There were six amateurs who made the cut and played the weekend at the 80th U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally at Erin Hills Golf Course. By doing so, all six athletes earned a coveted point in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway standings, a new program debuted in 2025 that gives amateur players an opportunity to earn LPGA Tour membership by accruing points for their various accomplishments before they turn professional.

Take a look at which athletes earned LEAP points at the second major championship of the LPGA Tour season.

Lottie Woad

Lottie Woad

Woad had 16 LEAP points heading into this week at Erin Hills and picked up her 17th point after making the cut in Wisconsin. She is now three points away from becoming the first player to earn LPGA Tour membership through LEAP. Woad finished the U.S. Women’s Open in a tie for 31st and was the low amateur in the 80th edition of this major championship, what was her sixth appearance in an LPGA Tour event.

Carolina Lopez-Chacarra

Carolina Lopez-Chacarra

Spain’s Carolina Lopez-Chacarra collected her third LEAP point with her made cut in the U.S. Women’s Open. The 22-year-old had previously earned her first two points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway by winning the 2025 Inkster Award presented by Workday and by participating in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup as a member of the International Team. Because of her Inkster Award win, Lopez-Chacarra will be awarded exemptions into both the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and The Standard Portland Classic, giving the Spaniard even more opportunities to earn LEAP points. The 2024-2025 season was her last year of college eligibility at Wake Forest University.

Farah O’Keefe

Farah O'Keefe

Texas native Farah O’Keefe picked up her second LEAP point at Erin Hills and ultimately finished in a tie for 36th in her second U.S. Women’s Open appearance, having missed the cut in her debut in 2023 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The 19-year-old was a member of the U.S. Team at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup, which is where she picked up her first point in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway. She currently plays collegiate golf at the University of Texas.

Kiara Romero

Kiara Romero now has five points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway after tying for 45th at the U.S. Women’s Open and carding a 5-under 67 in the final round, which was the lowest score ever by an amateur on the final day in the history of the major championship. The victory she recorded at the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior gave the California native her first LEAP point, and she then earned her second by competing as a member of the United States Team at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup. Before making the cut at Erin Hills, Romero had also earned a point for reaching the fifth position in the World Amateur Golf Rankings earlier this year and then added another point to her tally when she recently moved to No. 3 in the standings.

Rayee Feng

Rayee Feng

Rayee Feng made the cut in her U.S. Women’s Open debut, and by doing so, the 16-year-old earned her first point in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway Standings. She is from Short Hills, N.J., and before competing at Erin Hills, Feng had never teed it up in an LPGA Tour event, making the teenager’s performance in Wisconsin that much more impressive.

Maria Jose Marin

Maria Jose Marin

Maria Jose Marin has doubled her LEAP points in the past few weeks, going from three to six to climb within 14 points of earning LPGA Tour membership. The Colombian collected her first three points in the program in 2024 by reaching No. 5 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, participating as a member of the International Team in the Arnold Palmer Cup and finishing in a tie for 17th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G last September. She then earned two points for winning the individual title NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., while playing for the University of Arkansas.

Here’s Who Earned Points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway at the U.S. Women’s Open

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