2023 LPGA Tour Rookies

2023 LPGA TOUR ROOKIES

The following players, should they choose to accept LPGA Tour Membership, would become 2023 LPGA Tour rookies:

 

2022 EPSON TOUR GRADUATES (8)

Celine Borge (Norway), Hyo Joon Jang (Republic of Korea), Grace Kim (Australia), Lucy Li (United States), Yan Liu (People’s Republic of China), Kiira Riihijarvi (Finland), Gabriella Then (United States), Xiaowen Yin (People’s Republic of China)

 

LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES (23)

Jaravee Boonchant (Thailand), Manon De Roey (Belgium), Sofia Garcia (Paraguay), Soo Bin Joo (Republic of Korea), Minami Katsu (Japan), Aline Krauter (Germany), Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Roberta Liti (Italy), Polly Mack (Germany), Yuna Nishimura (Japan), Alexa Pano (United States), Kum-Kang Park (Republic of Korea), Valery Plata (Colombia), Riley Rennell (United States), Hae Ran Ryu (Republic of Korea), Magdalena Simmermacher (Argentina), Ellinor Sudow (Sweden), Bailey Tardy (United States), Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (Thailand), Samantha Wagner (United States), Chanettee Wannasaen (Thailand), Laura Wearn (United States), Arpichaya Yubol (Thailand)

 

Here are the bios for all the 2022 LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES

Hae Ran Ryu (1, -29)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Ryu, 21, is from Suwon, Republic of Korea
• Ryu is the third player from the Republic of Korea to take medalist honors at LPGA Q-Series, joining Jeongeun Lee6 (2018) and Narin An (2021)
• Ryu has competed in six LPGA Tour events, with top-15 finishes at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (T13) and the 2021 BMW Ladies Championship (T7)
• Ryu has held KLPGA Tour Membership since 2020, and was the 2020 Rookie of the Year
• She has five KLPGA Tour victories
• As an amateur, she won the 2018 Korean Women’s Amateur and finished fifth at the 2018 Asian Games

 

Bailey Tardy (2, -27)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Tardy, 26, is from Atlanta, Georgia 
• She has made $200,599 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• In 2022 on the Epson Tour, Tardy made the cut in 12 of 21 starts and recorded four top-five finishes, including three in her last three events
• She has one career victory on the Epson Tour at the 2021 Copper Rock Championship
• Tardy turned professional in 2018
• She captured a wire-to-wire victory at the 2018 Georgia Women’s State Amateur Championship
• Tardy played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia and was named the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year

 

Valery Plata (T3, -25)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Plata, 21, is from Bucaramanga, Colombia
• She has played four events on the LPGA Tour as an amateur: the 2021 and 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (MC, MC), the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship (MC) and the 2022 AIG Women’s Open (MC)
• Plata turned professional in November 2022
• She attended Michigan State University and was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection; Plata was also named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020 as a sophomore
• She won the Big Ten's Mary Fossum Award in 2021, an honor given to the Big Ten player with the season’s lowest stroke average to par
• Plata won the 2021 Women’s Amateur Latin America

 

Aline Krauter (T3, -25)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Krauter, 22, is from Stuttgart, Germany
• She played two events on the LPGA Tour as a professional in 2022: the Greater Toledo LPGA Classic and the Pelican Women’s Championship, finishing T29 and T55 respectively
• Krauter turned professional in August 2022
• She played five LPGA Tour events as an amateur in 2021 and 2022: the 2021 Chevron Championship (MC), the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (MC), the 2021 Amundi Evian Championship (MC), the 2021 AIG Women’s Open (MC) and the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship (MC)
• Krauter attended Stanford University and helped the Cardinal win the NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship in May
• Krauter earned the 2022 WGCA Dinah Shore Trophy which recognizes a top female collegiate golfer who excels in both academics and athletics
• She won the 2020 Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2016 German Girls Open

 

Minami Katsu (5, -24)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Katsu, 24, is from Kagoshima, Japan
• She has competed in 10 LPGA Tour events with a best finish of T8 at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic
• Katsu is a 10-time winner on the JLPGA Tour; as an amateur, she became the youngest winner in JLPGA Tour history when she won the 2014 KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open at age 15
• She has two major victories on the JLPGA Tour, winning the 2021 and 2022 Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship
• She turned professional in 2017
• As an amateur, she won the 2014 New Zealand Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the 2015 Japan Women’s Amateur

