SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 2026) – Washington State Women’s Golf posted the second-best second-round score on the opening day of the Juli Inkster Invitational at TPC-Harding Park Monday.
The Cougars posted a five-over in the second round, one stroke back of tournament leader California who posted a four-under in the second round. Cal leads the 14-team field at two-over and Washington State is tied for tenth with San Francisco at plus-24, one stroke back of UNLV.
Junior Sara Pineros leads the way after posting a two-over 74 in the opening round before going one-under 71 in the second round to sit tied for eighth at one-over, two strokes back of third. Pineros opened the day with a pair of birdies in her first round before adding two more birdies and just one bogey in her second-round 71, tied for the third-best second-round score in the 78 player field.
Freshman Kaitlyn Helm carded three birdies in her second round and is tied for 39th at seven-over, freshman Anya Cedo posted a second-round 73 to sit tied with sophomore Agnes Brink in 49th at eight-over. Senior Hannah Harrison recorded three birdies throughout the day and is tied for 60th.
Tuesday’s final round will start 8 a.m.
The Course and Tournament Format
The Juli Inkster Invitational is played at the TPC – Harding Park in San Francisco.
The course plays as a par-72 at 6,275 yards.
Teams played 36 holes Monday and will play 18 holes Tuesday.
Washington State’s Lineup
1. Kaitlyn Helm
2. Hannah Harrison
3. Sara Pineros
4. Agnes Brink
5. Anya Cedo
The Field
In addition to Washington State and hosts San Jose State and San Francisco; Boise State, Boston College, California, Cal Poly, Fresno State, Nevada, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, UC Davis, UNLV and Washington make up the 14-team field.
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the link below.
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239116/scoring/participants
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