Miyu Yamashita (1st, -27)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Yamashita, 23, is from Osaka, Japan
She is a 13-time winner on the JLPGA
- She won twice in 2024 (Fujitsu Ladies, Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open)
- She was the JLPGA Player of the Year and topped the money list in 2022 and 2023
She won fives time during each season
- She earned her first career victory on the JLPGA tour in 2021 at the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open
She has made 12 career LPGA Tour starts since 2022
- Her career-best finish on Tour is tie for second at the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
- She has appeared in nine major championships; she has made eight cuts in those nine majors, and earned four top-10 finishes
She represented Japan at the 2024 Paris Olympics (T4)
She turned professional and first joined the JLPGA in 2020

Chisato Iwai (2nd, -21)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Iwai, 22, is from Saitama, Japan
She is a seven-time winner on the JLPGA
- She won three times in 2024 (Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, RKB Mitsui Matsushima Ladies, Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament)
She turned professional and first joined the JLPGA in 2021
- She won one title in her rookie year on the Step-Up Tour, the 2021 Castrol Ladies
She has made 11 career LPGA Tour starts since 2022
- Her career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 10th at the 2024 TOTO Japan Classic
- She has appeared in six major championships; her career-best major finish is a tie for 19th at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally
Her twin sister, Akie, also competed in LPGA Final Qualifying and finished T5
- She is a six-time JLPGA winner

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (3rd, -19)

Roussin-Bouchard, 24, is from Orcieres 1850, France
In 2024, she played on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour
- On the LPGA, she made three cuts in six starts with a season-best finish of T20 at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
- She finished fourth on the LET Order of Merit on the LET, earning four top-10 finishes in 23 starts
She recorded three runner-up performances at the Lalla Meryem Cup, KPMG Women’s Irish Open and La Sella Open
Roussin-Bouchard finished second in 2021 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
- Since her rookie year in 2022, she has recorded three top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour with a career-best T6 finish at the 2022 Dow Championship
She is a two-time winner on the Ladies European Tour (2021 Didriksons Skafto Open, 2023 Aramco Team Series Singapore)
She played collegiate golf at the University of South Carolina and was a five-time medalist as a Gamecock
- She was also a two-time All-American
As an amateur, she represented the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup (2020, 2021), Europe at the Junior Ryder Cup (2016) and France in team competitions including the Espirito Santo Trophy (2016, 2018), European Girls’ Team Championship (2016, 2017) and European Ladies’ Team Championship (2018-2021)

Manon De Roey (4th, -17)

De Roey, 32, is from Lint, Belgium
In 2024, she finished second on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit
- She earned nine top-10 finishes, including a win at the Investec South African Women’s Open
She first competed on the Ladies European Tour in 2016
- She has made 127 career starts on the LET, and has €1,076,924 in career earnings
- She has recorded 29 career top-10 finishes, including two wins (2022 Aramco Team Series – Bangkok, 2024 Investec South African Women’s Open)
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2023
- She has made 28 total career starts on Tour, and has $34,763 in official career earnings
- Her career-best finish is a tie for 17th at the 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic
She represented Belgium at the 2020 Tokyo (T46) and 2024 Paris Olympics (T29)
She finished T28 at the 2022 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She is a three-time LET Access Series winner (2018 WPGA International Challenge, 2019 Santander Golf Tour LETAS Valencia, 2019 WPGA International Challenge)
She played collegiate golf at the University of New Mexico and won two titles

Akie Iwai (T5, -16)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Iwai, 22, is from Saitama, Japan
She is a six-time winner on the JLPGA Tour
- She earned three of those titles in 2024
She joined the JLPGA in 2021
- She has recorded 16 top-10 finishes and ¥148,866,941 in career earnings
- She won in her first season on the Step-Up Tour at the Sanyoshimbun Ladies Cup
She has made 11 career starts on the LPGA Tour, seven of those coming in 2024
- She has three top-10 finishes, with two earned at LPGA Tour major championships, including a career-best T7 finish at the 2024 AIG Women’s Open
Iwai also finished T10 at the Amundi Evian Championship this season
As an amateur, she represented Japan at the Junior Golf World Cup in 2019
Her twin sister Chisato, also competed at Final Qualifying and finished second
- Chisato is a seven-time JLPGA Tour winner

