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This Week in Duke Athletics History (August 10-16)

August 10

  • 1984 – Women's Golf – Dan Brooks was hired as the head coach of the Duke women's golf program. He has gone on to lead Duke to seven NCAA Championships, 29 ACC Championships and 137 team victories with the Blue Devils.
  • 2003 – Women's Golf – Virada Nirapathpongporn won the U.S. Women's Amateur by defeating Jane Park, 2-and-1, at the par-71, 6,368-yard Philadelphia Country Club.
  • 2008 – Women's Golf – Amanda Blumenherst won the U.