Blue Devil Golfers Boast Impressive Numbers in 2025 on the Epson Tour

DURHAM, N.C.-- It was an impressive year for Duke women's golfers on the Epson Tour, as six former Duke golfers and one future Blue Devil combined to win seven tournaments during the 2025 season.

The group of Laetitia Beck, Ana Belac, Anne Chen, Gina Kim, Emma McMyler, Erica Shepherd and amateur Mia Hammond earned 11 top-five finishes, 21 top-10 finishes and $439,181 in prize money in Epson events this past season.

Former Duke All-America selection Gina Kim led the Blue Devils with three first place finishes and $157,234 in earnings. Her three victories topped all golfers on the Epson Tour and propelled her to a third-place finish in the Race for the Card, earning her a 2026 LPGA Tour card. Kim now has four wins in her professional career.

Laetitia Beck also earned a return to the LPGA with her eighth-place finish in the Race for the Card. Beck recorded four top-five finishes during the 2025 season, including a victory in the Atlantic Beach Classic. She leads Duke golfers in career earnings on the Epson Tour with $294,084.

Anne Chen, a former All-ACC selection and 2024 Duke graduate, rounded out the group of Duke golfers graduating from the Epson Tour. Chen secured her first LPGA Tour card with five top-10 finishes and a dramatic victory in the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells in October. Chen won a five-hole playoff to win the title, the first of her professional career.

Former standout Erica Shepherd also registered her first professional victory in 2025, claiming the title at the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout in September. The 2023 graduate and two-time All-America earned a $45,000 paycheck with the win and four top-25 placements in her second year as a pro.

Completing the group of Duke golfers with wins on the Epson Tour this season was recent signee and top-ranked recruit Mia Hammond. Hammond, a native of New Albany, Ohio, became the only amateur to win an Epson event in 2025 -- and the first in five years -- with her triumph in the Greater Toledo Classic. Hammond is now one of only seven amateurs in the history of the Epson Tour to win a professional event.

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Duke graduates Emma McMyler and Ana Belac also competed in Epson events this season, with McMyler achieving three top-25 finishes in her first season as a professional.

Collectively, Duke women's golfers collected 40 top-25 placements this past season across 20 Epson events. The seven Epson victories by Duke golfers were the most of any school's former or future competitors -- Duke (7), Virginia (2), Oregon (2), South Florida (2), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Nevada (1), UCLA (1) and Xavier (1).

Following the 2025 campaign, a number of Blue Devils headed to LPGA Q-Series with the hopes of earning their 2026 LPGA Tour card. It was a very successful week as Yu Liu, Ana Belac, McMyler and Shepherd finished in the top 25 to earn their card.

Duke will now feature 11 Blue Devils on the LPGA in 2026!

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Blue Devil Golfers Boast Impressive Numbers in 2025 on the Epson Tour

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