Gigi Stoll (T5, -16)

Stoll, 27, is from Beaverton, Oregon
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2024
- She made three cuts in 10 starts and finished No. 153 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- Her season- and career-best finish came at the Dow Championship where she finished seventh with playing partner Nataliya Guseva, a fellow 2024 rookie
Stoll finished T45 at the 2023 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She has competed on the Epson Tour since 2019
- During that time, she has one win and nine additional top-10 finishes
- She earned her maiden title at the 2023 Casino Del Sol Golf Classic
- She has made over $200,112 in career earnings
She played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona
- She was a member of the winning 2018 National Championship team

Yu Liu (T5, -16)

Liu, 29, is from Beijing, People’s Rep. of China
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2018
- In 2024, she made 10 cuts in 19 starts and finished No. 121 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- She has made 165 official career starts on Tour, and has $2,837,583 in career earnings
- She has earned 18 top-10 finishes on Tour, including a career-best tie for second twice (2019 Founders Cup, 2023 LOTTE Championship)
- She was a member of the People’s Rep. of China Team at the 2023 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
She finished fifth on the Epson Tour’s Race for the Card in 2017 to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
- She earned 10 top-15 finishes in her final 11 events of 2017 on the Epson Tour, including a win at the Tullymore Classic
- She was the third player from the People’s Rep. of China to ever win on the Epson Tour
She turned professional in 2014, joining the Epson Tour in 2015
She has one win on the CLPGA (2013 Sirxion XXIO Ladies Open, as an amateur)
She played collegiate golf at Duke University
- She was named the 2013-2014 ACC Rookie of the Year

Ina Yoon (8th, -15)

2025 LPGA Tour Rookie

Yoon, 21, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
She made 21 cuts in 25 starts on the KLPGA in 2024 with one win and 13 additional top-10 finishes
- Her win came at the 11th Jejusamdasoo Masters
- Of her 13 top-10 finishes, 10 of those were in the top five
- Yoon is the No. 1 ranked player on the KLPGA
Yoon joined the KLPGA in 2021 and played on the Dream Tour
- Her first professional win came at the 2021 TORBIST – PhoenixCC Dream Tour 11th Tournament
- Her first KLPGA win came at the 2022 Ever Collagen Queens Crown in her rookie season

Yuri Yoshida (9th, -13)

Yoshida, 24, is from Chiba, Japan
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2024
- She made seven cuts in 16 starts in her first season and finished No. 102 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
She earned a career-best T5 at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
- She has $134,782 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
She finished T7 at the 2023 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She appeared in eight LPGA Tour events since 2018 as a non-Member, starting in five as a professional
- She finished T8 at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic
She is a three-time winner on the JLPGA
- Her last win came at the 2023 World Ladies Championship Solanpas Cup

Julia Lopez Ramirez (T10, -12)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Lopez Ramirez, 21, is from Benahavis, Spain
She has made two career LPGA Tour appearances
- She finished 72nd at the 2023 AIG Women’s Open and T29 at the 2024 AIG Women’s Open
She turned professional following 2024 LPGA Qualifying to compete in Final Qualifying
She played collegiate golf at Mississippi State University
- She was the SEC individual champion in 2023 and 2024, and was the 2023 SEC Golfder of the Year
As an amateur, she won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur
- She played for the International Team at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup
- She represented Spain at the European Girls’ Team Championship (2020, 2021), European Ladies’ Team Championship (2022, 2023, 2024) and Espirito Santo Trophy (2023)

Dewi Weber (T10, -12)

