The third and final round of the LPGA Q School was replaced by LPGA Q-series five years back. The series determines which players get the Tour status for the subsequent year. The final results determining the qualifying players for LPGA Tour 2024 are out now, after a herculean 108-hole journey for the Tour card.
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This year’s event is an updated version of the previous format that existed for the past four years. The changes in the format made for a more thrilling run, which was amplified by an unexpected twist toward the end. Let’s find out who won the race, and what they took home with them as their prizes.
An unexpected twist leads to tweaks in the numbers
The LPGA Q-series this year had a fresh format. The event previously had two tournaments and eight rounds, unlike the current year’s six rounds in a single tournament. This led to a 108-hole race for the LPGA Tour aspirants to pursue.
The tournament had a cut after four rounds, where the top 65 and ties made it to the final two rounds. In the end, Robyn Choi, with her 29-under bagged the title, holding a 3-shot lead over Mao Saigo and So Mi Lee who shared the second position. The title winner received 10 percent of the event’s purse value. The top 45 positions and ties received payouts and LPGA Tour cards for 2024.
While the top 20 positions and ties received Category 14 status in the LPGA Tour, the rest of the qualifying players received Category 15 status. The players who didn’t qualify for the LPGA Tour will play for the Epson Tour in the upcoming year.
The qualifying list witnessed a last-minute tweak due to an untimely bogey, among the players in the 9-under group. This led to the player stepping down to the 8-under group. This little change meant that the cut-off had to now include an 8-under group as well for the LPGA Tour qualifiers list, as part of the top 45 and ties. Five players received a chance to make it to the list, thanks to the surprise bogey.
Coming to the prize distribution, here is a detailed split-up of the event’s purse among the winners.
Prize money distribution of the LPGA Q-series event
| Position | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Robyn Choi | $15,000 |
| T2 | Mao Saigo | $10,250 |
| T2 | So Mi Lee | $10,250 |
| 4 | Mina Harigae | $7,500 |
| T5 | Gurleen Kaur | $5,750 |
| T5 | Polly Mack | $5,750 |
| T7 | Hyo Joon Jang | $4,583 |
| T7 | Yu Jin Sung | $4,583 |
| T7 | Yuri Yoshida | $4,583 |
| T10 | Laetitia Beck | $3,875 |
| T10 | Savannah Grewal | $3,875 |
| T12 | Yiyi Liu | $3,375 |
| T12 | Xiaowen Yin | $3,375 |
| 14 | Liqi Zeng | $3,000 |
| 15 | Hira Naveed | $2,800 |
| 16 | Lauren Hartlage | $2,600 |
| T17 | Jing Yan | $2,165 |
| T17 | Jennifer Song | $2,165 |
| T17 | Sofia Garcia | $2,165 |
| T17 | Yealimi Noh | $2,165 |
| T17 | Lucy Li | $2,165 |
| T17 | Jin Hee Im | $2,165 |
| T23 | Malia Nam | $1,638 |
| T23 | Nataliya Guseva | $1,638 |
| T23 | Jeongeun Lee5 | $1,638 |
| T23 | Aline Krauter | $1,638 |
| T27 | Kiira Riihijarvi | $1,638 |
| T27 | Kelly Tan | $1,638 |
| T27 | Alexandra Forsterling | $1,638 |
| T27 | Ana Pelaez Trivino | $1,638 |
| T27 | Kaitlyn Papp Budde | $1,638 |
| T27 | Benedetta Moresco | $1,638 |
| T27 | Kaitlin Milligan | $1,638 |
| T27 | Lauren Stephenson | $1,638 |
| T35 | Ssu-Chia Cheng | $1,638 |
| T35 | Weiwei Zhang | $1,638 |
| T35 | Mariajo Uribe | $1,638 |
| T38 | Alena Sharp | $1,638 |
| T38 | Trichat Cheenglab | $1,638 |
| T38 | Maddie Szeryk | $1,638 |
| T38 | Laura Wearn | $1,638 |
| T38 | Clariss Guce | $1,638 |
| T38 | Sophia Schubert | $1,638 |
| T38 | Cydney Clanton | $1,638 |
| T45 | Becca Huffer | $1,638 |
| T45 | Yue Ren | $1,638 |
| T45 | Gigi Stoll | $1,638 |
| T45 | Annie Park | $1,638 |
| T45 | Nicole Broch Estrup | $1,638 |
| T45 | Jung Min Hong | $1,638 |
With new talents entering the LPGA Tour next year, it’s going to be an exciting season ahead for the golf fans. Were you following the Q-series at all? Do you have any favorites? Tell us in the comments.
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