INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Epson Tour annually awards LPGA Tour Membership to the top athletes in the Race for the Card rankings, and with the conclusion of the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells, the 2025 graduating class has been determined. For the second year, 15 athletes earned their cards based on a points ranking, rewarding the athletes who consistently proved their game to be LPGA-ready.
From 1999-2002, the Official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA handed out three cards. Then, from 2003-2007, that number increased to five before 10 cards started being distributed in 2008. In 2024, the Tour increased the number of cards to a record-breaking 15.
The athletes who finish in the top 10 of the Race for the Card will be seeded into Category 9 on the 2026 LPGA Tour Priority List, while those who finish 11-15 will be in Category 16. The category positions for those five Epson Tour graduates will alternate with LPGA Tour athletes who finish 101-125 in the Race to the CME Globe following the penultimate LPGA Tour event, The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The sequence will see the 101st player in the Race to the CME Globe listed first, then the 11th player in the Race for the Card listed second, and that sequence will continue accordingly.
Since the inaugural year, 222 LPGA Tour cards have been awarded to the top-ranked Epson Tour athletes, including this year’s graduating class.
Meet the 2025 Epson Tour Graduates:
1. Melanie Green, 23 (Medina, New York) – 2,573.004 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 2
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $186,986
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $186,986
Green will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
A 2025 Epson Tour rookie
Earned 10 top-10 finishes in 2025, including two wins
Wins: Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber and Guardian Championship
Played collegiate golf at the University of South Florida
Four-time American All-Conference Team
Finished the 2023-2024 season ranked No. 23 in the country
2023-2024 AAC Women’s Golf Player of the Year
First USF women’s golfer to earn the honor
2022 NCAA Regional Individual qualifier
Won the 2024 Women’s Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A
First American to win since 1996
Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally as an amateur
Green on earning 2026 LPGA Tour Membership:
“I mean, it is every kid’s dream come true, right? I am looking forward to seeing how my game fits out there and all the places I am going to get to see. All the travel and maybe some of the stuff other people don’t get too excited about. I get to live out the dream.”
2. Yana Wilson, 19 (Henderson, Nevada) – 2,265.077 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 2
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $164,710
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $164,710
Wilson will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
A 2025 Epson Tour rookie
Earned 12 top-10 finishes in 2025, including two wins
Wins: Reliance Matrix Championship presented by Epson and Dream First Bank Charity Classic
Has made 18 cuts in 19 starts
She was the first rookie to have two wins in 2025
Turned professional in 2024, at the age of 18
Won the AJGA portion of the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open
Won the 2022 USGA Girls Junior Championship
Won the 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex
Was the youngest to win the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship (2020) at 14 years old
Wilson on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I am just looking forward to seeing my friends out there on Tour. Being able to tee it up with them is great. It has been a long process, and I am just really excited to be out there. It is a dream come true.”
3. Gina Kim, 25 (Durham, North Carolina) – 2,084.750 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 3
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $157,234
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $239,367
Kim will be returning to the LPGA Tour in 2026, regaining her status after losing her card following the 2024 season
She first earned LPGA Tour status through the Epson Tour top 10, finishing eighth on the Official Money List in 2022
Was a 2022 Epson Tour rookie
Earned 11 Epson Tour career top-10 finishes, including four wins
2022 Win: Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship
Earned seven top-10 results, including three wins in 2025
Wins: IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture, Copper Rock Championship, and the Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship presented by Munich Re
Played collegiate golf at Duke University
Won the 2021 ACC Individual Championship
Was a part of the 2019 NCAA Division I Championship team
Kim on earning 2026 LPGA Tour Membership:
“I am excited to see where my game is at. I feel like this whole season has just been a lot of improvement, a lot of growth, and I think I got a good sneak peek at how good I can get out there. I feel ready for next year, unlike the past three years, where I was struggling.”
4. Sophia Schubert, 29 (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) – 1,857.301 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $130,903
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $261,119
Schubert will be returning to the LPGA Tour in 2026, regaining her status after losing her card following the 2024 season
First earned LPGA Tour status through the Epson Tour top 10, finishing fourth on the Official Money List in 2021
Earned six top-10 finishes in 2025
Was an Epson Tour rookie in 2019
Has earned one career Epson Tour win at the 2021 Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Has earned 15 career Epson Tour top-10 finishes
Competed on the LPGA Tour during the 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons
Earned two career top-10 finishes
Second at the 2022 The Amundi Evian Championship
Tied for ninth at the 2023 Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards
Has made over $897,400 in Official Career Earnings
Played collegiate golf at the University of Texas
Won the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Schubert on securing her LPGA Tour card:
“It feels so good. That’s the goal at the beginning of the year, to get back onto the LPGA, especially after having a taste of it for a few years. I’m really excited. It’s a dream come true again.”
