Q-SERIES PLAY SUSPENDED DUE TO WEATHER
Round three of the 2018 LPGA Q-Series presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has been postponed until Saturday, Oct. 27 due to continued rain and unplayable course conditions.
Play was originally suspended by 30 minutes on Friday as officials assessed the course, following that assessment officials decided the earliest play would start would be 11:30 a.m. ET. The rain continued to fall and greens began to take on casual water, and play was officially called for the day at 9:37 a.m. ET. Additional rain bands are forecasted throughout the day with increasing wind, while the weekend forecast is favorable.
The third round will begin on Saturday at 7:50 a.m., with the fourth round scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 28.
Through two rounds of play at Pinehurst No. 6 Czech Republic player Klara Spilková (-8) leads the 102-player field at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series, while Canadian amateur Jaclyn Lee (-6) is two strokes back with just one bogey through 36 holes.
A lot is on the line these next two weeks as players will compete in a total of eight rounds over two, four-day tournaments with the top-45 finishers and ties receiving LPGA membership in Category 14 on the LPGA Priority List and remaining competitors earning Epson Tour status.
PLAYER NOTES
Klara Spilková (1, -8)
- Spilková, 23, is from Prague, Czech Republic and has played on the LET since 2011
- When Spilková earned LET membership as a 16-year old, she was the youngest member in history
- As an amateur, she was named the Czech Republic‘s Golfer of the Year in 2009 and 2010. Then, as a permanent member of the Czech National Golf Team, she won both the International Championship of Austria and the Junior Championship of Germany in 2010.
- In 2017, Spilková became the first Czech winner on the LET with a win at the Lalla Meryem Cup; there has never been a Czech winner on the LPGA
- Spilková represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing T48
- She has made 16 career starts on the LPGA Tour with a career-best T50 finish at the 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open
- In 2018, Spilková is ranked seventh on the LET Order of Merit with a season-best runner-up finish at the Lalla Meryem Cup
- Spilková made her first career start on the Epson Tour this season at the Valley Forge Invitational with a T34 finish
Jaclyn Lee (2, -6)
- Lee, 21, is from Calgary, Canada and is a senior at Ohio State majoring in finance
- Lee is one of 11 amateurs in the LPGA Q-Series field
- In 2018, Lee was named a WGCA Second Team All-American and represented the Buckeyes as a First-Team All-Big Ten selection
- As a junior, Lee collected three wins in collegiate competition and has already notched one win this season at the East & West Match Play Challenge in September
- Lee has made four career starts on the LPGA, including a T35 finish at the 2018 Meijer LPGA Classic where she was a sponsor’s invite
- Lee is a member of the Canadian National Team
Jackie Stoelting (3, -5)
- Stoelting, 32, is from Vero Beach, Fla.
- Finished third on the 2014 Epson Tour money list to earn LPGA Tour status for the first time in 2015
- Stoelting made seven cuts in 18 starts on the LPGA in 2018, recorded her first career top-10 finish with a T8 showing at the Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic, which was shortened to 36 holes
- Has four career Epson Tour wins and 28 career top-10 finishes, including a T6 finish at the 2018 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout in September
- Won the Golf Channel reality series Big Break Florida in 2014
Jeongeun Lee6 (4, -4)
- Lee, 22, is from Yongin, Republic of Korea and has played on the KLPGA since 2015
- Lee is ranked No. 19 in the Rolex Rankings, the highest ranked player in the Q-Series field
- Lee has seven career victories on the KLPGA, including two wins in 2018 and is currently ranked No. 1 on the season money list
- She has six career starts on the LPGA Tour with two top-10 finishes, both coming in majors: T6 at the 2018 Evian Championship and T5 at the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open
- She’s the sixth player on the KLPGA with the name Jeongeun Lee, hence the number 6 in her name
- Her fan club in Korea is called ‘Lucky 6’
Anne Van Dam (5, -2)
- Van Dam, 23, is from Arnhem, Netherlands and has played on the LET since 2015
- She is a two-time winner on the LET, with seven career top-10 finishes and is currently third on the 2018 Order of Merit
- Van Dam has made 10 career starts on the LPGA, with a career-best T17 finish at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
- Van Dam made nine starts on the Epson Tour in 2018 with two top-10 finishes
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