MOBILE, Ala. ā After 72 holes of action at the LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying Tournament Q-Series, all four of the Duke women's golfers competing advanced to the second week of action.Ā Ana Belac, Lindy Duncan, Jaravee Boonchant and Miranda Wang finished in the top-70 at the Robert Trent Jones Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala., to move on to week two. Ā
Belac, who graduated from Duke in 2020, led the Blue Devils with a 12-under-par ledger over the last four days with rounds of 67, 71, 68 and 68 for a 274, which was tied for sixth.Ā Both Duncan and Boonchant placed tied for 11th with an 11-under, 275.Ā Duncan, a 2013 Duke graduate, posted scores of 69, 68, 67 and 71.Ā Ā
With solid rounds of 67 and 66 to close the final two days, Boonchant moved up the leaderboard following back-to-back rounds of 71 to open play. Ā
Wang, a 2019 Blue Devil graduate, was solid all week with rounds of 71, 70, 71 and 70 to finish tied for 55th with a 4-under, 282. Ā
Lauren Hartlage led all golfers with a 14-under, 272, over the first week. Ā
Week two of Q-Series will take place Dec. 8-11 at Highland Oakes Golf Course in Dothan, Ala.
The top golfers at the end of week two will earn 2023 LPGA Tour Membership.Ā The status will be determined by the finish ā
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Players finishing in positions 1-20 and ties earn LPGA Tour status category 14
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Players finishing in positions 12-45 and ties earn LPGA Tour status in category 15 and Epson Tour status in category C
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Players finishing outside the top-45 and ties, who complete all rounds before the cut, will earn Epson Tour status
Duke graduate Gina Kim, who owns her 2023 LPGA Tour card, is caddying for Boonchant, a former Blue Devil teammate, during Q-Series. Ā
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