A total of 50 players earned LPGA status for the 2024 season at Q-Series. Australia’s Robyn Choi topped the field with a 29-under total over the course of six rounds, earning $15,000.
This year’s event, cut down from the traditional eight rounds, was held at Robert Trent Jones’ Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama. A field of 104 players began the week and a cut was made after 72 holes. Players who finished in the top 20 and ties earned Category 14 status, while those who finished from T-23 to T-45 earned Category 15.
The big move of the day belonged to Lauren Hartlage, who skyrocketed from T-60 to 16th with a closing 63.
“The last two years I had to come back to Q-School to earn my card back,” said Hartlage. “This time I feel like I’m getting better in learning the ropes of how the LPGA works, so I’m super excited to get back out there.”
LPGA veteran Jennifer Song had good friend Amy Yang on the bag this week. Yang, of course, won the CME Group Tour Championship last month and a $2 million first-place prize. Song finished tied for 17th to earn her card back.
“I think I got like 200 percent confidence from her,” said Song. “You know, just having a close friend, it’s a long week, and I knew I had the game to play well, but I just needed to feel relaxed out there, and then a friend was just what I needed out there.”
Added Yang: “You know, Jennifer, she prepared everything. Her game was so ready to go already at home. I just needed to carry the bag and just talk other stuff and make her feel comfortable.
“I really didn’t do enough other than that.”
Here’s a closer look at the 50 players who earned LPGA status for 2024:
1. Robyn Choi
Australian-born Choi played collegiate golf at Colorado and earned LPGA status at the inaugural Q-Series in 2019. Finished 12th on the Epson Tour money list this season with six top-10 finishes.
T-2. Mao Saigo
Japanese player came into Q-Series ranked 43rd in the Rolex Rankings. Saigo, who tied for third at the 2022 Amundi Evian, has six wins on the Japan LPGA the past two seasons.
T-2. So Mi Lee
Lee came into Q-Series ranked 57th in the world. A five-time winner on the KLPGA, Lee didn’t win this season in South Korea, but she collects seven top-three finishes. Her highest ranking this season was 42nd.
4. Mina Harigae
Former Solheim Cup player finished runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Finished 101st on the CME points list this year. The top 100 keep their full cards each year. Harigae joined the tour in 2010 and won the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship.
T-5. Gurleen Kaur
Four-time winner at Baylor finished second at the Epson Tour Championship earlier this year. Houston’s Kaur, a student of major winner Hal Sutton, won twice on the Women’s All-Pro Tour.
T-5. Polly Mack
Mack, a rookie on the LPGA in 2023, led the tour in overall driving distance with an average of 281.75 yards. She finished 125th in CME points with her best finish, a T-3, coming at the Dow Great Lakes team event. Mack turned professional in 2022 after completing her college career at Alabama.
T-7. Hyo Joon Jang
A rookie on the LPGA in 2023, Jang finished 127th on the CME points list with one top-10 finish at the Portland Classic. The 20-year-old South Korean first earned LPGA status by finishing 10th on the Epson Tour money list. Moved to the U.S. at age 16 to attend a boarding school and pursue her dream of professional golf.
T-7. Yuri Yoshida
A three-time winner on the JLPGA, 23-year-old Yoshida also has five runner-up finishes over the past three seasons. Held onto a top-10 finish despite a closing 74.
T-7. Yu Jin Sung
Three-time winner on the KLPGA, Sung’s latest victory came last month at the S-Oil Championship. Tied for second at this year’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii on the LPGA, losing in a playoff to LPGA rookie Grace Kim.
T-10. Savannah Grewal
Clemson fifth-year senior shared medalist honors at the first stage of Q-School. Canada’s Grewal sailed through the second stage and promptly turned professional. Over the past year, she’s dropped four strokes off her scoring average.
T-10. Laetitia Beck
Former Duke player closed with a 67. Finished 20th on the Epson Tour list this season. Became the first player from Israel to earn a tour card for the 2015 season. Last competed on the LPGA for a full season in 2018.
T-12. Yiyi Liu
China’s Yiyi Liu finished 44th on the Epson Tour’s money list this season. Rebounded from an opening 74 with rounds of 65-67-67 to get back in the mix. Liu went 68 holes without a bogey.
T-12. Xiaowen Yin
A rookie on the LPGA in 2023, China’s Yin finished 112th on the CME points list this season. The 18-year-old Yin averaged second on tour in driving distance at 277.26 yards. Earned LPGA status in 2023 via a second place finish on the Epson Tour money list.