 

Samantha Wagner (T6, -23)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Wagner, 26, is from Windermere, Florida 
• She has made $167,636 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• In 2022, Wagner made the cut in 16 of 20 starts on the Epson Tour and recorded five top-10 finishes, including season-best T6 result at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic and Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic
• Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a tie for second at the 2021 Copper Rock Championship
• She turned professional in 2017
• Wagner played collegiate golf at the University of Florida where she was named to the 2016 All-SEC Freshman Team and was twice named the SEC Women’s Freshman Golfer of the Week

 

Chanettee Wannasaen (T6, -23)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Wannasaen, 18, is from Chiang Mai, Thailand
• She has played five LPGA Tour events: the 2021 Honda LPGA Thailand (T57), the 2021 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open (MC), the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand (T47), the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open (T24) and the 2022 AIG Women’s Open (MC)
• Wannasaen has one LET Access Series win: the 2022 Trust Golf Links Series – Ramside Hall
• She has two wins on the TLPGA Tour: the 2022 Singha Pattaya Ladies Open and 2022 SAT-NSDF 5th Thai LPGA Championship
• She turned professional in 2021
• Wannasaen won the 2019 Singha Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship

 

Linnea Johansson (8, -21)

• Johansson, 29, is from Bastad, Sweden
• She has made $131,849 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Johansson’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 24th at the 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Frida Kinhult
• In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 20 starts on Tour and recorded six top-40 finishes
• Johansson first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2020 after finishing T26 at 2019 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $149,011 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Johansson has earned 10 career top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo second at the 2020 Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship
• She turned professional in 2017
• Johansson played collegiate golf at Nova Southeastern University (2013) before transferring to Oklahoma State University, where she was a three-time All-Big 12 performer

 

Kum-Kang Park (T9, -20)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Park, 21, is from Seoul, Republic of Korea
• She has made $121,810 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Park has wins at the 2022 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic and the 2021 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout and four additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made 16 cuts in 20 starts with three top-10 finishes, including one victory
• Park turned professional in December 2019 and first earned Epson Tour Membership for the 2020 season after finishing T51 at LPGA Q-Series in 2019
• She has competed in one LPGA Tour event, missing the cut at the 2019 LOTTE Championship as an amateur

 

Lauren Hartlage (T9, -20)

• Hartlage, 24, is from Elizabethtown, Kentucky
• She has made $71,944 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, Hartlage played in 16 events on the LPGA Tour and carded one top-10 finish at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Brooke Matthews
• Hartlage first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T26 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $4,219 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• She turned professional in August 2021
• She played collegiate golf at the University of Louisville; she won two events during her tenure and was named ACC Freshman of the Year in 2017
• Hartlage participated in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur

 

Isi Gabsa (T9, -20)

• Gabsa, 27, is from Munich, Germany
• She has made $244,538 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Her career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 17th at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open 
• In 2022, Gabsa made 12 cuts in 20 starts on the LPGA Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T21 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G 
• Gabsa first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2019 after finishing ninth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card 
• She has made $166,061 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Gabsa has earned one win at the 2018 Forsyth Classic and 13 additional top-10 finishes
• She won twice on the LET Access Series, the 2015 PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal and the 2015 Drøbak Ladies Open
• Gabsa turned professional in 2013

 

Luna Sobron Galmes (T12, -19)

• Sobron Galmes, 28, is from Palma de Mallorca, Spain 
• She has made $171,247 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Sobron Galmes’ career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 22nd at the 2021 LOTTE Championship
• In 2022, she made the cut in two of six starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T68 at the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
• Sobron Galmes first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2018 after finishing T5 at Stage III of the 2017 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
• She has made $11,744 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Sobron Galmes has recorded one top-10 finish, a tie for 10th at the 2020 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic 
• In 2022, she played in three events on the Epson Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T28 at the Florida's Natural Charity Classic
• Sobron Galmes has three professional wins on the LET, most recently at the 2020 Santander Golf Tour Burgos
• She turned professional in 2016
• As an amateur, Sobron Galmes finished tied for 13th at the 2015 AIG Women’s Open to take home the Smyth Salver award for low amateur honors

