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Meet each of the 46 players who earned LPGA cards at Q-Series for 2022

December 13, 2021
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A total of 29 players earned LPGA status for the first time following an eight-round grind at Q-Series over the last two weeks. Winner Na Rin An was among them, carding Sunday’s lowest-round, 6-under 66, to finish at 33 under.

In all, 46 players left Dothan, Alabama with LPGA status. Among the high-ranking elites was a major winner in Hinako Shibuno and a hotshot from Thailand, Atthaya Thitikul, who dominated in Europe this season, and a couple of sisters from Taiwan. A total of four amateurs earned LPGA status for 2022, should they accept.

Here’s a closer look at the 46 who earned their LPGA cards for 2022.

Carded a final-round 66, the day’s lowest round, to medal at the final stage. The two-time winner on the KLPGA had an LPGA career-best T-3 at the 2021 BMW Ladies Championship. Her 2021 season on the KLPGA included 15 top-20 finishes.

Former No. 1-ranked amateur was a two-time All-American at South Carolina. Won her second start as a professional in August at the LET’s Didriksons Skaftö Open. Best finish on the LPGA is a T-38 at the 2021 Amundi Evian Masters as an amateur. Won the second stage of LPGA Qualifying School.

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard of France plays her tee shot on the first hole during day three of the The Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 24, 2021 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Ranked 18th in the world, won both the Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year titles on the LET in 2021. Twice finished runner-up on the LPGA in 2021. Became the youngest golfer to win a pro tournament at 14 years, 4 months and 19 days when she won the Ladies European Thailand Championship in 2017.

Atthaya Thitikul

Atthaya Thitikul.

Set a record on the China LPGA when she won her first three events on the tour as a professional in 2020. Turned professional in 2020 and won nine titles as a junior player.

First earned LPGA status in 2017 through the Symetra Tour. Has $671,851 in career earnings on the LPGA with four career top-10 finishes. Played 17 events on the Symetra Tour this year, winning the Circling Raven Championship.

 

Alabama grad got a boost in Round 5 when she recorded her second career ace in competition. A two-time winner on the Symetra Tour, the long-bombing Jackson made eight starts on the LPGA this season after earning her card in 2020.

 

Ranked 14th in the world, Furue won three of her last seven starts on the Japan LPGA. Finished fourth at the Amundi Evian Championship this year and 20th at the AIG Women’s British Open. Has seven career titles on the JLPGA dating back to 2019.

Began her college career at Nova Southeastern before transferring to Oklahoma State. Also earned her LPGA card at the 2019 Q-Series. Made three cuts in eight starts on the LPGA in 2021.

 

Played through an ankle sprain to earn LPGA status for the first time. No. 53 in the Rolex Rankings, the 11-time winner on the KLPGA made headlines as an amateur in 2017 when she dueled with Sung Hyun Park at the U.S. Women’s Open, ultimately finishing second.

Helped lead Arizona to a national title in 2018. Finished 60th on the LPGA money list in 2020 but didn’t make her first start on the LPGA in 2021 until the ANA Inspiration in April. Finished 125th this year on the CME points list. Finished second on tour in driving distance at 284.85. Rebounded from three consecutive bogeys to start the final round at Q-Series to shoot 71.

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Bianca Pagdanganan of Philippines walks along the eighth hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club on June 24, 2021 in Johns Creek, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Recorded 12 top-10 finishes on the Symetra Tour since 2019. Three-time All-American at Miami, Weber finished 41st in the Race for the Card standings this season.

Made seven cuts on the LPGA in 14 starts with her best finish a T-22 at the Lotte Championship. Two-time Olympian who finished 51st in Rio and T-34 in Tokyo. First earned LPGA status as an amateur at the 2013 Q-School.

2019 Australian Women’s Amateur winner has seven career top-10s on the Symetra Tour. Was a rookie on the developmental tour in 2020. Her father Taesik played professional golf.

First taste of professional success came on the LET’s Access Series where she won twice. Posted one victory on the Symetra Tour back in 2018. First earned LPGA status for the 2019 season by finishing 10th on the Symetra Tour money list.

Made second Solheim Cup appearance for Europe at Inverness in September. Won four times on the LET in 2020 and tied for fifth at the Tokyo Olympics representing Denmark. Named LET Rookie of the Year in 2015.

Two-time winner on the LET finished third in the Race to Costa Del Sol after 10 top-10 finishes. Prolific winner on the Australian amateur scene. Has nine appearances on the LPGA, with her career-best a tie for 13th at the AIG Women’s British Open.

Two-time winner while at USC who turned professional after the 2019 Q-Series. Career-best finish on the LPGA is a tie for eighth at the 2021 LPGA Drive On, one of two top-20 finishes on the LPGA in 2021.

Three-time winner at USC was a member of the victorious 2021 Curtis Cup team. Became the youngest to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links in 2008, surpassing Michelle Wie West, at 10 years, three months and nine days.

Career-best finish came at the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay where she tied for 12th alongside partner Sarah Schmelzel. Made the cut in six starts on the LPGA in 2021. Stanford grad first earned LPGA status for the 2017 season. Helped lead the Cardinal to its first NCAA title in 2015.

