2023 LPGA TOUR ROOKIES

The following players, should they choose to accept LPGA Tour Membership, would become 2023 LPGA Tour rookies:

2022 EPSON TOUR GRADUATES (8)

Celine Borge (Norway), Hyo Joon Jang (Republic of Korea), Grace Kim (Australia), Lucy Li (United States), Yan Liu (People’s Republic of China), Kiira Riihijarvi (Finland), Gabriella Then (United States), Xiaowen Yin (People’s Republic of China)

LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES (23)

Jaravee Boonchant (Thailand), Manon De Roey (Belgium), Sofia Garcia (Paraguay), Soo Bin Joo (Republic of Korea), Minami Katsu (Japan), Aline Krauter (Germany), Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Roberta Liti (Italy), Polly Mack (Germany), Yuna Nishimura (Japan), Alexa Pano (United States), Kum-Kang Park (Republic of Korea), Valery Plata (Colombia), Riley Rennell (United States), Hae Ran Ryu (Republic of Korea), Magdalena Simmermacher (Argentina), Ellinor Sudow (Sweden), Bailey Tardy (United States), Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (Thailand), Samantha Wagner (United States), Chanettee Wannasaen (Thailand), Laura Wearn (United States), Arpichaya Yubol (Thailand)

Here are the bios for all the 2022 LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES

Hae Ran Ryu (1, -29)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Ryu, 21, is from Suwon, Republic of Korea
Ryu is the third player from the Republic of Korea to take medalist honors at LPGA Q-Series, joining Jeongeun Lee6 (2018) and Narin An (2021)
Ryu has competed in six LPGA Tour events, with top-15 finishes at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (T13) and the 2021 BMW Ladies Championship (T7)
Ryu has held KLPGA Tour Membership since 2020, and was the 2020 Rookie of the Year
She has five KLPGA Tour victories
As an amateur, she won the 2018 Korean Women’s Amateur and finished fifth at the 2018 Asian Games

Bailey Tardy (2, -27)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Tardy, 26, is from Atlanta, Georgia
She has made $200,599 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
In 2022 on the Epson Tour, Tardy made the cut in 12 of 21 starts and recorded four top-five finishes, including three in her last three events
She has one career victory on the Epson Tour at the 2021 Copper Rock Championship
Tardy turned professional in 2018
She captured a wire-to-wire victory at the 2018 Georgia Women’s State Amateur Championship
Tardy played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia and was named the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year

Valery Plata (T3, -25)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Plata, 21, is from Bucaramanga, Colombia
She has played four events on the LPGA Tour as an amateur: the 2021 and 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (MC, MC), the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship (MC) and the 2022 AIG Women’s Open (MC)
Plata turned professional in November 2022
She attended Michigan State University and was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection; Plata was also named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020 as a sophomore
She won the Big Ten's Mary Fossum Award in 2021, an honor given to the Big Ten player with the season’s lowest stroke average to par
Plata won the 2021 Women’s Amateur Latin America

Aline Krauter (T3, -25)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Krauter, 22, is from Stuttgart, Germany
She played two events on the LPGA Tour as a professional in 2022: the Greater Toledo LPGA Classic and the Pelican Women’s Championship, finishing T29 and T55 respectively
Krauter turned professional in August 2022
She played five LPGA Tour events as an amateur in 2021 and 2022: the 2021 Chevron Championship (MC), the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (MC), the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship (MC), the 2021 AIG Women’s Open (MC) and the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship (MC)
Krauter attended Stanford University and helped the Cardinal win the NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship in May
Krauter earned the 2022 WGCA Dinah Shore Trophy which recognizes a top female collegiate golfer who excels in both academics and athletics
She won the 2020 Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2016 German Girls Open