 

Yu-Sang Hou (T12, -19)

• Hou, 23, is from Taipei, Chinese Taipei
• She has made $13,142 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, she made the cut in three of 12 starts on the LPGA Tour with a career-best finish of T55 at the Greater Toledo LPGA Classic
• Hou first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T30 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• Hou has one win on the TLPGA Tour at the 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic
• She has made $19,841 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Hou’s career-best finish is a tie for seventh at the 2022 Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship
• In 2022, Hou made the cut in eight of nine starts on the Epson Tour and recorded two top-15 finishes
• She turned professional in 2021
• Hou played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona where she was a three-time All-American and a member of the 2018 NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship winning team 
• Her sister, Vivian, is also a professional golfer and was a 2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

 

Ines Laklalech (T12, -19)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Laklalech, 25, is from Casablanca, Morocco
• Laklalech is the first LPGA Tour Member from Morocco, as well as the first Member from North Africa and the Arab region
• She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for 25th in Stage I and tied for 33rd in Stage II
• In September 2022, she won the LET’s Lacoste Ladies Open de France, becoming that Tour’s first Moroccan, Arab and North African winner
• She turned professional after finishing 15th at LET Q-School in December 2021
• Laklalech played collegiate golf at Wake Forest University for the 2015-2016 season

 

Dana Finkelstein (T15, -18)

• Finkelstein, 29, is from Chandler, Arizona 
• She has made $457,623 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Finkelstein’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for 11th, recorded at the 2019 Dana Open and 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic
• In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 19 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T18 at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
• Finkelstein first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2017 after finishing seventh in the 2016 Ascensus Race for the Card
• She has made $136,481 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, she has earned one win, the 2017 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes, and 12 additional top-10 finishes
• She turned professional in 2015
• Finkelstein played collegiate golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she was a three-time Mountain West Golfer of the Year and a finalist for the ANNIKA Award in 2015

 

Polly Mack (T15, -18)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Mack, 23, is from Berlin, Germany 
• She has made $44,015 in career earnings on the Epson Tour 
• Mack’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a solo third that came at the 2022 French Lick Charity Classic
• In 2022, she made eight cuts in 11 starts on the Epson Tour with two top-10 finishes
• Mack first earned Epson Tour Membership after qualifying for 2021 LPGA Q-Series; she missed the cut after week one
• She turned professional in June 2022
• In 2017, she began her collegiate career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she became the first Rebel to earn both Mountain West Player and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season (2017-2018)
• Mack finished her collegiate golf career at the University of Alabama and had four top-10 finishes
• As an amateur, she was a member of the German National Golf Team, the 2016 German National Champion, finished first in the German Junior Golf Tour and won the 2016 RB German Junior Championship

 

Jennifer Song (T17, -17)

• Song, 32, is from Ann Arbor, Michigan 
• She has made $2,952,157 in career earnings in 260 events on the LPGA Tour 
• Song's career-best finish on Tour is a tie for second at the 2018 Chevron Championship
• In 2022, she made the cut in 13 of 22 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T12 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
• Song first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2011 after finishing second in the 2010 Ascensus Race for the Card
• On the Epson Tour, Song earned wins at the 2010 Forsyth Classic and 2010 Greater Richmond Golf Classic
• She turned professional in 2010
• Song played collegiate golf at University of Southern California, where she recorded 12 top-10 finishes, including two victories
• In 2009, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links

 

Ellinor Sudow (T17, -17)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Sudow, 24, is from Vasatorp, Sweden
• She turned professional in 2022
• Sudow played collegiate golf at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was a 2020 Conference USA Third Team selection
• She finished solo third in the 2022 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship as an amateur
• Sudow finished solo second at the 2021 Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship and solo third at the 2021 German International Amateur

 

Maddie Szeryk (T17, -17)

• Szeryk, 26, is from London, Ontario, Canada
• She has made $47,148 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, Szeryk made five cuts in 14 starts on Tour with a career-best finish of T24 at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
• Szeryk first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T35 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $80,197 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, she has earned five career top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo second from the 2019 Zimmer Biomet Championship
• Szeryk won the 2020 Kingwood Island Championship on the Women’s All Pro Tour
• She turned professional in 2018
• Szeryk played collegiate golf at Texas A&M University, where she was a three-time All-America, and holds the SEC record with 32 career top-10 tournament finishes

