The Qualifying Stage of LPGA Q-Series has hit the midway point, with 2023 Epson Tour graduate Roberta Liti still leading the way after turning in back-to-back bogey-free rounds alongside amateurs Zoe Antoinette Campos and Ashley Menne as the trio all sit at 9-under.

One shot back is Epson Tour member Gabriella Then, who is trying to make it back to the LPGA Tour after competing on that circuit in 2023. The score to reach is currently 2-under, with 38 players currently sitting at 2-under or better with 36 holes to play. The top 35 and ties will advance to Final Qualifying in December.

Liti maintained a share of first at Qualifying after holding the 18-hole lead in Venice, Fla., following up her bogey-free, 6-under 66 with a bogey-free, 3-under 69. Her first birdie of the day did not arrive until she rolled in her putt on the par-5 13th hole on the Panther Course to climb to 7-under overall. The 29-year-old followed it up with two more pars before making back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 to move to 9-under for the tournament. She closed out her day with a par on No. 18, and the Italian is currently inside the cutline for Final Qualifying by seven shots.

“I'm just glad I'm playing some solid golf and staying patient. I'm just staying in the present, and I think obviously two bogey-free rounds, it's huge at Q School,” said Liti. “I'm just going to try to keep doing the same things, just trying to minimize the mistakes and stick to my plan.”

Amateurs Zoe Antoinette Campos and Ashley Menne were grouped together for the second round after posting matching 4-under 68s in round one. The pair again matched each other in round two, as both signed for 5-under 67s, moving them into a tie for the lead with Liti.

Campos is a two-time All-American at UCLA and a three-time participant in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, finishing in a tie for fifth at that event in 2019. During her amateur career, she also teed it up in two major championships, the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2023 Chevron Championship.

Like Campos, Menne has put together an impressive amateur resume, earning All-American honors four times while attending Arizona State University, becoming the fourth Sun Devil in program history to achieve that feat. The Arizona native is the three-time Arizona Women’s Amateur champion, winning the event in 2020, 2021 and 2023. Although the top 35 and ties will all advance, Menne has her eyes on continuing her winning ways at Qualifying.

“I would like to win, but I don't know, just going out there and playing two more rounds of golf. Nothing crazy,” explained Menne. “Just remembering why I'm here. My purpose, and just staying focused on what I'm doing because it kind of gets a little chaotic out there.”

Round three will begin at 7:50 a.m. local time with the field being repaired based on score. There is no cut at the Qualifying Stage of LPGA Q-Series, with all players set to compete for 72 holes.

Three Tied at the Top in Qualifying After 36 Holes of Play

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