MUNI HE FINISHES 2019 LPGA Q-SERIES AS SECOND WEEK WIRE-TO-WIRE TOURNAMENT WINNER

Muni He (Chengdu, China) went under-par every round of the 2019 LPGA Q-Series presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina en route to medalist honors in Pinehurst, N.C. He shot a final-round 70 to finish the eight-round tournament at -21.

“I think more than winning it, just being able to shoot consistently under par in really not that easy conditions just proved to myself that I can do this and I can be consistent,” said He, who recorded five birdies and three birdies on the day. “I think consistency was something I was really striving for throughout the year. So towards later on in the year I had some really good rounds, but it was hard to keep it consistent. Now that I've proved to myself that, ‘Hey, I can do this,’ I think it's really good to build upon for next year.”

He said her experience at Q-Series was a major learning experience for the 20-year-old. “I think I've learned that my game is enough for me to build upon and I shouldn't be changing it just to fit the tour ideal, I guess,” said He. “I've also learned what's the best mentality for me to compete under. So instead of really stressing about something, just staying relaxed is probably the best thing I can do for myself.”

Two-time LPGA Tour winner Hee Young Park (Seoul, South Korea), finished in solo second at -18 after posting a 2-under par 70 today as well. Yealimi Noh (Concord, California) earned her card with a third-place finish at -15, a relief after the LPGA Qualifying Tournament Stage II and then the two weeks at Q-Series on Pinehurst No. 9

“I'm excited to play and have chances to win. I'm just really happy to be out there when I'm going to be out there. I'm just excited,” said Noh.

The 10-year Tour veteran Haeji Kang recorded an even-par round to settle in at fourth at -10. Lindsey Weaver (Bellefontaine, Ohio) rounded out the top five with an eighth-round 71 to finish -9.

LOWEST ROUND OF THE DAY CATAPULTS YOUNGIN CHUN INTO Q-SERIES TOP-45

Youngin Chun (Gainesville, Florida) was in a tie for 57th after the penultimate round of the LPGA Q-Series presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Heading into the final day, the 19-year-old refocused at Pinehurst No. 9 to shoot the day’s lowest round at 4-under 68 and make the Top-45 on the number at T41 and +5.

“I know I need to play like under par, but I don't want to count how many more do I need. I just, I don't know. I just got first three holes birdie, birdie, birdie, so I was like, okay. It's good. But still have like 16 or 15 holes left,” said Chun, who posted a total of five birdies and one bogey. “I don't want to look at the leaderboard, but I think I have a chance to make it because I was really like close. But I don't want to -- I don't know. I just satisfy for today round.”

Chun played in last year’s inaugural Q-Series, finishing T13 to earn Priority List Category 14 status on the LGPA Tour for 2019. The Epson Tour alum only made eight cuts in 18 starts on the LPGA in this season, landing her No. 126 on the LPGA Official Money List with $63,774 and forcing a return to Q-Series. Chun said she is relieved to earn her way again onto the Tour, an accomplishment she always dreamed about.

“One year LPGA experience -- I mean, it was [my] goal to my life to play LPGA, right?” said Chun. “I just happy to play LPGA and make my card this year, too. But help me a lot to play, like good experience.”

NOTABLE QUOTES

Yealimi Noh (-15, 3), on keeping her composure through the final day with an LPGA Tour card looming:

“I [couldn’t] get too excited until it's over. So after I hit my second shot, which is over the water - after I hit my second on the green and close, too, I was like -- and I had mud on my ball, too. Yeah. I was like, Oh, if I go in the water this is not cool. Just going on green and finally being able to breathe, I don't know, just really happy all of a sudden that I'm finally done and will get to play next year.”

Albane Valenzuela (-7, T6) on her feelings after the final round at Q-Series:

“You know, I'm really happy I made it through. It's been a really long three weeks. I still feel like I'm going to play tomorrow at this point. I just keep playing. But, yeah, emotions are pretty surreal right now. It's a dream come true getting my full LPGA card. Yeah, could not have asked for a better way to do this.”