Weber, 28, is from Groningen, Netherlands
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2022
- In 2024, she made four cuts in seven starts and finished No. 132 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- She has recorded two top-10 finishes in her career (T6, 2022 Dow Championship; 8, 2024 Portland Classic)
She first joined the Epson Tour in 2019
- In 2024, she made 10 cuts in 14 starts and finished No. 34 on the Race for the Card Points List
She recorded four top-10 finishes last season, including a season-best tie for second at the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic
- She has earned 16 career top-10 finishes
She finished T10 at 2021 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership for 2022
Weber played collegiate golf at the University of Miami
- She was a three-time All-American, the first at Miami to earn the honor three times
As an amateur, she represented the Netherlands at team events including the European Girls’ Team Championship (2012), European Ladies’ Team Championship (2013-2018) and the Espirito Santo Trophy (2017)
- She played for the International Team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup

Kumkang Park (-T10, -12)

Park, 23, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2023
- She made 14 starts in her rookie year
She joined the Epson Tour in 2020, competing in her first season in 2021
- In 2024, she made 16 cuts in 19 starts and finished No. 28 on the Race for the Card Points List
She recorded a season-best solo third finish at the IOA Golf Classic
- She has two career victories at the 2021 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout and the 2022 Florida's Natural Charity Classic
- She has an additional six top-10 finishes on the Epson Tour

Gurleen Kaur (T13, -11)

Kaur, 24, is from Houston, Texas
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2024
- She made seven cuts in 17 starts in her rookie season, and finished No. 130 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- She has made $108,189 in official career earnings
- Her career-best finish is a tie for 11th at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
She finished T5 at 2023 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
- She finished in the top five on the Women’s All Pro Tour in 2023 to earn her spot at LPGA Qualifying (formerly Stage II)
She first joined the Epson Tour in 2023
- She has made six career starts on the Epson Tour, including a career-best tie for second at the 2023 Epson Tour Championship
She played collegiate golf at Baylor University
- She was a four-time All-American, the first four-time All-American in program history

Adela Cernousek (T13, -11)

2025 LPGA Tour Rookie

Cernousek, 21, is a native of Antibes, France
She has made three career starts on the LPGA Tour
- She missed the cut at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally, The Amundi Evian Championship and the Dana Open
She turned professional following her medalist performance at LPGA Qualifying to compete in Final Qualifying
She played collegiate golf at Texas A&M University
- She was the 2024 NCAA D! Individual National Champion, the first in program history
- She was named All-SEC First Team and earned WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American honors
- She boasts the second-lowest career stroke average in school history (71.79)
- Her 2023-2024 season saw a program best single season stroke average (69.94)
As an amateur, she represented the International Team at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup

Mariel Galdiano (T13, -11)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Galdiano, 26, is from Pearl City, Hawaii
She first joined the Epson Tour in 2022
- In 2024, she made 15 cuts in 18 starts and finished No. 20 on the Race for the Card Points List
- She has made 27 cuts in 41 starts and has $140,689 in career earnings
- She recorded a career-best T2 finish at the 2024 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
She has appeared in eight LPGA Tour events, including four major championships
- Her first major appearance was at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open
Galdiano played collegiate golf at UCLA
- She was a three-time All-American
As an amateur, she represented the United States in the Curtis Cup (2016, 2018), Arnold Palmer Cup (2018, 2019), Junior Solheim Cup (2015) and Espirito Santo Trophy (2016)
She has two professional wins, both coming on the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour in 2022

Soo Bin Joo (T13, -11)

Joo, 20, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2023
- In 2024, she made two cuts in seven starts on the LPGA Tour
- She has 10 cuts in 23 official starts since 2023
- She earned a career-best T6 finish at the 2023 Shoprite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Joo made nine cuts in 14 starts on the Epson Tour in 2024
- She won the 2024 Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber
- She earned an additional top-10 finish at the 2024 Casino Del Sol Golf Classic
She finished T34 at 2022 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She turned professional in 2022

Azahara Munoz (17th, -10)

