Six amateurs advance to final stage of LPGA Qualifying Series
December 5, 2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: Yu-Chiang (Vivian) Hou, View results for LPGA Q-School Final Stage, Magnolia Grove Golf Club - Crossings Course
Hou sisters among six collegians headed to Dothan, Ala. for the final week of LPGA Q-Series
Joining the Hou's next weekend at Highland Oaks Golf Club in Dothan, Ala. will be Brooke Matthews of Arkansas, Gina Kim of Duke, Beatrice Wallin of Florida State and Karen Fredgaard of Houston.
Matthews, who opened the 2021 fall season with a record-setting performance at the Cougar Classic in Hanahan, South Carolina where she broke the 54-hole scoring record with a 29-under 191 performance, is tied for 42nd at 2-under 284 on rounds of 71-73-70-70.
Duke senior Gina Kim, a Curtis Cup team member, is also onto Dothan in 52nd place at even par 286 (70-72-71-73).Movin' On!
— Razorback Women's Golf (@RazorbackWGolf) December 5, 2021
Congrats to @brooke_matt1 (T43) & ProHog Alana Uriell (T35) for Advancing to Week 2 of the LPGA Q-Series! #DoThePossible 🐗⛳️ pic.twitter.com/IHJhzofu5H
Florida State's Beatrice Wallin and Houston's Karen Fredgaard were part of a group that is tied for 62nd at 1-over 287, which was one-shot inside the cutline.
The leader after week one is Pauline Roussin-Bouchard of France, who recently turned pro after a stellar college career at the University of South Carolina. In second is Hye-Jin Choi of Korea, who in 2017 nearly became the first amateur in 50 years to win the U.S. Women's Amateur.
After two stages of qualifying, a total of 110 players advanced to the Q-Series, which is a pair of 72-hole tournaments held in consecutive weeks in Alabama. The top-70 players (and ties) from week one in Mobile advanced to the final weekend of qualifying next weekend at Highland Oaks in Dothan.
The cumulative scores from those combined 144 holes will determine the 45 players to earn LPGA status for the new season. Players finishing outside the top 20 and ties will also receive 2022 Symetra Tour status.
About the LPGA Q-School Final Stage
Final stage of qualifying consists of 8 stroke play rounds over consecutive weeks, with the top 45 players and ties earning LPGA Tour status, and all others earning Symetra Tour status. Each year, many top amateurs try to earn their Tour cards, with ...
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