The Volvik Race for the Card welcomes a fresh top-10 following the 18th tournament of the 2019 Epson Tour campaign, with the first two positions unchanged and one individual making a big leap up the rankings.

Perrine Delacour (Paris, France) continues to set pace with total season earnings of $113,883 and Jillian Hollis (Rocky River, Ohio) still has No. 2 on lockdown at $95,128. Meanwhile, Ssu-Chia Cheng (Taipei, Chinese Taipei) climbs four spots after her maiden professional title in Battle Creek, Mich. at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship secured a cool $18,750 winner’s share.

“Just recently I made the goal for myself of finishing the year in the top-three, so I got a head start thanks to the victory,” said Cheng, who has played the weekend 16 times in 17 starts and accumulated $86,218. “I’ve learned a lot from my results and hope to keep using them for strong finishes in the final five events. This gives me a bunch of confidence and desire to show why I am ready for the LPGA Tour.”

Checking in at No. 4 is Leona Maguire (County Cavan, Ireland) with $84,149, even though she did not make the trek to southwest Michigan. Then it is Epson Tour rookie Patty Tavatanakit (Bangkok, Thailand), having collected $76,737.

Leading the second half is Robynn Ree (Redondo Beach, California) at $73,156 and coming off a tied for 31st showing in the Cereal City. Next is Julieta Granada (Asuncion, Paraguay) with $72,085 courtesy of 12 top-25s across 14 events played including a tied for 24th at Battle Creek Country Club. Esther Lee (Los Alamitos, California) captured a seventh top-10 on the season going tied for eighth last week, sliding up one place to No. 8 in turn.

Esther Lee Final Round

“It’s great to be in the hunt, but there is so much golf left to play and prize money to be awarded,” said Lee, who has cashed $63,836. “My goal is to win an event in the Million Dollar March of the final five tournaments with cumulative total purses of $1 million. It will be an exciting finish and a victory will go a long way toward a LPGA Tour card for 2020.”

Rounding out the group is Jenny Coleman (Rolling Hills Estates, California) with $61,350 and Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, Republic of Korea), just $1,950 back. A total of $10,734 separates Coleman from Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville, Virginia) in the No. 15 slot.

At the end of the season, the top-10 players in the Volvik Race for the Card standings will graduate onto the LPGA Tour for the 2020 season.

Cheng Vaults to No. 3 After Win and More in Volvik Race for the Card Week 18 Update

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