 

Riley Rennell (T17, -17)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Rennell, 24, is from Columbia, Tennessee
• She has made $42,437 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Rennell’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a solo second at the 2022 Epson Tour Championship; it was also her season-best result
• She has one additional career top-10 finish on the Epson Tour, a tie for 10th at the 2022 Circling Raven Championship 
• In 2022, she made seven cuts in 16 starts on the Epson Tour
• Rennell first earned Epson Tour Membership after completing 72 holes at Stage I of the 2022 LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
• She turned professional in December 2017
• Rennell won the 2016 Tennessee Women’s State Amateur and finished solo third at the 2014 Drive, Chip and Putt

 

Alexa Pano (T21, -16)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Pano, 18, is from Lake Worth, Florida
• She has played six events on the LPGA Tour as an amateur with a best career-finish of a tie for 41st at the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
• She has made $76,195 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a solo second at the 2022 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes and Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; she has four additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, Pano made 16 cuts in 18 starts with five top-10 finishes
• She turned professional in April 2022
• As an amateur, Pano was the first three-time national finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, became the youngest golfer (age 11) to play a JLPGA Tour event at the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open and was the youngest player in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur
• Pano won the American Junior Golf Association’s 2019 Rolex Girls Junior Championship and was featured in the 2012 Netflix documentary The Short Game

 

Dani Holmqvist (T21, -16)

• Holmqvist, 34, is from Stockholm, Sweden
• She has made $475,874 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour 
• Holmqvist’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for seventh at the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
• In 2022, Holmqvist made the cut in one of three starts on the LPGA Tour and recorded a season-best finish of T67 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
• Holmqvist first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T44 at Stage III of LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2013
• She has made $133,753 in career earnings on the Epson Tour 
• On the Epson Tour, Holmqvist has earned one win at the 2015 Island Resort Championship and 12 additional top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made 14 cuts in 18 starts with a season-best finish of T2 at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
• She has four top-10 finishes on the Ladies European Tour, including a career-best solo-fourth at the 2019 Ladies Classic - Bonville
• Holmqvist turned professional in 2012
• She played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley; she earned ten top-10 finishes, was named to the 2012 All-Pac-12 Second Team and was the first Bear in program history to earn Pac-12 Player of the Month honors (March 2012)

 

Jaravee Boonchant (T21, -16)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Boonchant, 23, is from Bangkok, Thailand
• She has made $76,543 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Boonchant’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour was a victory at the 2022 Epson Tour Championship; she has three additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 16 starts on the Epson Tour
• She turned professional in December 2021 and first earned Epson Tour Membership by completing 72 holes at Stage II of the 2021 LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
• In 2021, Boonchant won her first professional title at the BGC Thailand LPGA Masters
• Boonchant played collegiate golf at Duke University; she was a four-time All-American and three-time All-ACC selection, a member of the 2019 National Championship team, held the third-best career stroke average in program history (71.99) and ranked fifth in Blue Devil career eagles (seven)

 

Min Lee (T24, -15)

• Lee, 27, is from Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei 
• She has made $761,968 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour 
• Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is second at the 2021 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
• Lee first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T19 at Stage III of the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
• She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing in a tie for 34th
• She has made $74,872 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Lee has victories at the 2014 Garden City Charity Classic, the 2019 Valley Forge Invitational and the 2021 Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship; she has 10 additional career top-10 finishes
• She earned the Gaelle Truet Rookie of the Year award in 2014 on the Epson Tour
• Lee has four wins on the TLPGA Tour and one win on the CLPGA Tour
• She turned professional in 2012

 

Pavarisa Yoktuan (T24, -15)

• Yoktuan, 28, is from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
• She has made $303,605 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Yoktuan’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for fifth at the 2019 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic 
• She has made $184,427 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• In 2022, Yoktuan made the cut in one of three starts on the LPGA Tour
• Her career-best finish on the Epson Tour is fourth, which she has done four times, most recently at the 2022 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
• In 2022, Yoktuan made eight cuts in 10 starts with four top-20 finishes
• Finished T32 at the 2015 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn LPGA Tour status
• She has one victory on the CLPGA Tour