Jennifer Chang (-7, T9) on the excitement of earning her LPGA Tour card among friends and family:
“It's so special. I mean, the amount of support that I have back home, it really helps. It really boosts my confidence up. I mean, I'm so grateful for my family and friends to be here. Yeah, I'm just -- yeah, I'm so happy.”

2020 LPGA TOUR ROOKIES

The following players, should they choose to accept LPGA Tour status, would become 2020 LPGA Tour rookies:

2019 EPSON TOUR GRADUATES (4)

Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand), Jillian Hollis (United States), Leona Maguire (Ireland), Esther Lee (United States)

LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES (15)

Yealimi Noh (United States), Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland), Jennifer Chang (United States), Yui Kawamoto (Japan), Haley Moore (United States), Jiwon Jeon (Republic of Korea), Maia Schechter (United States), Matilda Castren (Finland), Linnea Johansson (Sweden),Andrea Lee (United States), Esther Henseleit (Germany), Yujeong Son (Republic of Korea) Nuria Iturrioz (Spain), Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines), Kyung Kim (United States)

LPGA Q-Series Class of 2019 Player Notes

Muni He (1, -21)

He, 20, is from Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T27 at the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with playing partner P.K. Kongkraphan
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, she made eight cuts in 19 events; beyond her team tie for 27th at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, her highest individual finish was T35 at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
He finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series in 2018 to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
As a rookie on the Epson Tour in 2018, she made 16 of 21 cuts, including a victory at the Prasco Charity Championship
He spent one year at the University of Southern California

Hee Young Park (2, -18)

Park, 31, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
She was a 2008 LPGA Tour rookie; she has two wins on the LPGA Tour coming at the 2011 CME Group Titleholders and the 2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Park made 12 cuts in 16 starts with two top-20 finishes
Finished third at the 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
In 2005, she won three events on the KLPGA Tour
Three-time member of the Korean National Team (2002-04)

Yealimi Noh (3, -15)

Noh, 18, is a native of San Francisco, California
Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is second at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic, where she Monday Qualified as a non-Member; she has played seven total LPGA Tour events
Noh also made three career starts on the KLPGA; her most recent finish was 12th at the Hana Bank Financial Group Championship
She turned professional in January 2019 after winning the 2018 Girl’s Junior PGA Championship, 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and 2018 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in consecutive weeks

Haeji Kang (4, -10)

Kang, 28, is a native of Seoul, Republic of Korea
She was a 2009 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish was third place four times, most recently recorded at the 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Kang made 13 cuts in 21 starts; her season-best finish was T27 at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
She crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings at the 2013 North Texas LPGA Shootout
Kang finished T29 at the 2008 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status
She has one win on the Epson Tour from the 2008 Greater Richmond Duramed FUTURE Classic
Kang was a two-time winner of the Queensland Junior Championship

Lindsey Weaver (5, -9)

Weaver, 26, is a native of Bellefontaine, Ohio
She was a 2018 rookie; her career-best finish is T31 at the 2018 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA, Weaver made six cuts in 19 starts, with a season-best finish of 37^th at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with playing partner Sarah Burnham
She finished seventh in the Epson Tour’s 2017 Volvik Race for the Card to first earn LPGA status
As a Epson Tour rookie in 2017, she earned 11 top-10 finishes including her first professional win at the Guardian Championship
Weaver spent freshman year at University of Notre Dame, sharing medalist honors in the 2013 Big East Conference Championship; she transferred to University of Arizona for the final three years of her collegiate career and led the Wildcats to the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Championship title

Emma Talley (-7, T6)

Talley, 25, is a native of Princeton, Kentucky
She was a 2018 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA is a tie for third at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Talley made 11 cuts in 23 starts with three top-20 finishes
Finished ninth on the 2017 Epson Tour Money List to earn LPGA Membership for the 2018 season
Two-time All-SEC Second-Team player at the University of Alabama
Talley is one of five women to win both the NCAA Individual Championship (2015) and U.S. Women’s Amateur (2013)
She earned the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur title with a 2-and-1 victory over Yueer Cindy Feng

Albane Valenzuela (-7, T6)