2019 AIG Women’s British Open champion turned down membership after her breakthrough moment at Woburn to remain in Japan. Known as the “Smiling Cinderella,” the fast-paced player won twice on the JLPGA this season. Currently No. 39 in the world, down from 13th earlier this year.

Runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur, Hou is a junior at Arizona along with elder sister Yu-Sang. Rose to No. 1 in the WAGR in September 2020. Goes by “Vivian” and will join her sister on the LPGA in 2022.

Rookie year on the LPGA came in 2018. Best finish this season in 12 starts was a share of eighth at the Cambia Portland Classic. Won twice at Tulane.

Former Texas player won twice on the LET Access Series as an amateur. Turned professional in September. Won the 2017 European Ladies Amateur.

LET veteran played collegiately at TCU. Has played a total of five LPGA events in her career, with her best finish coming at the 2021 AIG Women’s British at Carnoustie where she tied for 26th.

Former Arkansas player first earned LPGA status at the 2018 Q-Series. Competed in 15 LPGA events in 2021 with her best finish, a T-15, coming at the Cambia Portland Classic. Ranked 14th on the LPGA in driving distance.

Played a full schedule on the Symetra Tour in 2021, recording two top-10 finishes. Won the 2021 Colorado Open. A five-time winner on the Cactus Tour. First time qualifying for the LPGA.

Has $554,779 in career earnings on the LET. Finished fifth in the 2021 Race to Costa del Sol. Competed on the Symetra Tour in 2018. This is her first time qualifying for the LPGA.

Former Florida State player rose to No. 1 in the WAGR in 2019. Brother Marcus is a professional player on the European Tour. Frida finished fourth on the Symetra Tour money list in 2020 to earn LPGA status but competed in only one event, missing the cut at the VOA Classic.

Turned professional in August. Won twice at Louisville and qualified for the Dow Great Lakes team event with Louisville teammate Molly Lyne.

Currently No. 2 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, the fifth-year senior crushed the NCAA’s 54-hole scoring record of 19 under when she shot 25 under at the Cougar Classic this fall. Grew up at Pinnacle Country Club, home of the LPGA’s tour stop in Arkansas.

Three-time All-American at Arizona helped the Wildcats win the national title in 2018. Has competed in nine LPGA events as an amateur with her best finish a tie for 52nd at the 2019 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA. Sister Vivian also earned her LPGA card.

Former Furman player was the 2019 Southern Conference Player of the Year. Has eight top-10 finishes in two years on the Symetra Tour and $86,780 in career earnings on that tour.

Holds the Texas school record for career stroke average at 71.91. Made her professional debut at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic. Finished in the top 10 at the 2020 USWO as an amateur.

First earned LPGA status at the 2014 LPGA Qualifying School. Career-best finish on the LPGA is a share of 17th at the 2021 ISPS Handa World Invitational. Michigan State grad was diagnosed with thyroid cancer her junior year.

Former University of Oregon player has $344,227 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour with one career top 10. Competed in 21 events on the LPGA in 2021 with her best finish a T-11 at the Pelican Women’s Championship.

Former Arizona State player finished second twice in her first month as a professional over the summer. Won four times as a Sun Devil, with three of them coming consecutively during the 2021 spring season. Has twice put herself in contention on the weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open (2018 and 2020). Winner of the 2017 Ladies British Open Amateur Stroke Play.

Has earned $1,089,398 in career earnings on the LPGA with her best finish a solo second at the 2019 CP Women’s Open. The 2015 Ladies European Tour Player of the Yearhas boasts four professional wins on three different tours. Represented Denmark at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Five-time winner on the CLPGA joined the Symetra Tour in 2020 where she has $42,964 in career earnings. Finished 29th in the Race for the Card standings this season.

2021 ACC champ was medalist at Stage I of LPGA qualifying at Mission Hills. Three-time USWO participant finished T-12 in at the Country Club of Charleston in 2019. Duke senior was a member of the victorious 2021 Curtis Cup team in Wales.

An LPGA rookie in 2017, Stackhouse was a four-time All-American at Stanford where she helped the Cardinal win the 2015 title. Stackhouse has five career top-10s on the LPGA and has struggled with her putting this year.

First turned pro in 2013 and became an LPGA rookie in 2014. Finished T-12 at the KPMG Women’s PGA, her best finish in a major. Has three career runner-up showings on the Symetra Tour.

Former Mississippi State player competes mostly on the China LPGA and Taiwan LPGA Tours. In 2018 she competed on the KLPGA and made an appearance on the reality TV show “Cinderella Story.”

Competed mostly on the Symetra Tour since turning pro in 2019 where she has three career top 10s. Won the 2020 Florida Women’s Open.

 

LPGA mom returned to qualifying school for the first time in 13 years. Popular among her peers, Smith travels with husband Duane on the bag and son Theo. Has $2,133,107 in career earnings on the LPGA with two career runner-up showings. Made just five cuts in 18 starts in 2021.

Born in Scotland, Davidson joined the JLPGA in 2018 where she has $444,839 in career earnings. Her best finish in Japan is a T-4. Has only competed in six LPGA events, with her best finish, a T-22, coming at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open.





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