 

Yuna Nishimura (T24, -15)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Nishimura, 22, is from Osaka, Japan
• She has competed in five LPGA Tour events, including a solo-fourth finish at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic
• Nishmura has been a member of the JLPGA Tour since 2020 and has six career victories
• She turned professional in 2019
• As an amateur, Nishimura was the runner-up in the 2018 Women’s Asia-Pacific Amateur and fifth in 2019

 

Sofia Garcia (T24, -15)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Garcia, 24, is from Asuncion, Paraguay
• She made $47,344 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Garcia’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a T2 at the 2022 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made nine cuts in 21 starts on the Epson Tour
• Garcia first earned Epson Tour Membership after finishing 72nd at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She turned professional in 2021
• Garcia played collegiate golf at Texas Tech University; she won four times as a Red Raider and was a 2018-2019 Women’s Golf Coaches Association Second Team All-American 
• As an amateur, she was a two-time South American Amateur champion, the first women to win consecutive titles

 

Karen Chung (T28, -14)

• Chung, 27, is from Budd Lake, New Jersey
• She has made $57,959 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour 
• Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 40th at the 2019 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
• Lee first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2015 after finishing fifth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card
• She has made $172,091 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Chung has earned 16 top-10 finishes, including a career-best T2 at the 2018 Donald Ross Classic at French Lick Resort
• In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 20 starts on the Epson Tour with a season-best result of T9 at the Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship and the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship; she had one additional top-10 finish on the season
• She turned professional in 2017
• Chung played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California where she was a WGCA All-American in 2014

 

Manon De Roey (T28, -14)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• De Roey, 30, is from Antwerp, Belgium
• She has one win on the Ladies European Tour, the 2022 Aramco Team Series - Bangkok; she has 15 additional top-10 finishes
• She has three wins on the LET Access Series
• She represented Belgium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing in a tie for 46th
• She turned professional in 2015
• De Roey played collegiate golf at the University of New Mexico and earned two victories

 

Karis Davidson (T28, -14)

• Davidson, 24, is from Gold Coast, Australia
• She has made $102,807 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, Davidson made the cut in eight of 11 starts on the LPGA Tour with a career-best finish of T8 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with partner Daniela Darquea
• She first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T41 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $11,289 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• In 2022, Davidson made the cut in five of five starts on the Epson Tour with two top-20 finishes
• Davidson has been a member of the JLPGA Tour since 2018
• She turned professional in 2016

 

Charlotte Thomas (T28, -14)

• Thomas, 29, is from Guildford, England 
• She has made $354,250 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Thomas’ career-best finish on Tour is a tie for second at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open
• In 2022, she made the cut in 11 of 20 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T12 at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
• Thomas first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2019 after finishing eighth in the 2018 Ascensus Race for the Card
• She has made $82,514 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, she has earned seven top-10 finishes, including a career-best runner-up performance in 2018
• Thomas played collegiate golf at the University of Washington and was a member of the school’s first NCAA DI Women’s National Championship team in 2016

 

Dewi Weber (T28, -14)

• Weber, 26, is from Groningen, Netherlands
• She has made $137,749 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, Weber made 10 cuts in 20 starts on Tour and recorded a career-best finish of T6 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner Pauline Roussin
• Weber first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T10 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $104,723 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Weber has earned 12 top-10 finishes, including a career-best solo fourth from the 2020 Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship
• She turned professional in 2019
• Weber played collegiate golf at the University of Miami where she won three times and recorded 18 top-10 finishes; she was also a three-time All American

 

Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (T28, -14)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Vongtaveelap, 20, is from Bangkok, Thailand
• She turned professional in November 2022
• Vongtaveelap advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for second in Stage I and tied for seventh in Stage II, playing as an amateur in both stages
• Vongtaveelap finished runner-up twice in the 2021 and 2022 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship
• She is a two-time winner of the SINGHA Thailand Amateur Open (2021, 2022) and won the 2021 Singha Thailand Ladies Amateur Open
• Vongataveelap is a two-time winner of the SINGHA Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship, with victories in 2021 and 2022

 

Louise Ridderstrom (T34, -13)