Valenzuela, 21, is a native of Geneva, Switzerland
She represented Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 21st
She plays collegiate golf at Stanford University and has one win; in 2019, she was the Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Year, WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American, First Team All-Pac-12 and an ANNIKA Award finalist
Her highest World Amateur Golf Ranking was No. 2
She was the runner-up at the 2017 and 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur, and earned low amateur honors at the 2019 Evian Championship

Lauren Kim (-6, 8)

Kim, 25, is a native of Los Altos, California
She was a 2017 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour was T12 at the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with playing partner Sarah Schmelzel
In 2019 on the LPGA, she made eight cuts in 16 events; beyond her team tie for 12th at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, her highest individual finish was T13 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
She finished T29 at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2017
She has one win on the Epson Tour at the 2018 Florida's Natural Charity Classic
She led Stanford University to the program’s first NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championship title in 2015; she was awarded Pac-12 All Conference First Team honors (2015, 2016), Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (2016) and was a three-time WGCA Division I First Team All-American (2014, 2015,2016)

Yui Kawamoto (-5, T9)

Kawamoto, 21, is a native of Matsuyama, Japan
She is No. 62 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings; her best career rank is No. 50
Kawamoto is a member of the Japan LPGA (JLPGA); she has five career wins and 12 career top-10 finishes
She turned professional in 2018; her best career World Amateur Golf Ranking was No. 105

Jennifer Chang (-5, T9)

Chang, 20, is a native of Cary, North Carolina
She played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California; she declared she was leaving school to turn professional at the conclusion of the 2019 LPGA Q-Series
Chang had two wins at USC and 12 top-10 finishes at Southern California; in 2019, she was an All-American and All-Pac-12 First-Team pick, as well as a finalist for the ANNIKA Award and WGCA Player of the Year
Her highest World Amateur Golf Ranking was No. 10
She was a member of the 2017 Junior Solheim Cup and 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup teams
Chang recorded the lowest round (61) by any player, boy or girl, in North Carolina prep history

Dana Finkelstein (-2, T11)

Finkelstein, 26, is a native of Chandler, Arizona
She was a 2017 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T11 at the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer and the Marathon Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Finkelstein made 12 cuts in 20 starts, with three top-15 finishes
She finished seventh on the 2016 Epson Tour’s Volvik Race to the Card to earn LPGA status for 2017
Finkelstein has one career Epson Tour win at the 2017 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes and recorded 13 top-10 results between 2016 and 2018.
She played collegiate golf at UNLV, where she was a three-time Mountain West Golfer of the Year winner and 2015 ANNIKA Award Finalist
Finkelstein won three times on the Cactus Tour in 2015

Elizabeth Szokol (-2, T11)

Szokol, 25, is a native of Chicago, Illinois
Spent first two years of her collegiate career at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Virginia
In 2018 on the Epson Tour, she earned her first win at the 2018 IOA Invitational and earned six other top-10 finishes, including four over her last five starts
Finished fourth on the Epson Tour’s 2018 Volvik Race for the Card to earn LPGA Tour Membership for the 2019 season
As an LPGA Tour rookie in 2019, she competed in 20 events, with a season-best finish of T6 at Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open

Katherine Perry (-2, T11)

Perry, 27, is a native of Cary, North Carolina
She was a 2017 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on Tour was sixth at the 2019 Volunteers of America Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA, Perry made eight cuts in 13 starts, with two top-10 finishes at the Pure Silk Championship and Volunteers of America Classic
She finished tied for 14th at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
Perry played on the Epson Tour from 2014-2019, recording three top-10 finishes and an additional six top-20 results
She played collegiate golf at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; she earned 2012 All-ACC Team and NGCA All American Honorable Mention honors, and 2013 WGCA and Golfweek All-American Honorable Mention honors

Wichanee Meechai (-2, T11)

Meechai, 26, is a native of Bangkok, Thailand
She was a 2016 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA is T7 at the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
In 2019 on the LPGA, Meechai made nine cuts in 21 starts and recorded three top-20 finishes
She finished T22 at the 2015 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2016
She played on the Epson Tour in 2016, making the cut in 18 of 19 starts and recording nine top-10 finishes that included three runner-up performances
Meechai has one win on the CLPGA, one on the Taiwan LPGA and two on the Thai LPGA

