LPGA Tour Final Qualifying - All The Details You Need To Know

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published 3 December 2024

Although the end of the year usually signifies the end of the golf season, for some that is the complete opposite...

Just recently, we saw players secure their playing rights on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour, and now it's the LPGA Tour's turn, as 99-players head to Alabama in a bid to claim one of the 25 LPGA Tour cards for 2025.

Lauren Hartlage holds her LPGA Tour card

Taking place at Magnolia Grove Golf Course, specifically on the Falls and Crossings layouts, there's a lot to play for and, below, we have taken a look at the full details for you.

How Does LPGA Tour Q-School Work?

As mentioned, 99 players are present in Alabama and 25 cards are up for grabs. Format-wise, there will be a marathon 90-hole qualifying tournament running from the 5th - 9th December.

Over the five days, the top 25 finishers and ties will receive LPGA status, whilst the Epson Tour will also award five additional LPGA Tour cards through the Race for the Card at the end of the season. It's worth noting that every player who completes at least 72 holes at Q-School will earn full Epson Tour status.

What Is The Qualifying Criteria For Q-School?

For this year, the LPGA Tour has increased the number of cards available as it allows player earning LPGA Tour membership from Q-School more access into LPGA official tournaments.

In terms of who makes up the field at Q-School this week, we see the LPGA Tour players who finished in the 101st - 150th category in the CME (Order of Merit) points this past season.

Along with the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour players finishing 11th - 35th are also present, as are players from the Ladies European Tour who finished between 1st - 10th on the Order of Merit. The final group of players are those who came through the second stage of LPGA Qualifying.

Sophia Popov holds the AIG Women's Open title — Former Major winner, Sophia Popov, is amongst the 99 vying for an LPGA Tour card

LPGA TOUR Q-School Full Field

Chanoknan Angurasaranee
Dottie Ardina
Saki Baba
Ana Belac
Sara Byrne
Zoe Antoinette Campos
Adela Cernousek
Briana Chacon
Jennifer Chang
Anne Chen
Robyn Choi
Monet Chun
Karen Chung
Hailee Cooper
Daniela Darquea
Manon De Roey
Perrine Delacour
Brianna Do
Amanda Doherty
Josee Doyon
Maria Fassi
Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio
Isabella Fierro
Alexandra Forsterling
Isi Gabsa
Mariel Galdiano
Sofia Garcia
Melanie Green
Julia Gregg
Erika Hara
Alice Hewson
Becca Huffer
Akie Iwai
Chisato Iwai
Julia Johnson
Soo Bin Joo
Sarah Kahn
Haeji Kang
Minji Kang
Gurleen Kaur
Gina Kim
Aline Krauter
Mina Kreiter
Pinyada Kuvanun
Yeji Kwon
Ashley Lau
Bronte Law
Maude-Aimee Leblanc
Amy Lee
Sehee Lee
Jeongeun Lee5
Amelia Lewis
Heather Lin
Pernilla Lindberg
Roberta Liti
Mary Liu
Siyun Liu
Yu Liu
Julia Lopez Ramirez
Polly Mack
Lindsey McCurdy
Caley McGinty
Angelica Moresco
Benedetta Moresco
Azahara Munoz
Kaitlyn Papp Budde
Kumkang Park
Valery Plata
Sophia Popov
Yue Ren
Mimi Rhodes
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
Alena Sharp
Bi Shin
Erika Smith
Kate Smith-Stroh
Gigi Stoll
Latanna Stone
Maddie Szeryk
Chiara Tamburlini
Shannon Tan
Carla Tejedo Mulet
Kaleigh Telfer
Gabriella Then
Savannah Vilaubi
Samantha Vodry
Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
Lauren Walsh
Miranda Wang
Dewi Weber
Sarah White
Suzuka Yamaguchi
Miyu Yamashita
Jing Yan
Ina Yoon
Yuri Yoshida
Liqi Zeng
Michelle Zhang
Yue Zhang

Notable Players in LPGA Final Qualifying:

Adela Cernousek takes a shot at the Amundi Evian Championship in France — NCAA Div 1 champion Adela Cernousek is one of many newly turned pros in the field

As the picture above shows, Popov is, arguably, the most recognized name in the field, with the German claiming the 2020 AIG Women's British Open at Royal Troon.

Amongst the other big names are four-time LET winner Fosterling, as well as 2024 LET Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year winner, Tamburlini. Former European Solheim Cup players Azahara Munoz and Bronte Law are also vying for their cards.

It's not just the experienced players to look out for, as three former top amateurs in women's golf will tee it up in the form of Adela Cernousek, Zoe Campos and Julia Lopez-Ramirez. Other former amateurs to look out for are Sara Byrne, Caley McGinty and Mimi Rhodes, who were part of the victorious Team GB&I Curtis Cup side in 2024.

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