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Belac to Compete in LPGA Stage II Qualifying
10/13/2019 7:42:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – With stage II of the LPGA Qualifying getting set to open Monday, Oct. 14, Duke University senior Ana Belac will compete along with 184 other golfers at the Panther and Bobcat Courses at Plantation Golf & Country Club for the chance to advance to stage III. Stage II will take place Oct. 14-17 in Venice, Fla.
"It is truly an exciting time as the LPGA Qualifying Tournament continues the process of finding the next wave of LPGA Tour rising stars," said Heather Daly-Donofrio, Chief Operations Officer of the LPGA Tour. "This is the second of three Q-School stops to determine LPGA and Symetra Tour status for 2020. Every competitor comes to Venice hoping to advance to Q-Series and get one step closer to fulfill their dream of one day playing on the LPGA Tour. We can't wait to find out who makes up that group next month."
The golfers will compete in a 72-hole stroke play format featuring no cut. A minimum of the top-30 players and ties will advance to LPGA Q-Series contested from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. at Pinehurst Resort. Those at the next score, or scores, will also move on provided the total number of players in Q-Series does not exceed 108 which currently has 60 exempt and entered competitors.
Belac, who hails from Portoroz, Slovenia, turned in rounds of 72, 71, 74 and 70 for a one-under-par, 287, which was tied for 21st overall in stage I at the Dinah Shore and Palmer Courses in Rancho Mirage, Calif. A Third Team All-America in 2019, Belac helped guide the Blue Devils to their seventh NCAA Championship in school history a year ago. She owns a 73.03 career stroke average at Duke with 45 career rounds of even or under par and 19 top 20 finishes. Â
Action begins at 8:00 a.m., all four days with the rotation Bobcat Course-Panther Course to be used in the first two rounds. Meanwhile, the entire field will be re-paired by score and divided in half for round three with lower scores playing the Panther Course and higher scores playing the Bobcat Course. Ties will be broken by the lowest, most recent round to determine which course an individual will play in the third round.
For the final round, players will alternate the course played in round three and be re-paired by score. For example, if a player starts the third round on the Bobcat Course, she will be re-paired by score and play the Panther Course in the final round.
A total of 32 countries are represented this week at Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, led by the United States with 85 players then followed by Canada and the Republic of Korea at the next highest of 10 competitors apiece.
Belac is missing the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational as the Blue Devils enter the final round Sunday in fourth place, after carding one of the best ledgers in school history Saturday with a 16-under, 272. Â
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"It is truly an exciting time as the LPGA Qualifying Tournament continues the process of finding the next wave of LPGA Tour rising stars," said Heather Daly-Donofrio, Chief Operations Officer of the LPGA Tour. "This is the second of three Q-School stops to determine LPGA and Symetra Tour status for 2020. Every competitor comes to Venice hoping to advance to Q-Series and get one step closer to fulfill their dream of one day playing on the LPGA Tour. We can't wait to find out who makes up that group next month."
The golfers will compete in a 72-hole stroke play format featuring no cut. A minimum of the top-30 players and ties will advance to LPGA Q-Series contested from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. at Pinehurst Resort. Those at the next score, or scores, will also move on provided the total number of players in Q-Series does not exceed 108 which currently has 60 exempt and entered competitors.
Belac, who hails from Portoroz, Slovenia, turned in rounds of 72, 71, 74 and 70 for a one-under-par, 287, which was tied for 21st overall in stage I at the Dinah Shore and Palmer Courses in Rancho Mirage, Calif. A Third Team All-America in 2019, Belac helped guide the Blue Devils to their seventh NCAA Championship in school history a year ago. She owns a 73.03 career stroke average at Duke with 45 career rounds of even or under par and 19 top 20 finishes. Â
Action begins at 8:00 a.m., all four days with the rotation Bobcat Course-Panther Course to be used in the first two rounds. Meanwhile, the entire field will be re-paired by score and divided in half for round three with lower scores playing the Panther Course and higher scores playing the Bobcat Course. Ties will be broken by the lowest, most recent round to determine which course an individual will play in the third round.
For the final round, players will alternate the course played in round three and be re-paired by score. For example, if a player starts the third round on the Bobcat Course, she will be re-paired by score and play the Panther Course in the final round.
A total of 32 countries are represented this week at Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, led by the United States with 85 players then followed by Canada and the Republic of Korea at the next highest of 10 competitors apiece.
Belac is missing the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational as the Blue Devils enter the final round Sunday in fourth place, after carding one of the best ledgers in school history Saturday with a 16-under, 272. Â
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