Haley Moore (-2, T11)

Moore, 20, is native of Escondido, California
She made two LPGA Tour starts as an amateur in 2015, finished T67 at the ANA Inspiration and missing the cut at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
Moore has three professional wins in 2019 on the Cactus Tour from the California State Women’s Open, Morongo GC at Tuckwet Canyon and Stallion Mountain
She played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona; she sunk the winning putt for the Wildcats at the 2018 NCAA Women’s National Championship
Moore tied for seventh at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur
She was a member of the 2015 PING U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team

Alana Uriell (-1, T16)

Uriell, 23, is a native of Carlsbad, California
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T9 at the 2019 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Uriell made six cuts in 16 starts, including one top-10 finish
In her professional debut, won the inaugural SKYiGOLF Championship to open the 2019 Epson Tour season in a three-way sudden-death playoff
She finished T20 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA status for 2019
Uriell played collegiate golf at the University of Arkansas; she earned one collegiate victory and notched 14 additional top-10 finishes
As an amateur, she was a member of Team USA at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup

Elizabeth Nagel (-1, T16)

Nagel, 27, is from DeWitt, Michigan
She was a 2015 LPGA Tour rookie; she eight starts on the LPGA Tour 2015 and 2016, including finishing 63rd at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, Nagel made 13 cuts in 19 starts with two top-15 finishes
She graduated from Michigan State University, where she helped lead the Spartans to three Big Ten titles
Nagel won the 2018 Michigan PGA Women’s Championship by three strokes after overcoming a five-shot deficit
Nagel was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in November 2012 and is currently in remission; she used the phrase “Spartan Strong” to inspire herself and her teammates

Suzuka Yamaguchi (-1, T16)

Yamaguchi, 19, is a native of Kanagawa, Japan
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T22 at the ISPS Handa Vic Open
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Yamaguchi made five cuts in 19 starts; she also played in one Epson Tour event
She finished T36 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series in 2018 to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
As an amateur, Yamaguchi was the first Japanese player to win the Australian Amateur Championship (2018)
In 2015, she was the youngest competitor at the U.S. Women’s Open at age 15; she missed the cut

Jiwon Jeon (-1, T16)

Jeon, 22, is from Daegu, Republic of Korea
She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, finishing T62
Jeon is a senior at the University of Alabama after transferring from Daytona State College, where she won individual medalist honors at the 2018 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championship
She was the runner-up at the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, where she lost to 2019 LPGA Tour rookie Kristen Gillman
She competed in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup, becoming the first junior college golfer in its 21-year history
Competed at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, finishing 40th

Mina Harigae (E, T20)

Harigae, 30, is a native of Mesa, Arizona
She was a 2010 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T5 at the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
In 2019 on the LPGA, Harigae made 11 cuts in 21 starts and recorded one top-10 finish and one top-20 finish
She finished first on the Epson Tour Official Money List in 2009 to first earn status for 2010
Harigae was a three-time winner on the Epson Tour in 2009 with 11 career top-10 finishes
She played collegiate golf at Duke University, leaving after a year to turn professional
As an amateur, Harigae won the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and four-time California Women’s Amateur Championship winner (2001-2004); she was also a member of the 2004 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team, 2007 Junior Solheim Cup team and 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup team

Sarah Burnham (E, T20)

Burnham, 23, is a native of Maple Grove, Minnesota
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her best career finish on the LPGA is T9 at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA, Burnham made seven cuts in 15 starts; recording one top-10 result and three additional top-40 finishes
She finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA status for 2019
Burnham played four Epson Tour events in 2019, making the cut each time with a season-best T9 finish at the Valley Forge Invitational
She played collegiate golf at Michigan State University; she was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year winner, becoming the first Michigan State player in the history of the program to win the award twice, a three-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree and 2018 Mary Fossum Award winner for having the lowest stroke average to par in the Big Ten

Maia Schechter (E, T20)

