The Race for the Card continued as the Epson Tour teed it up in the Sunshine State for the final event in a three-week stretch to start the 2024 season. Valery Plata remains atop the standings with 577 points after capturing her first Epson Tour win at the Florida's Natural Charity Classic. Epson Tour rookie Briana Chacon went from unranked to a tie for second with Jessica Peng after her victory at the Atlantic Beach Classic, each having 500 points. Ana Belac is in fourth with 430 points, while Kim Kaufman rounds out the top five, moving from No. 11 to No. 5 with 404.667 points after a tie for second last week at Atlantic Beach Country Club.
Some other significant moves following the Atlantic Beach Classic:
- Jessica Porvasnik leaped into seventh in the Race following her runner-up finish in Atlantic Beach, Fla. and has 309.929 total points
- Lauren Stephenson, who has recorded two top-14 finishes in two events, went from 32nd to 12th with 198.333 total points
- Karen Chung jumped to 15th with 170.958 total points
The Race for the Card is a season-long points competition that sees Epson Tour members accumulate points in every official Epson Tour tournament with the ultimate goal of finishing in the top 15 in the point standings to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2025 season. The point-based system, which is new on the Epson Tour this season, replaces the money-based system and will see points awarded to those who make the cut weekly.
The 2024 season will also be the first year that Epson Tour athletes will vie for 15 LPGA Tour cards awarded after the season-ending Epson Tour Championship in Indian Wells, Calif.
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