14. Liqi Zeng
A four-time winner on the China LPGA, Zeng finished outside the top six on that tour only once in 2023. Currently tanked 307th in the world. Zeng’s 70 in Round 5 included a triple on the final hole.
15. Hira Naveed
Naveed closed with a 65 to vault up the board and into the top 20. The Aussie played collegiate golf at Pepperdine. She finished 30th on the Epson Tour money list this season and has eight career top 10s on that tour.
16. Lauren Hartlage
The 25-year-old from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, just completed her second season on the LPGA. Her best LPGA finish, a T-6, came at the Lotte Championship. Hartlage closed with a sizzling 63 to vault into the top 20. She played collegiate golf at the University of Louisville.
T-17. Jing Yan
The 27-year-old from Shanghai was a rookie on the LPGA in 2015 and has six career top-10 finishes. Former Washington player made $1,230,362 in career earnings on the LPGA. Yang’s best LPGA finish was a solo second at the 2017 McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open.
T-17. Sofia Garcia
Birdied three of her last six holes on Wednesday, making a final push toward the top 20. An LPGA rookie in 2023, Garcia finished 147th on the CME points list, making four cuts in 13 starts. She won four times at Texas Tech.
T-17. Lucy Li
Holds the record for being the youngest to ever qualify for a U.S. Women’s Open at age 11. Now 21, Li spent 2023 as a rookie on the LPGA and finished 109th on the CME points list. She’s a two-time winner on the Epson Tour and an online study at the University of Pennsylvania.
T-17. Jennifer Song
Two-time USGA champion first joined the LPGA in 2011. While she’s never won on tour, Song does have 13 career top-10 finishes. She finished 149th on this year’s CME list, which sent her back to qualifying school with good friend Amy Yang on the bag. Yang recently won the CME Group Tour Championship and a $2 million first-place prize.
T-17. Yealimi Noh
An LPGA rookie in 2020, 22-year-old Noh finished 119th on the CME points list this season. Noh represented the U.S on the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness. She finished 27th on the money list that season, finishing third at the Amundi Evian. Noh won the 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior.
T-17. Jin Hee Im
A four-time winner on the Korean LPGA this season, Im came into the season ranked 40th in the world. Im is a six-time winner on the KLPGA since 2021.
T-23. Aline Krauter
Former Stanford player helped the Cardinal win the 2022 NCAA Championship. Germany’s Krauter, a former Women’s British Amateur champion, won her first professional title at the LET’s Hero Women’s Indian Open in October, winning by five strokes.
T-23. Nataliya Guseva
Russian-born player played collegiate golf at Miami and joined the Epson Tour this season. Won the Black Desert Resort Championship as a rookie, finishing 14th on the Epson money list. Named 2021 ACC Freshman of the Year.
T-23. Malia Nam
Nam spent five seasons at USC, restarting her senior year after hip surgery. The Hawaiian’s best WAGR wanking was 157th. She closed Q-Series with a 69.
T-23. Jeongeun Lee5
A rookie on the LPGA in 2015, Lee5 finished 103rd on the CME points list this season. She has seven career top-10 finishes and won the 2015 Jeju Samdasu Masters on the KLPGA.
T-27. Ana Pelaez Trivino
The 25-year-old from Malaga, Spain, has competed on the LET the past two seasons, winning the 2022 Communidad Madrid Ladies Open. Played collegiate golf at South Carolina, turning professional in 2021. Trivino has made eight LPGA starts, making the cut twice.
T-27. Kaitlyn Papp Budde
First earned LPGA membership for the 2022 season, she made the cut eight times in 18 starts. Spent 2023 on the Epson Tour where she finished 51st on the money list. Former Texas player finished T-9 at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open as an amateur.
T-27. Benedetta Moresco
The 22-year-old Italian played at the University of Alabama, where she won The Ally. Her sister, Angelica, plays on the Epson Tour. Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open as an amateur.
T-27. Kaitlin Milligan
Former Oklahoma player finished 95th on the Epson Tour money list in 2023, her second season on the developmental tour. Milligan ranked fifth on tour in driving distance with a 285.88 average.
T-27. Lauren Stephenson
Former Clemson player finished 126th on the CME points list this season. An LPGA rookie in 2019, Stephenson returned to Q-Series for the first time since 2018 when she tied for eighth in the inaugural event.
T-27. Kelly Tan
The 30-year-old from Malaysia was a rookie on the LPGA in 2014. She has four career top-10 finishes. Represented Malaysia at the 2016 Rio Olympics (51st) and 2020 Tokyo Olympics (T-34). Won the 2019 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic on the Epson Tour.