Minami Katsu (5, -24)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Katsu, 24, is from Kagoshima, Japan
She has competed in 10 LPGA Tour events with a best finish of T8 at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic
Katsu is a 10-time winner on the JLPGA Tour; as an amateur, she became the youngest winner in JLPGA Tour history when she won the 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open at age 15
She has two major victories on the JLPGA Tour, winning the 2021 and 2022 Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship
She turned professional in 2017
As an amateur, she won the 2014 New Zealand Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the 2015 Japan Women’s Amateur

Samantha Wagner (T6, -23)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Wagner, 26, is from Windermere, Florida
She has made $167,636 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
In 2022, Wagner made the cut in 16 of 20 starts on the Epson Tour and recorded five top-10 finishes, including season-best T6 result at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic and Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic
Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a tie for second at the 2021 Copper Rock Championship
She turned professional in 2017
Wagner played collegiate golf at the University of Florida where she was named to the 2016 All-SEC Freshman Team and was twice named the SEC Women’s Freshman Golfer of the Week

Chanettee Wannasaen (T6, -23)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Wannasaen, 18, is from Chiang Mai, Thailand
She has played five LPGA Tour events: the 2021 Honda LPGA Thailand (T57), the 2021 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open (MC), the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand (T47), the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open (T24) and the 2022 AIG Women’s Open (MC)
Wannasaen has one LET Access Series win: the 2022 Trust Golf Links Series – Ramside Hall
She has two wins on the TLPGA Tour: the 2022 Singha Pattaya Ladies Open and 2022 SAT-NSDF 5th Thai LPGA Championship
She turned professional in 2021
Wannasaen won the 2019 Singha Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship

Linnea Johansson (8, -21)

Johansson, 29, is from Bastad, Sweden
She has made $131,849 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Johansson’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 24th at the 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Frida Kinhult
In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 20 starts on Tour and recorded six top-40 finishes
Johansson first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2020 after finishing T26 at 2019 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $149,011 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Johansson has earned 10 career top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo second at the 2020 Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship
She turned professional in 2017
Johansson played collegiate golf at Nova Southeastern University (2013) before transferring to Oklahoma State University, where she was a three-time All-Big 12 performer

Kum-Kang Park (T9, -20)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Park, 21, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
She has made $121,810 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Park has wins at the 2022 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic and the 2021 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout and four additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made 16 cuts in 20 starts with three top-10 finishes, including one victory
Park turned professional in December 2019 and first earned Epson Tour Membership for the 2020 season after finishing T51 at LPGA Q-Series in 2019
She has competed in one LPGA Tour event, missing the cut at the 2019 LOTTE Championship as an amateur

Lauren Hartlage (T9, -20)

Hartlage, 24, is from Elizabethtown, Kentucky
She has made $71,944 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, Hartlage played in 16 events on the LPGA Tour and carded one top-10 finish at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Brooke Matthews
Hartlage first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T26 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $4,219 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
She turned professional in August 2021
She played collegiate golf at the University of Louisville; she won two events during her tenure and was named ACC Freshman of the Year in 2017
Hartlage participated in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Isi Gabsa (T9, -20)

Gabsa, 27, is from Munich, Germany
She has made $244,538 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 17th at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open
In 2022, Gabsa made 12 cuts in 20 starts on the LPGA Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T21 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
Gabsa first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2019 after finishing ninth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $166,061 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Gabsa has earned one win at the 2018 Forsyth Classic and 13 additional top-10 finishes
She won twice on the LET Access Series, the 2015 PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal and the 2015 Drøbak Ladies Open
Gabsa turned professional in 2013

Luna Sobron Galmes (T12, -19)

Sobron Galmes, 28, is from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
She has made $171,247 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Sobron Galmes’ career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 22nd at the 2021 LOTTE Championship
In 2022, she made the cut in two of six starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T68 at the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
Sobron Galmes first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2018 after finishing T5 at Stage III of the 2017 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
She has made $11,744 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Sobron Galmes has recorded one top-10 finish, a tie for 10th at the 2020 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
In 2022, she played in three events on the Epson Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T28 at the Florida's Natural Charity Classic
Sobron Galmes has three professional wins on the LET, most recently at the 2020 Santander Golf Tour Burgos
She turned professional in 2016
As an amateur, Sobron Galmes finished tied for 13th at the 2015 AIG Women’s Open to take home the Smyth Salver award for low amateur honors

