Irvine’s Carrasco Shoots 68, Qualifies for Senior Open

Ray Carrasco of Irvine shot 68 Monday at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo and qualified for the U.S. Senior Open.

Carrasco tied Rick Sprouse of El Cajon as medalist to earn one of two spots available. Alan Tapie of Dana Point shot 69 and is an alternate. The U.S. Senior Open is June 29-July 2 at Saucon Valley CC in Bethlehem, Pa.

SWEDEN BOUND

Nico Bollini of Yorba Linda and Angela Rho of Fullerton are headed to Sweden to play in the Izzo Cup next week at Ullna Golf Course in Stockholm.

Bollini, who will be a senior at Servite High in the fall, and Rho, who recently graduated from Sonora and will attend Stanford, were selected to represent the United States on a 16-player team that will play the top 16 junior golfers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in a Ryder Cup-style event.

COURSE HONORED

Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Coast has been selected by Golf For Women Magazine as one of the top 100 women-friendly courses in the nation.

The survey is based on tee-time access, clubhouse policies, availability of women’s programs, course playability, tee-box options, women’s leagues, pro-shop variety, locker room amenities, female teaching and golf professionals and the availability of women’s rental equipment.

Pelican Hill is the only county course listed in the fifth annual report. Coyote Hills in Fullerton, which was honored the last two years, did not make the list.

AMATEUR QUALIFYING

Steve Bogan of Placentia shot 69 Thursday at Industry Hills to lead a group of eight who qualified for the California Amateur Championship.

Jason Gross of San Clemente qualified last Wednesday by shooting 70 at The SCGA Members’ Club in Murrieta and Hyungwoo Kim of Fullerton qualified with a 67 at Spring Valley Lake the same day.

The California Amateur is July 17-22 at Bayonet and Blackhorse in Seaside.

CONWAY FOURTH

Steve Conway of Dove Canyon shot a final-round three-under-par 69 Thursday and finished tied for fourth in the AJGA Las Vegas Founders Legacy Junior Championship at The Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Nev.

Conway, who recently graduated for Santa Margarita High and will attend UCLA in the fall, shot a three-day total of 211, seven strokes behind winner Chez Reavie of Mesa, Ariz. Mike Farrell of Coto de Caza, a Santa Margarita teammate of Conway’s, finished 12th at 215.

Jennie Lee of Huntington Beach shot 81-71-78--230 and finished ninth in the girls’ division, 23 strokes behind Ina Kim of Encino.

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