INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Epson Tour concludes its season in Indian Wells, Calif., for the very first time this week. The Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells will be held at the Players Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort starting on October 3 and will see all of the top 15 in the Race for the Card as well as 17 of the 18 2024 champions compete in the desert. Here are five things to know about the 2024 Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells:

15 Players Will Walk Away with LPGA Tour Membership
The Epson Tour prides itself on sending talented athletes to compete among the best on the LPGA Tour, and many who got their start on the official qualifying tour have found early success in their careers. In all, more than 495 LPGA Tour titles have been won by former Epson Tour players, including 15 major championships since 2013. Current alumnae on the LPGA Tour include Nelly Korda, Celine Boutier, Lilia Vu, Grace Kim, Hannah Green, Madelene Sagstrom and Ally Ewing.

The Epson Tour has a season-long competition called the Race for the Card, in which Epson Tour Professional Members can accumulate Points in each Official Epson Tour Tournament. Following the completion of the Epson Tour Championship, the top 15 and ties on the Race for the Card Points List will receive LPGA Tour cards for the 2025 season.

Five players have already clinched their LPGA Tour Membership for the 2025 season, including Yahui Zhang, Lauren Stephenson, Fatima Fernandez Cano, Jessica Porvasnik, and Brooke Matthews.

Ten spots remain in the 2024 Race for the Card.

The First Edition of the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells
The Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells will make its first trip to California after previously being held at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. The field of 108 players will be playing for a $287,500 purse, with the winner taking home $43,125 and 650 points towards the Race for the Card, the most points awarded all season. Indian Wells Golf Resort is a world-class golf, vacation, culinary and events destination, and the John Fought-designed Players Course is also known as “The Beast,” giving the athletes a test on the course and plenty to do off it in the Coachella Valley.

In June, it was announced that the City of Indian Wells would be the new presenting sponsor for the season finale. As part of its partnership with the City of Indian Wells, the Epson Tour is offering exclusive benefits to Indian Wells residents, including access to a dedicated viewing deck on the 18th green and discounted offerings on general admission and hospitality ticket packages, as well as Pro-Am playing opportunities.

The Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells is the Only Event with Elevated Points
New to the upcoming season is the transition from a Money-based ranking to a Points-based ranking to determine which athletes will receive LPGA Tour Cards in 2025. Following a similar structure to the LPGA Tour, the season-long Race for the Card will see Epson Tour Members compete for Points in each Official Epson Tour Tournament, with a 30% increased Points value for the Epson Tour Championship. For a breakdown of the Race for the Card Point System, please visit How it Works – Epson Tour.

18 Different Champions in 2024
The 2024 Epson Tour season has been full of parity and excitement, with 18 different players claiming titles through 18 events played. The last time the Epson Tour has gone an entire season with a different winner at each event was during the shortened 2020 season, where 10 different athletes took home hardware in the 10 events that were played. If a new champion is crowned at the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells, it would be the first time since 1995 that the Epson Tour has seen a full-length season with a different winner at each event. Of the 18 different champions in 2024, 17 of them are currently signed up to compete in Indian Wells.

Notable Players in the Field
Some notable players in the 108-player field for the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells include two 2024 Olympians, the former No. 1 and 2 ranked amateurs in the world, and three past Tour Championship winners.

Ana Belac and Ashley Lau are in the field after representing Slovenia and Malaysia at the 2024 Paris Olympics for the first time in their careers. Both players sit inside the top 60 in the Race for the Card, with Belac at No. 9, one solid result away from securing her LPGA Tour card for the 2025 season.

Former World Amateur No. 1, Ingrid Lindblad, will be in attendance just a few short weeks after picking up her first professional victory at the Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic. Saki Baba held the No. 2 spot in the World Amateur Golf Rankings before turning professional. Baba has had a strong rookie campaign on the Epson Tour, sitting at No. 18 on the Race for the Card and adding four top-10 finishes to her professional resume.

Three former Tour Championship winners are returning to the Epson Tour Championship but are all looking for their first Epson Tour Championship win in the new location. The 2012 winner, Daniela Iacobelli, picked up her fifth career Epson Tour win early this season at the Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship and is currently inside the top 15 in the Race for the Card at No. 10. In 2017, Rachel Rohanna claimed the Tour Championship title and is in the field once again for the 2024 playing along with 2019 champion, Laura Wearn who has secured two top-10 finishes in 2024.

Five Things to Know About the 2024 Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells

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