Yu-Sang Hou (T12, -19)

Hou, 23, is from Taipei, Chinese Taipei
She has made $13,142 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, she made the cut in three of 12 starts on the LPGA Tour with a career-best finish of T55 at the Greater Toledo LPGA Classic
Hou first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T30 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
Hou has one win on the TLPGA Tour at the 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic
She has made $19,841 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Hou’s career-best finish is a tie for seventh at the 2022 Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship
In 2022, Hou made the cut in eight of nine starts on the Epson Tour and recorded two top-15 finishes
She turned professional in 2021
Hou played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona where she was a three-time All-American and a member of the 2018 NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship winning team
Her sister, Vivian, is also a professional golfer and was a 2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Ines Laklalech (T12, -19)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Laklalech, 25, is from Casablanca, Morocco
Laklalech is the first LPGA Tour Member from Morocco, as well as the first Member from North Africa and the Arab region
She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for 25th in Stage I and tied for 33rd in Stage II
In September 2022, she won the LET’s Lacoste Ladies Open de France, becoming that Tour’s first Moroccan, Arab and North African winner
She turned professional after finishing 15th at LET Q-School in December 2021
Laklalech played collegiate golf at Wake Forest University for the 2015-2016 season

Dana Finkelstein (T15, -18)

Finkelstein, 29, is from Chandler, Arizona
She has made $457,623 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Finkelstein’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 11th, recorded at the 2019 Dana Open and 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic
In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 19 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T18 at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Finkelstein first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2017 after finishing seventh in the 2016 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $136,481 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has earned one win, the 2017 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes, and 12 additional top-10 finishes
She turned professional in 2015
Finkelstein played collegiate golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she was a three-time Mountain West Golfer of the Year and a finalist for the ANNIKA Award in 2015

Polly Mack (T15, -18)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Mack, 23, is from Berlin, Germany
She has made $44,015 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Mack’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a solo third that came at the 2022 French Lick Charity Classic
In 2022, she made eight cuts in 11 starts on the Epson Tour with two top-10 finishes
Mack first earned Epson Tour Membership after qualifying for 2021 LPGA Q-Series; she missed the cut after week one
She turned professional in June 2022
In 2017, she began her collegiate career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she became the first Rebel to earn both Mountain West Player and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season (2017-2018)
Mack finished her collegiate golf career at the University of Alabama and had four top-10 finishes
As an amateur, she was a member of the German National Golf Team, the 2016 German National Champion, finished first in the German Junior Golf Tour and won the 2016 RB German Junior Championship

Jennifer Song (T17, -17)

Song, 32, is from Ann Arbor, Michigan
She has made $2,952,157 in career earnings in 260 events on the LPGA Tour
Song's career-best finish on Tour is a tie for second at the 2018 Chevron Championship
In 2022, she made the cut in 13 of 22 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T12 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Song first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2011 after finishing second in the 2010 Ascensus Race for the Card
On the Epson Tour, Song earned wins at the 2010 Forsyth Classic and 2010 Greater Richmond Golf Classic
She turned professional in 2010
Song played collegiate golf at University of Southern California, where she recorded 12 top-10 finishes, including two victories
In 2009, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links

Ellinor Sudow (T17, -17)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Sudow, 24, is from Vasatorp, Sweden
She turned professional in 2022
Sudow played collegiate golf at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was a 2020 Conference USA Third Team selection
She finished solo third in the 2022 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship as an amateur
Sudow finished solo second at the 2021 Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship and solo third at the 2021 German International Amateur

Maddie Szeryk (T17, -17)

