The Epson Tour Championship kicks off on Thursday, and 10 LPGA cards will be given out by week’s end. Three players have already clinched their LPGA cards for 2024: Gabriela Ruffels, Natasha Andrea Oon and Jiwon Jeon.
A total of seven players have already broken the $100,000 mark in season earnings, three more than any other year in the developmental tour’s history.
Madelene Sagstrom set the all-time Epson Tour money record of $167,064 in just 15 events. Ruffels is currently $10,781 shy of that record. Ruffels would need to finish in the top 3 to break the record while Oon ($147,780) would need to win.
Gabriela Ruffels of Australia watches her tee shot on the 13th tee during the second round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club on September 08, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
A total of 108 players will compete at LPGA International for a $250,000 purse. The low 60 players and ties will advance after 36 holes.
The Race for the Card (top 10 on the money list) couldn’t be any tighter. Currently, players ranked No. 4-30 on the money list have a chance to secure their cards. Only $274 separates No. 10 Jenny Bae from No. 11 Robyn Choi.
Bae, of course, lost in a playoff to Rose Zhang at this year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur and turned professional not long after. She has only played in 10 events so far on the Epson Tour this season and won twice.
Here’s the current top 10:
- Gabriela Ruffels $156,283
- Natasha Andrea Oon $147,780
- Jiwon Jeon $114,219
- Agathe Laisne $109,060
- Jenny Coleman $104,958
- Roberta Liti $102,734
- Minji Kang $100,165
- Isabella Fierro $97,504
- Becca Huffer $89,390
- Jenny Bae $88,889
Listed below are the projections of what players ranked Nos. 11-30 on the money list must do to jump into the top 10 and earn their cards: (Note: Ties are not factored in.)
Robyn Choi of Australia hits a tee shot during the final round of the 2022 LPGA Q-Series – Dothan at Highland Oaks Golf Course on December 11, 2022, in Dothan, Alabama. (Photo by Hannah Ruhoff/Getty Images)
Solo 60th or better to have a chance
Nataliya Guseva gives a wave on the Epson Tour (courtesy Epson Tour/Ben Harpring)
Solo 22nd or better to have a chance
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