Over 300 women entered the pre-qualifying stage of LPGA Q-School, with the three stages spanning from August to December. After the conclusion of Q-Series in December — the third and final stage of Q-School — 31 players earned their LPGA card by finishing inside the top-25. That meant there was a less than 9% chance of earning an LPGA Tour card when signing up for the daunting task in August. Wake Forest women’s golf defied those odds when three members of the National Championship team hoisted the distinct blue “inside the ropes” cards — a sign of LPGA membership.
Held in Mobile, Ala., Q-Series faced numerous weather delays. Round one was canceled due to extreme weather, and those conditions continued throughout the week. With endless stop-and-go play, the tournament was reduced from five to four days. The rounds blended together — literally. On the third day, Chacarra, Rhodes and Walsh began their fourth round and played until darkness – Walsh had 10 holes left to play while Chacarra and Rhodes had six holes left to determine their chances at an LPGA card.
“I went to sleep knowing I had six holes to get to 5-under,” said Rhodes who had shot a 4-over 75 on the first day before firing off a 4-under 68 and a 5-under 66 on the Falls and Crossings courses at RTJ at Magnolia Grove which hosted Q-Series.
The final round for Rhodes did not come without adversity. She was three-under through four holes before making a double bogey on the par-four 9th and then back-to-back bogies on 11 and 12 before officials called in the round for darkness. After a 5:30am wake-up and then a fog delay, Rhodes began her final six holes at 10 a.m. With a bogey on the par-4 15th, Rhodes stood in the 18th fairway needing to make a…
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