75 players advance from week one in Mobile, Ala.
DOTHAN, Ala. – Players competing in the LPGA Q-Series are halfway through their two-week journey to the LPGA Tour. A total of 75 players have advanced to week two in Dothan, Ala. and will play at Highland Oaks Golf Course December 8-11. The scores stack up over the two weeks, with Lauren Hartlage leading at 14 under par after week one.
Hartlage hit a consistent four rounds to start the long run of the Q-Series, with four rounds in the 60s (66-69-69-68). The Kentucky player stayed near the top of the league all week, but moved into the solo lead on the final day of week one. Luna Sobron Galmes, Polly Mack, Manon De Roey and Riley Rennell share third place, one stroke behind Hartlage.
Players who cut to 2-under par and advance to week two include pros Valery Plata (-11), Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (-11), Nataliya Guseva (-8), Heather Lin (-8) and Ashley Lau (-2). LPGA Tour members Maddie Szeryk (-12), Jenny Coleman (-10), Bianca Pagdanganan (-10) and Su Oh (-6) will also play in Dothan, Ala. along with Epson Tour members Bailey Tardy (-9), Kim Kaufman (-5) and Alexa Pano (-2).
Canada’s Selena Costabile (-1), Epson Tour veteran Becca Huffer (E), 2021 Epson Tour graduate Rachel Rohanna (-1), and Ohio native Jillian Hollis (-1) all missed the cut but they will still have Epson Tour status for the 2023 season.
The top players at the end of week two will earn season tickets to the 2023 LPGA tour. The status that will be earned from the next two weeks is as follows:
- Players who finish in positions 1-20 and ties will earn LPGA Tour status in Category 14
- Players who finish in positions 21-45 and are tied will earn LPGA Tour status in Category 15 and Epson Tour status in Category C.
- Players who finish outside the top 45 and tied, who complete all rounds before the cut, will earn Epson Tour status.
BREAKDOWN OF PLAYERS ON COURT IN WEEK TWO OF THE LPGA Q-SERIES
- An LPGA tour winner
- 18 Epson Tour Winners
- Dottie Ardina,
- Ana Belac,
- Jaravee Boonchant,
- Allison Emery,
- Dan Finklestein,
- Gabsa World,
- Sofia Hausmann,
- Dani Holmqvist,
- Gianni Jackson,
- Kim Kaufmann,
- Mini Lee,
- Mi Hyang Lee,
- Kum-Kang Park,
- Luisa Ridderstrom,
- Jennifer Song,
- Bailey Tardi,
- Laura Wearn,
- Britney Yada
- Four LET winners
- Manon DeRoey,
- Ines Laklalech,
- Mi Hyang Lee,
- On Oh
- Three players in the top 100 of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
- Minami Katsu
- Yuna Nishimura,
- Hae Ran Ryu
- Three JLPGA winners
- Minami Katsu,
- Yuna Nishimura,
- Wei Wei Zhang
- A KLPGA winner
- Four CLPGA winners
- Mini Lee,
- Amanda Tan,
- In Yoktuan night,
- Wei Wei Zhang
- Seven winners of the Thai LPGA Tour
- Jaravee Boonchant,
- Yu-Sang Hou,
- Mini Lee,
- Natthakritta Vongtaveelap,
- Chanettee Wannasaen,
- In Yoktuan night,
- Arpichaya Yubol