• Ridderstrom, 28, is from Stocksund, Sweden
• She has made $98,584 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour 
• Her career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 18th at the 2019 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
• Ridderstrom first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing T36 at 2018 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $81,096 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Ridderstrom has earned one win at the 2018 Valley Forge Invitational; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made 12 cuts in 18 starts with a season-best result of T5 at the Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
• She turned professional in 2016
• Ridderstrom played collegiate golf at the UCLA; she was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection and was named a WGCA All-America Scholar in 2013

 

Soo Bin Joo (T34, -13)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Joo, 18, is from Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
• Joo has played one event on the LPGA Tour, the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (MC), where she made her professional debut
• She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for 60th in Stage I and tied for 11th in Stage II
• She turned professional in May 2022
• She has also played as Alicia Joo

 

Jing Yan (T34, -13)

• Yan, 26, is from Shanghai, China
• She has made $1,230,362 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Her career-best finish on Tour is a solo second at the 2017 MCKAYSON New Zealand Women’s Open; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, Yan missed the cut in eight of eight starts on the LPGA Tour
• Yan first earned LPGA Tour Membership after finishing 34th at Stage III of the 2014 LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament
• She has made $2,540 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Yan earned a career-best finish of T25 at the 2019 SKYiGOLF Championship
• In 2022, she missed the cut in nine of nine starts on the Epson Tour
• Yan played collegiate golf at the University of Washington; she won her second collegiate start at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
• As an amateur, she won an Asian Games Individual and Team Silver Medal for China, made five starts on the LPGA Tour in 2012 and did not miss a cut, finished T20 at the 2014 Amundi Evian Championship and won the 2013 Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship and Ladies British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship

 

Jenny Coleman (T34, -13)

• Coleman, 30, is from Rolling Hills Estate, California 
• She has made $381,882 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Coleman’s career-best finish on Tour is third at the 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship at Golden Ocala
• In 2022, she made the cut in eight of 24 starts on the LPGA Tour, with a season-best finish of T14 at the DIO Implant LA Open
• Coleman first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2020 after finishing third in the 2019 Ascensus Race for the Card
• She has made $176,201 in career earnings on the Epson Tour     
• On the Epson Tour, she has earned 16 career top-10 finishes, including three runner-up performances in 2019
• She turned professional in 2015
• Coleman played collegiate golf at the University of Colorado where she recorded nine top-10 finishes and one win
• She has a twin sister, Kristin Coleman

 

Su Oh (T38, -12)

• Oh, 26, is from Melbourne, Australia
• She has made $2,561,864 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Oh’s career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a solo second at the 2016 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
• In 2022, Oh made the cut in nine of 24 starts with a season-best finish of 18th at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards
• She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing in a tie for 13th
• Oh is a two-time Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown participant, representing Australia in the team competition in 2016 and 2018
• She has two professional wins worldwide, the 2015 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour, and the 2022 Australian WPGA Championship on the ALPG Tour
• Oh first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2016 after finishing T32 at Stage III of the 2015 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
• She has made $16,867 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, she has two career top-10 finishes
• She turned professional in 2014
• Oh won the Australian Girls’ Amateur in 2012

 

Magdalena Simmermacher (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Simmermacher, 26, is from Buenos Aires, Argentina
• She has competed in seven LPGA Tour events, but is yet to make a cut
• Simmermacher has held Ladies European Tour membership since 2020; she has three runner-up finishes, most recently at the 2022 Investec South African Women’s Open
• She represented Argentina at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing 58th
• She turned professional in 2019
• Simmermacher played collegiate golf at Old Dominion University, where she was 2015 Freshman of the Year and 2018 Conference USA Player of the Year

 

Laura Wearn (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Wearn, 31, is from Charlotte, North Carolina 
• She made $275,560 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Wearn has three victories on the Epson Tour: the 2020 IOA Classic, the 2019 Epson Tour Championship and the 2016 Gosling's Dark 'n Stormy Classic
• In 2022, she made 14 cuts in 20 starts with a season-best finish of T3 at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic and the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
• She turned professional in 2014
• Wearn played collegiate golf at Furman University
• As an amateur, she won the 2010 North Carolina Women’s Amateur and was runner-up at the 2010 Carolinas Women’s Amateur and the 2011 Women’s Eastern Amateur

 