Szeryk, 26, is from London, Ontario, Canada
She has made $47,148 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, Szeryk made five cuts in 14 starts on Tour with a career-best finish of T24 at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
Szeryk first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T35 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $80,197 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has earned five career top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo second from the 2019 Zimmer Biomet Championship
Szeryk won the 2020 Kingwood Island Championship on the Women’s All Pro Tour
She turned professional in 2018
Szeryk played collegiate golf at Texas A&M University, where she was a three-time All-America, and holds the SEC record with 32 career top-10 tournament finishes

Riley Rennell (T17, -17)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Rennell, 24, is from Columbia, Tennessee
She has made $42,437 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Rennell’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a solo second at the 2022 Epson Tour Championship; it was also her season-best result
She has one additional career top-10 finish on the Epson Tour, a tie for 10th at the 2022 Circling Raven Championship
In 2022, she made seven cuts in 16 starts on the Epson Tour
Rennell first earned Epson Tour Membership after completing 72 holes at Stage I of the 2022 LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
She turned professional in December 2017
Rennell won the 2016 Tennessee Women’s State Amateur and finished solo third at the 2014 Drive, Chip and Putt

Alexa Pano (T21, -16)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Pano, 18, is from Lake Worth, Florida
She has played six events on the LPGA Tour as an amateur with a best career-finish of a tie for 41st at the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
She has made $76,195 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a solo second at the 2022 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes and Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; she has four additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, Pano made 16 cuts in 18 starts with five top-10 finishes
She turned professional in April 2022
As an amateur, Pano was the first three-time national finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, became the youngest golfer (age 11) to play a JLPGA Tour event at the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open and was the youngest player in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Pano won the American Junior Golf Association’s 2019 Rolex Girls Junior Championship and was featured in the 2012 Netflix documentary The Short Game

Dani Holmqvist (T21, -16)

Holmqvist, 34, is from Stockholm, Sweden
She has made $475,874 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Holmqvist’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for seventh at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
In 2022, Holmqvist made the cut in one of three starts on the LPGA Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T67 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Holmqvist first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T44 at Stage III of LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2013
She has made $133,753 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Holmqvist has earned one win at the 2015 Island Resort Championship and 12 additional top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made 14 cuts in 18 starts with a season-best finish of T2 at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
She has four top-10 finishes on the Ladies European Tour, including a career-best solo-fourth at the 2019 Ladies Classic - Bonville
Holmqvist turned professional in 2012
She played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley; she earned ten top-10 finishes, was named to the 2012 All-Pac-12 Second Team and was the first Bear in program history to earn Pac-12 Player of the Month honors (March 2012)

Jaravee Boonchant (T21, -16)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Boonchant, 23, is from Bangkok, Thailand
She has made $76,543 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Boonchant’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a victory at the 2022 Epson Tour Championship; she has three additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 16 starts on the Epson Tour
She turned professional in December 2021 and first earned Epson Tour Membership by completing 72 holes at Stage II of the 2021 LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
In 2021, Boonchant won her first professional title at the BGC Thailand LPGA Masters
Boonchant played collegiate golf at Duke University; she was a four-time All-American and three-time All-ACC selection, a member of the 2019 National Championship team, held the third-best career stroke average in program history (71.99) and ranked fifth in Blue Devil career eagles (seven)

Min Lee (T24, -15)

Lee, 27, is from Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei
She has made $761,968 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is second at the 2021 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lee first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T19 at Stage III of the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing in a tie for 34th
She has made $74,872 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Lee has victories at the 2014 Garden City Charity Classic, the 2019 Valley Forge Invitational and the 2021 Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship; she has 10 additional career top-10 finishes
She earned the Gaelle Truet Rookie of the Year award in 2014 on the Epson Tour
Lee has four wins on the TLPGA Tour and one win on the CLPGA Tour
She turned professional in 2012

Pavarisa Yoktuan (T24, -15)