Schechter, 26, is a native of Takoma Park, Maryland, but resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, she made 11 cuts in 22 starts with four top-15s
She captured her first professional title on the Epson Tour at the 2018 Four Winds Invitational
Schechter won 2014 Maryland Women’s Amateur champion
She is the cohost of “Birdiecast” podcast featuring fellow Epson Tour professional and University of North Carolina graduate Leslie Cloots

Kelly Tan (E, T20)

Tan, 26, is a native of Batu Pahat, Malaysia
She represented Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 51st
Tan was a 2014 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA is T4 at the 2014 Marathon Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, she made four cuts in six starts; her season-best finish was T35 at the Marathon Classic
As an amateur, Tan finished T13 at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour status; she turned professional immediately following the final round
She has one career-Epson Tour win at the 2019 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic and three additional top-20 finishes
As an amateur, Tan won the Malaysian Ladies Open three times

Christina Kim (+1, T24)

Kim, 35, is a native of San Jose, California
She was a 2003 LPGA Tour rookie; she three victories on Tour, with her most recent at the 2014 Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Banamex
In 2019 on the LPGA, Kim made seven cuts in 20 starts, with two top-20 and two top-30 finishes
She was a three-time member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team (2005, 2009, 2011)
Kim was second on the 2002 Epson Tour Money List in to first earn status for 2003
In 2002, she won the Hewlett-Packard Garden State Futures Golf Classic on the Epson Tour and recorded 12 top-10 finishes in 18 events

Min Seo Kwak (+1, T24)

Kwak, 29, is a native of Seoul, Republic of Korea
She was a 2012 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is fourth at the 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic presented by CTBC
She finished T20 at the 2011 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2012
Epson Tour graduate in 2014 courtesy of two wins at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial, part of six top-10 results
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, she made 19 cuts with a season-best solo third in the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout as one of 13 total top-25s

Matilda Castren (+2, T26)

Castren, 24, is a native of Helsinski, Finland
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, Castren made seven cuts in 13 starts
Castren played collegiate golf at Florida State University; she was named to the NCAA Championships All-Shoal Creek Regional team in 2016, leads the Seminoles’ all-time leader with seven career individual victories and was named All-ACC Academic Women’s Golf team in 2015, 2016, and 2017
She was a member of the Finnish National Team since 2009 and helped lead Finland to a second-place finish at the 2014 European Ladies Amateur Team Championship

Louise Ridderstrom (+2, T26)

Ridderstrom, 25, is a native of Stockholm, Sweden
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her best career finish is T18 at the 2019 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
In 2019 on the LPGA, Ridderstrom made eight cuts in 16 starts, with one top-20 and one top-30 finish
She finished T36 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA status for 2019
In 2018, Ridderstrom made 15 cuts in 20 starts on the Epson Tour, winning her first event at the Valley Forge Invitational and recording three additional top-10 results
She played collegiate golf at UCLA; she was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention, WGCA All-American

Linnea Johansson (+2, T26)

Johansson, 26, is from Bastad, Sweden
She made 18 cuts in 20 starts this season, her third on the Epson Tour, with a season-best of solo fourth at the Zimmer Biomet Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez
Johansson competed at Nova Southeastern University as a freshman and earned NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) First Team All-American honors
She transferred to Oklahoma State University and was a three-time All-Big 12 performer for the Cowgirls in 2015, 2016 and 2017; she posted the second lowest stroke average (72.74) in program history as a junior in 2016 and led all Division I competitors with 132 total birdies

Karine Icher (+2, T26)

Icher, 40, is from Chateauroux, France
She represented France in the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing T44
She was a 2003 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is second place four different times, most recently recorded at the 2016 Citi Banamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Icher made seven cuts in 19 starts, with one top-15 finish
She is a four-time member of Team Europe at the Solheim Cup (2002, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Icher qualified for the LPGA Tour at the 2002 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2003
She is five-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, most recently at the 2005 Catalonia Ladies Masters
Icher has two daughters, Lola and Maya, who utilize the LPGA Tour’s Smucker’s LPGA Child Development Center; her husband, Fred Bonnargent, often caddies for her

Marissa Steen (+3, T30)

