46 players secure LPGA status for 2023 as Q-Series ends

The Q-Series is a pathway to securing a position on the LPGA Tour. In the tournament that started on Thursday, 46 players earned their tour cards, as reported by Golf Week.

A total of 70 professional golfers were tied to play on the Highland Oaks Golf Course in Dothan, Alabama, with the opportunity to secure an LPGA Card after topping in the 144-hole strokes match.

🙌 LPGA TOUR IN 2023!

Congrats to @lridderstrom93 on battling through 8 rounds at @lpga_tour #Qseries to finish T35 at 13-under par.

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Golfers who secured the top 20 positions earned category-14 status on the LPGA Tour, while the rest earned category-15 status and category-C status on the Epson Tour. Luckily, those who finished below 45 received Epson Tour status.

Charlotte Thomas, who finished 28th in the Q-Series, opened up about this week's championship in an interview, as quoted by Golf Week. She said:

"I'm exhausted and ready for a drink. I think when I look back on last year, I was initially disappointed that I lost my card and had to come back here. But I think the fact that I didn’t play golf for 16 months was – I kind of don’t give myself enough credit sometimes, I don’t think."

Charlotte missed last year's LPGA Tour due to her treatment for chronic eczema and finally returned this year to get the card.

It is important to note that the 2022 LPGA Q-Series was organized from December 1 to 4 on the Mobile golf course and from December 8 to 11 on the Dothan course in Alabama.

Big congratulations to young Alexa Pano @alexapanogolf who today, at just 18 years old, just earned her 2023 @LPGA rookie card with her strong finish at the tour's grueling 8-round Q Series.
Go get 'em next year, Alexa!! https://t.co/LCklTxfdPF

Hae Ran Ryu secured the first position, followed by Bailey Tardy and Valery Plata. Ryu, who is currently ranked No. 50 in the world, finished the game with a score of 29 after defeating Bailey Tardy by two shots.

2022 LPGA Q-Series leaderboard

1. Hae Ran Ryu
2. Bailey Tardy
T3. Valery Plata
T3. Aline Krauter
5: Minami Katsu
T6. Samantha Wagner
T6. Chanettee Wannasanaen
8. Linnea Johnsson
T9. Kum-Kang Park
T9. Lauren Hartlage
T9. Isi Gabsa
T12. Luna Sobron Galmes
T12. Yu-Sang Hou
T12. Ines Laklalech
T15. Dana Finkelstein
T15. Polly Mack
T17. Jennifer Song
T17. Ellinor Sudow
T17. Maddie Szeryk
T17. Riley Rennell
T21. Alexa Pano
T21. Dani Holmqvist
T21. Jaravee Boonchant
T24. Min Lee
T24. Pavarisa Yoktuan
T24. Yuna Nishimura
T24. Sofia Garcia
T28. Karen Chung
T28. Manon De Roey
T28. Karis Davidson
T28. Charlotte Thomas
T28. Dewi Weber
T28. Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
T34. Louise Ridderstrom
T34. Soo Bin Joo
T34. Jing Yan
T34. Jenny Coleman
T38. Su Oh
T38. Magdalena Simmermacher
T38. Laura Wearn
T38. Roberta Liti
T38. Lindy Duncan
T38. Ana Belac
T38. Weiwei Zhang
T45. Dottie Ardina
T45. Arpichaya Yubol

Top 45 earned LPGA Status

T47. Heather Lin
T47. Auston Kim
T49. Bianca Pagdanganan
T49. Janie Jackson
T49. Jiwon Jeon
T49. Sophie Hausmann
T49. Beatrice Wallin
T49. Min A Yoon
T55. My Hyang Lee
T55. Ashley Lau
T55. Milagros Chaves
T55. Robyn Choi
T59. Miranda Wang
T59. Isabella Fierro
T59. Anita Uwadia
T59. Allison Emrey
T63. Agathe Laisne
T63. Lauren Cox
T63. Nataliya Guseva
T63. Britney Yada
68. Mariah Stackhouse
69. Katherine Perry-Hamski
70. Amanda Tan
T71. Jessica Porvasnik
T71. Kim Kaufman
73. Amelia Gravey
74. Anais Meyssonnier
75. Yuri Onishi