Player Biography

MINA HARIGAE Birthdate: November 1, 1989 Birthplace: Monterey, Calif. Age: 17 Ht: 5'4" Home: Monterey, Calif.
Player Notes: Medalist at Lake Merced Country Club in Daly City, Calif., sectional qualifier with 147 total …Finalist at the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship…Women’s Open will be her 14th USGA competition…Semifinalist at 2003 and ’06 U.S. Girls’ Juniors…Stroke-play medalist at 2006 U.S. Girls’ Junior, where shot a course-record 64, and co-medalist at 2006 Women’s Amateur Public Links…Won 2006 AJGA Heather Farr Classic (71-68-70) and Verizon Junior Heritage at Harbour Town 2007 (71-68)… named an alternate for the USA Curtis Cup and Women’s World Amateur teams in 2006 … Runner-up at 2005 AJGA Polo Classic…Won four consecutive California Women’s Amateur titles, the first coming when she was 11 (2001-04)…Selected Female Athlete of the Year at Stevenson School and MVP of girls’ golf team in 2005 and ’06…Played with Tom Watson (2004) and Tom Kite (2005-2006) at The First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on the Champions Tour, which she lists as her most memorable golf experience… Has competed four U.S. Girls’ Juniors and will play her fifth and last in a few weeks. Played in the 2003, 2004 and 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur, losing a 19-hole, second-round match to eventual champion Morgan Pressel in 2005 that arguably was the best match of the entire championship … Has played four WAPLs and was a quarterfinalist in ‘06 … her lowest competitive round was 62, on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club during the AJGA Polo Classic in 2005…Has had two holes-in-one … named to AJGA First-Team All-America in 2005 and 2006. Honorable-mention selection in 2003… will be a senior at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach … parents are Yasunori and Mafumi … Parents run a sushi restaurant in Monterey…Swing instructor is Greg LaBelle out of the Butch Harmon School in Las Vegas…says her lucky charm is her bear head cover.