T-27. Kiira Riihijarvi
An LPGA rookie in 2023, Riihijarvi played Division II golf at the University of Tampa. Played three seasons on the Epson Tour, winning the 2022 Ann Arbor’s Road to the LPGA. The 26-year-old Finnish player made one cut in 16 starts this season.
T-27. Alexandra Forsterling
Young German pro played collegiate golf at Arizona State. Forsterling won LET Q-School at this time last year and then proceeded to win twice on that tour in 2023, including the Mallorca Ladies Open last month.
T-35. Ssu-Chia Cheng
The 26-year-old from Taiwan was an LPGA rookie in 2016. Cheng has earned $158,699 on the LPGA and $255,063 in earnings on the Epson Tour.
T-35. Weiwei Zhang
The 26-year-old from China has made 24 starts on on the LPGA, earning $104,098. Her career-best finish was a T-10 at the Portland Classic. She’s a five-time winner on the CLPGA and won the2017 Sky Ladies ABC Cup on the JLPGA.
T-35. Mariajo Uribe
Uribe, a former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, told lpga.com that she signed up for Q-Series to give herself the best chance at qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. After that, the Colombian mom plans to retire.
T-38. Trichat Cheenglab
Thailand’s Cheenglab became the sixth player to win both the LET’s Race to Costa del Sol and Rookie of the Year titles in the same season in 2023. The 28-year-old winner of the 2023 Big Green Egg Open followed in the footsteps of two-time LPGA winner Atthaya Thitikul in pulling off the rare double.
T-38. Maddie Szeryk
Canadian player has one top-10 finishes in her last two seasons on the LPGA. Played four seasons on the Epson Tour after turning professional in 2018. Szeryk played collegiate golf at Texas A&M where she set the SEC record with 32 career top-10s.
T-38. Clariss Guce
Guce finished 32nd on the Epson Tour money list with a pair of third-place finishes. Played collegiate golf at Cal State Northridge, earning Big West Conference Player of the Year honors in 2014. Joined the Epson Tour in 2016.
T-38. Cydney Clanton
Former LPGA winner finished the 2023 season 131st on the CME points list. Clanton, 34, made only seven starts this season on the LPGA. She also made 14 starts on the Epson Tour, finishing 31st on that tour’s money list. Held onto a card despite closing with a 76.
T-38. Laura Wearn
As a 2023 LPGA rookie, Wearn played in six events and made one cut. Wearn, 32, played collegiate golf at Furman and has three Epson Tour victories. She turned professional in 2014.
T-38. Alena Sharp
Sharp, 42, has 19 years of experience on the LPGA. The Canadian veteran has 16 career top-10 finishes on the LPGA. A two-time winner on the Epson Tour, her most recent victory came at the 2023 Champions Fore Change Invitational.
T-38. Sophia Schubert
Former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion finished 137th on the CME points list. Missed the cut in her last six LPGA starts. Finished runner-up last year at the Amundi Evian Championship. Earned her card via the 2021 Epson Tour money list.
T-45. Gigi Stoll
Finished 17th on the Epson Tour money list this season. Collected her first Epson Tour victory at the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic, where she played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona.
T-45. Annie Park
Park, winner of the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic, finished 129th on the CME points list. The 28-year-old has $1.7 million in earnings this season. Won the 2013 NCAA championship at USC and earned LPGA status for 2016 after topping the Epson Tour money list.
T-45. Nicole Broch Estrup
An LPGA rookie in 2017, Broch Estrup has six career top-10 finishes and earned $1,247,801 during her tour career. Named LET Player of the Year in 2015. The 30-year-old represented Denmark in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
T-45. Jung Min Hong
Hong will be an LPGA rookie in 2024. KLPGA veteran won 2022 Doosan Match Play Championship. The 21-year-old South Korean has 80 starts on the KLPGA. Turned professional in 2020.
T-45. Yue Ren
The 22-year-old Ren from Guangzhou, China, has competed on Epson Tour since 2020. She has one win and two top-10s on the developmental tour in that time. Ren competed on the CLPGA from 2018-2020.
T-45. Becca Huffer
The 33-year-old Huffer from Denver, Colorado, was a rookie on the Epson Tour in 2013. Huffer has finished runner-up three times on the Epson, most recently at the 2023 Four Winds Invitational. She won the won the 2013 Colorado Open. Played in 15 events on the LPGA in 2019, making one cut.