Roberta Liti (T38, -12)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Liti, 27, is from Siena, Italy
• She made $62,727 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• Liti’s career-best finish on the Epson Tour is a tie for fifth at the 2020 Symetra Classic; she has two additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made 13 cuts in 21 starts with a season-best finish of T10 at the Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic presented by Pepsi
• Liti first earned Epson Tour Membership after completing 72 holes at Stage II of LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2018
• She turned professional in December 2018
• Liti played collegiate golf at Arizona State University; she was a three-time Pac-12 First Team All-Academic honoree, named 2018 Pac-12 Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and won the 2018 NCAA Elite 90 award

 

Lindy Duncan (T38, -12)

• Duncan, 31, is from Plantation, Florida
• She has made $1,246,290 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Duncan’s career-best finish on Tour is solo second at The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America in 2018; she has five additional career top-10 finishes
• In 2022, she made four cuts in 10 starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best result of T9 at the CP Women’s Open
• Duncan first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2014 after finishing T38 at Stage III of the 2013 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
• She has made $129,890 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Duncan’s career-best finish is a solo second at the 2014 Credit Union Classic
• In 2022, she made the cut in nine of 14 starts with a season-best finish of T10 at the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
• She turned professional in June 2013
• Duncan played collegiate golf at Duke University; she was a four-time All-American, the third Duke golfer to be named the PING NGCA National Player of the Year and was the third ACC golfer in league history to win the ACC Player of the Year award on at least three occasions

 

Ana Belac (T38, -12)

• Belac, 25, is from Portoroz, Slovenia 
• She has $160,587 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Belac’s career-best finish on Tour is a tie for fourth at The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America in 2021
• In 2022, she made the cut in seven of 19 starts with a season-best finish of T35 at the DIO Implant LA Open
• Belac first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2021 after finishing first in the 2020 Ascensus Race for the Card
• She has made $55,101 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Belac has one win, the 2020 Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, and three additional top-10 finishes
• Belac turned professional in 2020
• She played collegiate golf at Duke University where she led the Blue Devils to the 2019 NCAA Championship team title and was a two-time All-ACC Selection as sophomore and junior

 

Weiwei Zhang (T38, -12)

• Zhang, 25, is from Hainan, People’s Republic of China
• She has made $33,467 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• In 2022, Zhang made two cuts in 10 starts on the LPGA Tour, with a career-best finish of T10 at the Portland Classic
• Zhang first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2022 after finishing T35 at 2021 LPGA Q-Series
• She has made $84,541 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, she has four career top-10 finishes with a career-best finish of T2 at the 2021 Prasco Charity Championship
• She is a five-time winner on the CLPGA Tour, including four times in 2019; her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters made her the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA Tour
• She also earned a win on the JLPGA Tour at the 2017 Sky Ladies ABC Cup
• She turned professional in 2017

 

Dottie Ardina (T45, -11)

• Ardina, 29, is from Laguna, Philippines
• She has made $308,690 in career earnings on the LPGA Tour
• Ardina’s career-best result on Tour is a tie for 12th at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
• In 2022, she made the cut in four of eight starts on the LPGA Tour with a season-best finish of T29 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
• Ardina first earned LPGA Tour Membership for 2014 by finishing T32 at Stage III of the 2013 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
• She has made $273,638 in career earnings on the Epson Tour
• On the Epson Tour, Ardina has one win, the 2022 Copper Rock Championship presented by KSLSPORTS.COM, and 20 additional top-10 finishes
• In 2022, Ardina made the cut in 15 of 16 starts on the Epson Tour and along with her win, she recorded two additional top-10 finishes
• Ardina has one other professional win at the 2020 Ballarat Icons Pro-Am 
• She turned professional in April 2013

 

Arpichaya Yubol (T45, -11)

2023 LPGA Tour Rookie

• Yubol, 20, is from Saraburi, Thailand
• She advanced through all three stages of LPGA Qualifying; she tied for seventh in Stage I and tied for ninth in Stage II
• She has competed in one LPGA Tour event, finishing 74th at the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open
• Yubol has one victory in the LET Access Series: 2022 Trust Golf Links Series – The Musselburgh G.C.
• She has one victory on the TLPGA Tour: the 2019 ICTSI Manila Golf Ladies Masters
• She turned professional in 2017