Fifteen Earn 2026 LPGA Tour Cards Through the Epson Tour
The 2025 Epson Tour season concluded at the Epson Tour Championship, finalizing the 15 players who earned LPGA Tour membership for 2026 through the Race for the Card standings. The Tour expanded to 15 cards last year, continuing its record total for a second season.
Players ranked first through tenth will be placed in Category 9 on the 2026 LPGA Priority List, while those ranked eleventh through fifteenth will enter Category 16, alternating with LPGA players who finish 101–125 in the Race to the CME Globe. Since 1999, a total of 222 players have advanced to the LPGA through the Epson Tour.
2025 Epson Tour Graduates
1. Melanie Green (Medina, New York)
Two-time 2025 winner with 10 top-10 finishes. Captured the Island Resort Championship and Guardian Championship. Former South Florida standout and 2024 Women’s Amateur champion.
2. Yana Wilson (Henderson, Nevada)
Earned two victories and 12 top-10 results as a rookie. Won the Reliance Matrix Championship and Dream First Bank Charity Classic. Former U.S. Girls’ Junior and ANNIKA Invitational champion.
3. Gina Kim (Durham, North Carolina)
Collected three wins in 2025 to regain LPGA status. Titles came at the IOA Golf Classic, Copper Rock Championship, and Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship. Duke alum and 2021 ACC champion.
4. Sophia Schubert (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
Six top-10 finishes in 2025 to return to the LPGA. Former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion and runner-up at the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship.
5. Erika Hara (Yokohama, Japan)
First LPGA season ahead after one win and nine top-10s. Captured the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic. Two-time Japan Women’s Open champion and 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship winner.
6. Briana Chacon (Whittier, California)
Two-time winner this season with five top-10s. Victories came at the IOA Championship and Casella Golf Championship. Oregon graduate and former NCAA Regional medalist.
7. Riley Smyth (Tequesta, Florida)
Earned two titles and five top-10 finishes. Wins came at the Central Florida Championship and Great Lakes Championship. Virginia alum with 10 career top-10s.
8. Laetitia Beck (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Returned to LPGA status with one win and five top-10s. Claimed the Atlantic Beach Classic. First Israeli-born player to compete on the LPGA Tour.
9. Minji Kang (Bucheon, Republic of Korea)
Regained LPGA membership with nine top-10s. Previously earned status in 2023. Finished T19 at the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open.
10. Hailee Cooper (Montgomery, Texas)
Eight top-10s and T7 at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open. Former Texas and Texas A&M player.
11. Anne Chen (Sugar Land, Texas)
Won the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells and finished with five top-10s. Duke graduate and 2022 Chattanooga Classic winner.
12. Isabella Fierro (Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico)
Earned six top-10 finishes to reclaim LPGA status. Former Oklahoma State standout and 2023 Tuscaloosa Classic winner.
13. Michelle Zhang (Frisco, Texas)
Recorded four top-10s in 2025. SMU product who set single-season program records for scoring average and birdies.
14. Carla Tejedo Mulet (Castellon De La Plana, Spain)
Four top-10s as a rookie. LSU alum and 2023 European Ladies Team champion.
15. Laney Frye (Nicholasville, Kentucky)
Six top-10s as a rookie. Former Kentucky standout and two-time Augusta National Women’s Amateur participant.
These 15 players will join the LPGA Tour in 2026, marking another milestone season for the Epson Tour’s Race for the Card program.