Munoz, 37, is from San Pedro de Alcantara, Spain
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2010
- In 2024, she made 11 cuts in 21 starts with two top-20 finishes and finished No. 111 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
She earned a season-best T12 result at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
- She has made 331 official career starts on Tour and has $7,081,907 in career earnings
- She has earned 50 top-10 finishes on Tour, including a win at the 2012 Sybase Match Play Championship
- She was the 2010 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
- She was a four-time member of the European Solheim Cup Team (2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
- She was a member of Team Spain at the 2014 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
She represented Spain at the 2016 Rio (T21), 2020 Tokyo (T50) and 2024 Paris Olympics (T13)
She finished fifth at 2009 Final Qualifying to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She is a five-time Ladies European Tour winner, including her most recent title at the 2017 Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana Femenino
She played collegiate golf at Arizona State University
- She was the 2008 NCAA D1 Individual champion, and was a member of the NCAA D1 Championship-winning team
As an amateur, she represented Europe at the Junior Solheim Cup in 2002, 2004 and 2005 and Spain in multiple team events, like the European Ladies’ Team Championship (2007, 2008)

Benedetta Moresco (18th, -9)

Moresco, 23, is from Vicenza, Italy
She was a 2024 LPGA Tour rookie
- She made two cuts in 10 starts and finished No. 152 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- She had a career-best finish of T19 at the CPKC Women’s Open
Moresco finished T27 at 2023 Final Qualifying (formerly LPGA Q-Series) to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She made 10 cuts in 12 starts on the Epson Tour this season
- She recorded a season- and career-best T5 finish at the Guardian Championship
Her sister, Angelica, played alongside her on the Epson Tour
- Angelica missed the cut at Final Qualifying
She played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama winning her sole event at The Ally
As an amateur, she qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, and played in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur
- She was an International Team member in the Arnold Palmer Cup Team in 2022
She won the 2019 Italian U18 International Women’s Amateur Championship
- She was also runner-up at the German Girls Open and at the Italian Ladies Stroke Play Championship.

Mary Liu (T19, -8)

Liu, 23, is from Xi’an, China
She was a 2024 LPGA Tour rookie
- She made eight cuts in 20 starts and finished No. 105 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
- Her earned a career-best T5 finish at the Dana Open
She played her first full season on the Epson Tour in 2023
- She made 12 cuts in 18 starts on the Epson Tour
- Liu has $42,292 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
- Her career-best finish was solo sixth at the 2023 IOA Golf Classic presented by LPT Realty
Liu is a two-time winner on the CLPGA
- Her last win came at the 2021 CTBC Ladies Classic
She competed in the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open at Shoal Creek Club

Kate Smith-Stroh (T19, -8)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Smith-Stroh, 25, is from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
She first joined the Epson Tour in 2022
- She has made 29 cuts in 43 starts and has $84,227 in career earnings
- She has a career-best finish of T2 at the 2023 Four Winds Invitational
In 2024, her season-best finish was a fourth-place finish at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
She has made one start on the LPGA Tour, missing the cut at the 2024 Portland Classic
Smith-Stroh played collegiately at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- She was named a 2021 Golfweek Third Team All-American and a WGCA All-American Honorable Mention
- She was the 2021 Big Ten Champion and named to the Big Ten All-Championship Team (2021)
- She had 21 career top-10 finishes during her five seasons at Nebraska
As an amateur, she competed at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2021 and was a member of the U.S. Team at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup

Ana Belac (T21, -7)

Belac, 27, is from Kranj, Slovenia
Belac competed primarily on the Epson Tour in 2024
- She made 13 cuts in 14 starts with four top-10 finishes
- Her best finish was a runner-up finish at the 2024 Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic and the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
She has competed on the Epson Tour since 2020 and has one win and eight additional top-10 finishes
- Her lone win came at the 2020 Carolina Golf Classic
She finished first in the Race for the Card in 2020, first earning LPGA Tour Membership for the 2021 season
She has not competed on the LPGA Tour since the 2023 season
- Since joining the Tour in 2021, she has two career top-10 finishes
- She has a career-best T4 finish at the 2021 Ascendent LPGA Benefiting Volunteers of America
She played collegiate golf at Duke University
- She was a two-time All-ACC selection as a sophomore and junior
- She helped the Blue Devils to their seventh National Championship in 2019
- She was named a 2020 WGCA First Time All-American while at Duke
As an amateur, she was a member of the 2019 victorious International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup
She was a two-time winner of the Leone di San Marco as well