Steen, 29, is a native of West Chester, Ohio
She was a 2015 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T8 at the 2019 ISPS Handa Australian Open
In 2019 on the LPGA, Steen made 10 cuts in 20 starts with one top-10 finish
She made two starts on the LPGA in 2018 before an ankle injury sidelined her for the season
She was a three-time champion on the Epson Tour; she was the 2014 Epson Player of the Year and finished first on the Volvik Race for the Card money list to first earn LPGA status for 2015
Six-time medalist for the University of Memphis and 2011 C-USA Championship Runner-up; 2011 C-USA All-Tournament Team honoree and 2010 All-Conference USA (Second Team)

Kim Kaufman (+3, T30)

Kaufman, 28, is a native of Clark, South Dakota
She was a 2014 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA was second at the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Kaufman made eight cuts in 21 starts with two top-10 finishes
She finished T23 at the 2013 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2014 Membership
Kaufman won twice on the Epson Tour at the 2014 Volvik Championship and 2013 Island Resort Championship
She played collegiate golf at Texas Tech University; she earned medalist honors at the 2012 Landfall Tradition and was a two-time All-American (2012, 2013)

Brianna Do (+3, T30)

Do, 29, is from Lakewood, California
She was a 2013 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is 15th at the 2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship
In 2019 on the LPGA, Do made five cuts in 20 starts; her highest finish was T33 at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
She qualified for the Tour on her first attempt, finishing T32 at the 2013 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
She played collegiate golf at UCLA, earning Second Team All-Pac 10 honors in 2010 and Honorable Mention in 2012
Do won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and was a member of the 2007 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team

Andrea Lee (+3, T30)

Lee, 21, is a native of Hermosa Beach, California
Her best career finish on the LPGA Tour was T51 at the 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
She is currently No. 3 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR); her career-best ranking is No. 1
Lee was named the winner of the Mark H. MCormack Medal in August 2019, which recognizes the top player in the WAGR
She plays collegiate golf for Stanford University; she is one of the most decorated golfers in school history, tying the school record with eight individual titles
Lee represented the United States in the 2016 World Amateur Championship and 2016 and 2018 Curtis Cup

Esther Henseleit (+3, T30)

Henseleit, 20, is from Hamburg, Germany
She is a 2019 rookie on the Ladies European Tour
Henseleit is No. 2 in the LET Order of Merit standings; she has 10 top-10 finishes in 17 LET events, including four runner-up performances
She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, where she was second after 18 holes and ultimately tied for 30th in her first professional competition on U.S. soil
As an amateur, Henseleit won the 2018 European Ladies’ Club Trophy and German National amateur; her highest place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking was No. 10

Yujeong Son (+3, T30)

Son, 18, is a native of Busan, Republic of Korea
She competed on the LPGA Tour as an amateur at the 2017 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship and 2018 U.S. Women’s Open at Shoal Creek
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, Son made 12 cuts in 23 starts as a Epson Tour rookie, which included a runner-up finish at the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge
She claimed medalist honors at the First Stage of the 2018 LPGA Qualifying Tournament with a score of 10-under par overall
Son won the Oklahoma Class 6A individual state title as a freshman in 2016, her lone season of prep golf at Norman High School; she fulfilled high school education requirements through the Connections Academy online program and graduated in December 2018

Lee Lopez (+3, T30)

Lopez, 29, is a native of Whittier, California
She is a 2016 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T6 at the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Lopez made five cuts in 14 starts
She finished sixth on the Epson Tour Money List to first earn LPGA status for 2016
Lopez posted nine top-10 finishes in her second season on the Epson Tour in 2015; she made every cut in five events in 2019, and recorded a top-10 finish and two additional top-20 finishes

Nuria Iturrioz (+3, T30)

Iturrioz, 23, is a native of Mallorca, Spain
In 2019 on the LPGA, she competed in three events, with her best finish T53 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Iturrioz has been a member of the Ladies European Tour since 2016; she has three career wins at the 2016 and 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup and 2019 Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic
She captured first Epson Tour title at the 2019 Zimmer Biomet Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, as well as the richest purse in Tour history of $45,000

Min Lee (+4, T38)

