–66=135 (−9).
Blumenherst married Oakland A's baseball player Nate Freiman in December 2012. He holds Duke University's career home run record, and the school's second-highest all-time batting average. The two were Duke's ACC Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year in 2009.
Freiman has caddied for her seven times at LPGA tournaments. "I'm probably more nervous than she is. I don't choose the clubs, but I have to give her the yardage. I'm adding up all of the numbers, and I better be right. It's nerve-wracking, but a lot of fun," he said.
In August 2013, she announced that she would take a leave from professional golf at the end of the year to spend more time with her husband. She said: "I don't want to say I'm retiring, because you never know what will happen. Maybe I'll decide in a couple years to come back, and this will just be a little break, you never know." The couple had a son, William David, in November 2014.
At Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Blumenherst was named the National Freshman of the Year by numerous publications. She had the lowest stroke average by a Duke freshman, 71.62, and was the second freshman at Duke to win her first collegiate golf tournament. She set a Blue Devil freshman record with a 54-hole total of 208 at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
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