Monterey native Mina Harigae is headed back to the U.S. Women’s Open. Playing in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, Harigae shot a two-round total of 149 in a 36-hole sectional qualifier for this year’s U.S. Women’s Open held Monday at par-72 Corral de Tierra CC, becoming one of four players to advance [...]

  Castro Valley resident Tina Barker may have felt the pressure, but it didn’t show. Despite a case of nerves, Barker, 51, shot a steady 1-over 73 Wednesday at sun-baked Corral de Tierra Country Club to hold on and win her first California Senior Women’s Amateur Championship title. For Barker, an air traffic controller at [...]

Getting a spot in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open Championship. That’ll be the goal when a 36-hole sectional qualifier for the U.S. Women’s Open, is held Monday at Corral de Tierra Country Club. In what will be somewhat of a ’who’s who’ of recent local junior girls’ golf greats, the field will include Monterey resident [...]