Yoktuan, 28, is from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
She has made $303,605 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Yoktuan’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for fifth at the 2019 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic
She has made $184,427 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
In 2022, Yoktuan made the cut in one of three starts on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is fourth, which she has done four times, most recently at the 2022 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
In 2022, Yoktuan made eight cuts in 10 starts with four top-20 finishes
Finished T32 at the 2015 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour status
She has one victory on the CLPGA Tour

Yuna Nishimura (T24, -15)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Nishimura, 22, is from Osaka, Japan
She has competed in five LPGA Tour events, including a solo-fourth finish at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic
Nishmura has been a member of the JLPGA Tour since 2020 and has six career victories
She turned professional in 2019
As an amateur, Nishimura was the runner-up in the 2018 Women’s Asia-Pacific Amateur and fifth in 2019

Sofia Garcia (T24, -15)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Garcia, 24, is from Asuncion, Paraguay
She made $47,344 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Garcia’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a T2 at the 2022 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made nine cuts in 21 starts on the Epson Tour
Garcia first earned Epson Tour Membership after finishing 72nd at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She turned professional in 2021
Garcia played collegiate golf at Texas Tech University; she won four times as a Red Raider and was a 2018-2019 Women’s Golf Coaches Association Second Team All-American
As an amateur, she was a two-time South American Amateur champion, the first women to win consecutive titles

Karen Chung (T28, -14)

Chung, 27, is from Budd Lake, New Jersey
She has made $57,959 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 40th at the 2019 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Lee first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2015 after finishing fifth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $172,091 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Chung has earned 16 top-10 finishes, including a career-best T2 at the 2018 Donald Ross Classic at French Lick Resort
In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 20 starts on the Epson Tour with a season-best result of T9 at the Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship and the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship; she had one additional top-10 finish on the season
She turned professional in 2017
Chung played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California where she was a WGCA All-American in 2014

Manon De Roey (T28, -14)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

De Roey, 30, is from Antwerp, Belgium
She has one win on the Ladies European Tour, the 2022 Aramco Team Series - Bangkok; she has 15 additional top-10 finishes
She has three wins on the LET Access Series
She represented Belgium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing in a tie for 46th
She turned professional in 2015
De Roey played collegiate golf at the University of New Mexico and earned two victories

Karis Davidson (T28, -14)

Davidson, 24, is from Gold Coast, Australia
She has made $102,807 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, Davidson made the cut in eight of 11 starts on the LPGA Tour with a career-best finish of T8 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with partner Daniela Darquea
She first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T41 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $11,289 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
In 2022, Davidson made the cut in five of five starts on the Epson Tour with two top-20 finishes
Davidson has been a member of the JLPGA Tour since 2018
She turned professional in 2016

Charlotte Thomas (T28, -14)

Thomas, 29, is from Guildford, England
She has made $354,250 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Thomas’ career-best finish on Tour is a tie for second at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open
In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 20 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T12 at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Thomas first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2019 after finishing eighth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $82,514 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has earned seven top-10 finishes, including a career-best runner-up performance in 2018
Thomas played collegiate golf at the University of Washington and was a member of the school’s first NCAA DI Women’s National Championship team in 2016

Dewi Weber (T28, -14)

Weber, 26, is from Groningen, Netherlands
She has made $137,749 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, Weber made 10 cuts in 20 starts on Tour and recorded a career-best finish of T6 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Pauline Roussin
Weber first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T10 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $104,723 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Weber has earned 12 top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo fourth from the 2020 Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship
She turned professional in 2019
Weber played collegiate golf at the University of Miami where she won three times and recorded 18 top-10 finishes; she was also a three-time All American

Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (T28, -14)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Vongtaveelap, 20, is from Bangkok, Thailand
She turned professional in November 2022
Vongtaveelap advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for second in Stage I and tied for seventh in Stage II, playing as an amateur in both stages
Vongtaveelap finished runner-up twice in the 2021 and 2022 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship
She is a two-time winner of the SINGHA Thailand Amateur Open (2021, 2022) and won the 2021 Singha Thailand Ladies Amateur Open
Vongataveelap is a two-time winner of the SINGHA Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship, with victories in 2021 and 2022