Caley McGinty (T21, -7)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Mcginty, 24, is from Bristol, England
Mcginty played collegiate golf at Ohio State University, Oklahoma State University, and Kent State University
- She was the 2021 MAC Golfer of the Year while attending Kent Sate
She won three events during her 2020-2021 season
- While competing for Oklahoma State, McGinty earned four top-5 finishes including medalist honors in two events
- During her time at Ohio State, she earned All-American and All-Big Ten honors
- She represented England at the Espirito Santo Trophy (2021 and 2022)
- She played for Team GB&I at the 2023 Curtis Cup
- She competed in the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
McGinty has made one career appearance on the LPGA Tour
- She missed the cut at the 2022 AIG Women’s Open

Alena Sharp (T21, -7)

Sharp, 43, is from Hamilton, Ontario, Cananda
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2005
- In 2024, she made seven cuts in 13 starts and finished No. 123 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
She recorded a season-best T19 finish at the Dana Open
- She has made 375 official starts on Tour and has $3,086,599 in career earnings
- She has 16 career top-10 finishes on Tour, including a career-best solo fourth result at the 2016 CPKC Women’s Open
She first joined the Epson Tour was in 2005 as well
- Sharp has two career victories on the Epson Tour and an additional 14 top-10 finishes
She earned her most recent victory at the 2023 Champions Fore Change Invitational
Sharp represented Canada in the 2016 Rio (30), 2020 Tokyo (49) and 2024 Paris Olympics (T42)
She played collegiate golf at New Mexico State University

Maude-Aimee Leblanc (T24, -6)

Leblanc, 35, is from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
She competed on the LPGA Tour in 2024 and made eight cuts in 19 starts
- She finished T19 at the CPKC Women’s Open, her best finish of the season
Leblanc has competed on the LPGA Tour sine 2012
- She has four career top-10 finishes
- Her last top-10 finish came at the 2022 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, T8
She finished tied for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she earned Priority List Category 11 for the 2012 LPGA season.
She has also competed on the Epson Tour since 2014
- Her last full season on the Epson Tour was in 2021
She made 12 cuts in 17 starts with nine top-10 finishes
- Throughout her career, she has 26 career top-10 finishes on the Epson Tour
She played collegiately at Purdue University
- While there, she helped the Boilermakers win the 2010 NCAA Team Championship
As an amateur, she also won the 2006 International Junior Orange Bowl and 2006 Canadian Junior Championship

Saki Baba (T24, -6)

2025 LPGA Tour rookie

Baba, 19, is from Tokyo, Japan
She joined the Epson Tour in 2024
- As a rookie, she made 16 cuts in 18 starts and finished No. 18 on the Race for the Card Points List
- She earned five top-10 finishes, including a career-best tie for second at the Island Resort Championship
She has made six career starts on the LPGA Tour since 2022
- Her career-best finish is a tie for 34th at the 2023 Honda LPGA Thailand
She turned professional in 2023
She won the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur, becoming the second Japanese player to capture the title and first since Michiko Hattori in 1985
She represented Japan at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy

Amanda Doherty (T24, -6)

Doherty, 27, is from Atlanta, Georgia
She first joined the LPGA Tour in 2022
- In 2024, she made five cuts in eight starts and finished No. 125 on the Race to CME Globe Points List
She earned a season-best T8 finish at the Dow Championship with playing partner Caroline Inglis
- She has recorded two career top-10 finishes
In 2022, she finished T8 at the ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics
She finished seventh on the 2021 Epson Tour’s Race for the Card to first earn LPGA Tour Membership for 2022
She has competed on the Epson Tour since 2020
- In 2024, she made 14 cuts in 15 starts and finished No. 19 on the Race for the Card Points List
- She earned a season-best solo third finish at the Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship
- She has 14 career top-10 finishes on the Epson Tour
- Her career-best finish came in 2021, a runner-up finish at the IOA Golf Classic presented by RP Funding
- In 2021, she was named the Gaelle Truet Rookie of the Year on the Epson Tour
2020 rookies were also eligible for the 2021 Rookie of the Year award due to the shortened schedule of the COVID-19 pandemic
She played collegiate golf at Florida State University

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