Lee, 24, is a native of Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei
She is 2015 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T12 at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open
Lee was 2014 Epson Tour graduate and the Gaelle Truet Rookie of the Year to first earn LPGA status for 2015
on the Epson Tour and 12 career top-10 finishes
She played 12 Epson Tour events in 2019 and made eight cuts and captured her second Epson Tour win at the Valley Forge Invitational
Captured victories at the 2018 CLPGA Women’s China Open and the 2018 TLPGA Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open
Two-time winner on the China Amateur Golf Tour in 2012

Klara Spilkova (+4, T38)

Spilkova, 24, is a native of Prague, Czech Republic
She represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing T48
Spilkova was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T32 at the 2019 LOTTE Championship
In 2019 on the LPGA, she made five cuts in 14 starts
She finished fourth at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA status for 2019
She has one win on the Ladies European Tour at the 2017 Lalla Meryem Cup

Bianca Pagdanganan (+4, T38)

Pagdanganan, 22, is a native of Quezon City, Philippines
She is currently No. 49 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking; her best career ranking is No. 40
Pagdanganan earned medalist honors at LPGA Qualifying Tournament Stage I
She played collegiate golf for Arizona University after transferring from Gonzaga University in 2017; she helped the Wildcats clinch the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships
Pagdanganan won bronze in the women’s individual golf event and gold in the team event at the 2018 Asian Games; she also has five amateur wins, with her most recent at the 2019 Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational

Youngin Chun (+5, T41)

Chun, 19, is a native of Republic of Korea
She was a 2019 LPGA Tour rookie
In 2019 on the LPGA, she made eight cuts in 18 starts
She was a three-time Wyndham Cup Team member (2015, 2016, 2017); four-time Rolex Junior All-American Team (2014-2017); Member of the 2017 PING Junior Solheim Cup team and winner of the US Kids Golf World Championship (2010, 2012)
Chun finished in a tie for 13th at the 2018 LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA Tour Membership
She has earned five victories on the AJGA and she is the 2017 Polo Golf Junior Clinic champion

Kyung Kim (+5, T41)

Kim, 25, is a native of Chandler, Arizona
She missed just one cut in 21 starts on her third season on the Epson Tour in 2019; she recorded 15 top-25s and a career-best solo third at 2019 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
Shared medalist honors at Second Stage of the 2018 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to advance to the inaugural LPGA Q-Series at Pinehurst Resort
Kim played collegiate golf at USC; she was a three-time All-Pac 12 First Team pick and was a three-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American, including a First Team selection as a freshman and sophomore in 2013 and 2014
She won the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship
Kim competed as part of the West Team at the 2011 Wyndham Cup and was a member of Team USA for the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup in Ireland

Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (+5, T41)

Thanapolboonyaras, 21, is a native of Roi-et, Thailand
She was a 2016 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T10 at the 2018 Blue Bay LPGA
In 2019 on the LPGA, Thanapolboonyaras made nine cuts in 23 starts with one top-15 finish at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
She tied for 15th in the Final Stage of the 2015 Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2016
Thanapolboonyaras played in five Thai LPGA events in 2015 and ranked 13th on the Order of Merit; she also played on the China LPGA and Thai LPGA in 2015

Lauren Coughlin (+5, T41)

Coughlin, 27, is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia
She was a 2018 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish is T50 at the 2018 Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO
Coughlin finished T7 at the 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA status for 2018
In 2019 on the Epson Tour, she made 18 cuts in 20 starts, with four top-10s and a season-best T2 at the inaugural SKYiGOLF Championship; In 2018, she won as a non-Member at the PHC Classic
Coughlin was the back-to-back winner of the VSGA Women’s Amateur in 2012 and 2013

Celine Herbin (+5, T41)

Herbin, 36, is from Avranches, France
She was a 2015 LPGA Tour rookie; her career-best finish on the LPGA is T9 at the 2018 Marathon Classic
In 2019 on the LPGA Tour, Herbin made four cuts in 21 starts; her highest finish was T27 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with playing partner Joanna Klatten
She finished T16 at the 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn full LPGA Tour status for 2018
Herbin also plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET); she has two career LET wins and eight top-10 finishes

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