Louise Ridderstrom (T34, -13)

Ridderstrom, 28, is from Stocksund, Sweden
She has made $98,584 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 18th at the 2019 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Ridderstrom first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T36 at 2018 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $81,096 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Ridderstrom has earned one win at the 2018 Valley Forge Invitational; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made 12 cuts in 18 starts with a season-best result of T5 at the Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
She turned professional in 2016
Ridderstrom played collegiate golf at the UCLA; she was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection and was named a WGCA All-America Scholar in 2013

Soo Bin Joo (T34, -13)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Joo, 18, is from Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Joo has played one event on the LPGA Tour, the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (MC), where she made her professional debut
She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for 60th in Stage I and tied for 11th in Stage II
She turned professional in May 2022
She has also played as Alicia Joo

Jing Yan (T34, -13)

Yan, 26, is from Shanghai, China
She has made $1,230,362 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Her career-best finish on Tour is a solo second at the 2017 MCKAYSON New Zealand Women’s Open; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, Yan missed the cut in eight of eight starts on the LPGA Tour
Yan first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing 34th at Stage III of the 2014 LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament
She has made $2,540 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Yan earned a career-best finish of T25 at the 2019 SKYiGOLF Championship
In 2022, she missed the cut in nine of nine starts on the Epson Tour
Yan played collegiate golf at the University of Washington; she won her second collegiate start at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
As an amateur, she won an Asian Games Individual and Team Silver Medal for China, made five starts on the LPGA Tour in 2012 and did not miss a cut, finished T20 at the 2014 Amundi Evian Championship and won the 2013 Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship and Ladies British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Jenny Coleman (T34, -13)

Coleman, 30, is from Rolling Hills Estate, California
She has made $381,882 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Coleman’s career-best finish on Tour is third at the 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship at Golden Ocala
In 2022, she made the cut in eight of 24 starts on the LPGA Tour, with a season-best finish of T14 at the DIO Implant LA Open
Coleman first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2020 after finishing third in the 2019 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $176,201 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has earned 16 career top-10 finishes, including three runner-up performances in 2019
She turned professional in 2015
Coleman played collegiate golf at the University of Colorado where she recorded nine top-10 finishes and one win
She has a twin sister, Kristin Coleman

Su Oh (T38, -12)

Oh, 26, is from Melbourne, Australia
She has made $2,561,864 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Oh’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a solo second at the 2016 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
In 2022, Oh made the cut in nine of 24 starts with a season-best finish of 18th at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards
She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing in a tie for 13th
Oh is a two-time Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown participant, representing Australia in the team competition in 2016 and 2018
She has two professional wins worldwide, the 2015 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour, and the 2022 Australian WPGA Championship on the ALPG Tour
Oh first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2016 after finishing T32 at Stage III of the 2015 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
She has made $16,867 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has two career top-10 finishes
She turned professional in 2014
Oh won the Australian Girls’ Amateur in 2012

Magdalena Simmermacher (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Simmermacher, 26, is from Buenos Aires, Argentina
She has competed in seven LPGA Tour events, but is yet to make a cut
Simmermacher has held Ladies European Tour membership since 2020; she has three runner-up finishes, most recently at the 2022 Investec South African Women’s Open
She represented Argentina at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing 58th
She turned professional in 2019
Simmermacher played collegiate golf at Old Dominion University, where she was 2015 Freshman of the Year and 2018 Conference USA Player of the Year

Laura Wearn (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Wearn, 31, is from Charlotte, North Carolina
She made $275,560 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Wearn has three victories on the Epson Tour: the 2020 IOA Classic, the 2019 Epson Tour Championship and the 2016 Gosling's Dark 'n Stormy Classic
In 2022, she made 14 cuts in 20 starts with a season-best finish of T3 at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic and the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
She turned professional in 2014
Wearn played collegiate golf at Furman University
As an amateur, she won the 2010 North Carolina Women’s Amateur and was runner-up at the 2010 Carolinas Women’s Amateur and the 2011 Women’s Eastern Amateur

Roberta Liti (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Liti, 27, is from Siena, Italy
She made $62,727 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
Liti’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a tie for fifth at the 2020 Symetra Classic; she has two additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 21 starts with a season-best finish of T10 at the Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic presented by Pepsi
Liti first earned Epson Tour Membership after completing 72 holes at Stage II of LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2018
She turned professional in December 2018
Liti played collegiate golf at Arizona State University; she was a three-time Pac-12 First Team All-Academic honoree, named 2018 Pac-12 Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and won the 2018 NCAA Elite 90 award

Lindy Duncan (T38, -12)

Duncan, 31, is from Plantation, Florida
She has made $1,246,290 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Duncan’s career-best finish on Tour is solo second at The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America in 2018; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she made four cuts in 10 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best result of T9 at the CP Women’s Open
Duncan first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2014 after finishing T38 at Stage III of the 2013 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
She has made $129,890 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Duncan’s career-best finish is a solo second at the 2014 Credit Union Classic
In 2022, she made the cut in nine of 14 starts with a season-best finish of T10 at the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
She turned professional in June 2013
Duncan played collegiate golf at Duke University; she was a four-time All-American, the third Duke golfer to be named the PING NGCA National Player of the Year and was the third ACC golfer in league history to win the ACC Player of the Year award on at least three occasions

Ana Belac (T38, -12)

Belac, 25, is from Portoroz, Slovenia
She has $160,587 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Belac’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for fourth at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America in 2021
In 2022, she made the cut in seven of 19 starts with a season-best finish of T35 at the DIO Implant LA Open
Belac first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2021 after finishing first in the 2020 Ascensus Race for the Card
She has made $55,101 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Belac has one win, the 2020 Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, and three additional top-10 finishes
Belac turned professional in 2020
She played collegiate golf at Duke University where she led the Blue Devils to the 2019 NCAA Championship team title and was a two-time All-ACC Selection as sophomore and junior

Weiwei Zhang (T38, -12)

Zhang, 25, is from Hainan, People’s Republic of China
She has made $33,467 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
In 2022, Zhang made two cuts in 10 starts on the LPGA Tour, with a career-best finish of T10 at the Portland Classic
Zhang first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T35 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
She has made $84,541 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, she has four career top-10 finishes with a career-best finish of T2 at the 2021 Prasco Charity Championship
She is a five-time winner on the CLPGA Tour, including four times in 2019; her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters made her the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA Tour
She also earned a win on the JLPGA Tour at the 2017 Sky Ladies ABC Cup
She turned professional in 2017

Dottie Ardina (T45, -11)

Ardina, 29, is from Laguna, Philippines
She has made $308,690 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
Ardina’s career-best result on Tour is a tie for 12th at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
In 2022, she made the cut in four of eight starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T29 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Ardina first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2014 by finishing T32 at Stage III of the 2013 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
She has made $273,638 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
On the Epson Tour, Ardina has one win, the 2022 Copper Rock Championship presented by KSLSPORTS.COM, and 20 additional top-10 finishes
In 2022, Ardina made the cut in 15 of 16 starts on the Epson Tour and along with her win, she recorded two additional top-10 finishes
Ardina has one other professional win at the 2020 Ballarat Icons Pro-Am
She turned professional in April 2013

Arpichaya Yubol (T45, -11)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

Yubol, 20, is from Saraburi, Thailand
She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for seventh in Stage I and tied for ninth in Stage II
She has competed in one LPGA Tour event, finishing 74th at the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open
Yubol has one victory in the LET Access Series: 2022 Trust Golf Links Series – The Musselburgh G.C.
She has one victory on the TLPGA Tour: the 2019 ICTSI Manila Golf Ladies Masters
She turned professional in 2017

2023 LPGA Tour Rookies

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