5. Erika Hara, 26 (Yokohama, Japan) – 1,847.472 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 1
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $146,582
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $146,582
Hara will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
A 2025 Epson Tour rookie
Earned nine top-10 finishes in 2025, including one win
Win: Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
Made the cut in 17 of 18 events this season
Earned a T16 result at the 2024 Honda LPGA Thailand
Has been a member of the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) since 2018
Two-time Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship winner (2020, 2023)
Won the 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship
First professional win was the 2019 Resort Trust Ladies
Hara on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I’m very happy. I want to express my appreciation to my team members and family, but most of all, I’d like to thank my golf teacher and mentor, (Masashi) Jumbo Ozaki. And to all the fans for supporting me.”
6. Briana Chacon, 24 (Whittier, California) – 1,686.737 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 2
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $118,619
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $191,201
Chacon will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Earned five top-10 finishes in 2025, including two wins
Wins: IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa and the Casella Golf Championship
Made 16 of 19 cuts this season
Was an Epson Tour rookie in 2024
Earned one victory that season at the Atlantic Beach Classic
Has earned six career Epson Tour top-10 finishes
Played collegiate golf at the University of Oregon
Scoring average of 72.82 ranks first all-time in program history
Was the first Oregon Duck to win an NCAA Regional Individual Title (2022 NCAA Albuquerque Regional)
One of three players in program history to earn multiple WGCA All-America honors
Two-time Augusta National Women’s Amateur invitee
Finished T23 in 2023 and MC in 2022
Chacon on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I am super excited. It has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I have been working towards this my entire life. For it to come true is amazing. Most of all, I am ready to start this offseason and get back to work.”
7. Riley Smyth, 25 (Tequesta, Florida) – 1,588.329 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 2
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $117,177
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $169,293
Smyth will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Earned five top-10 finishes in 2025, including two wins
Wins: Central Florida Championship, Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands presented by Johnnie Walker
Played on the Epson Tour since 2023
Has earned 10 career top-10 results, including her two wins
Played five years of collegiate golf at the University of Virginia
Was the recipient of the 2022-2023 William C. Eacho Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment
Smyth on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I am really looking forward to getting out to some new courses out there, but most importantly, just seeing how my game stacks up against the best in the world. It is the dream to be playing out there (LPGA Tour) and to be able to compete against the best.”
8. Laetitia Beck, 33 (Tel Aviv, Israel) – 1,561.971 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 1
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $110,499
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $294,084
Beck will be returning to the LPGA Tour in 2026
Last earned LPGA Tour status through LPGA Q-Series in 2023, finishing T10
Initially earned LPGA Tour status for the 2015 season from a T18 finish at 2014 LPGA Q-Series
Earned five top-10 finishes in 2025, including one win
Win: Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf
First joined the Epson Tour in 2019
Has earned 18 career Epson Tour top-10 finishes
Was an LPGA Tour rookie in 2015
Competed during the 2015-2021 and 2024 seasons
Earned two career top-10 finishes
Has made over $331,200 in Official Career Earnings
Was the first native of Israel to compete in an LPGA event when she played in the 2011 CN Canadian Open
Played collegiate golf at Duke University
2011 ACC Rookie of the Year
Five-time winner of the Israeli Open Golf Championship
Beck on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“The most exciting thing and what I am most looking forward to is competing against the best players in the world. Also, having an opportunity to represent my country on TV. So that will be amazing.”
9. Minji Kang, 25 (Bucheon, Republic of Korea) – 1,529.043 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $111,548
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $223,890
Kang will be returning to the LPGA Tour in 2026, regaining her status after losing her card following the 2024 season
First earned LPGA Tour status through the Epson Tour top 10, finishing fifth on the Official Money List in 2023
Earned nine top-10 results in 2025
Has made 19 of 20 cuts
Was an Epson Tour rookie in 2023
Has earned 17 career top-10 finishes
Career-best result is 2nd at the 2025 IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture
Competed on the LPGA Tour during the 2024 season
Best finish was T19 at the CPKC Women’s Open
Played collegiate golf at Truett McConnell University
2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women’s Golf National Champion
2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women’s Golfer of the Year
Kang on securing her LPGA Tour card:
“I feel very grateful to get my card back, and I can’t wait to play on the LPGA next year.”
10. Hailee Cooper, 25 (Montgomery, Texas) – 1,499.545 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $122,049
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $180,363
Cooper will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Earned eight top-10 finishes in 2025
Has made 17 of 19 cuts
Was an Epson Tour rookie in 2024
Has earned 12 career top-10 finishes
Career-best finish is T2 at the 2024 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout
Finished 32nd in the 2024 Race for the Card rankings
Recorded a notable top-10 finish at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally (T7)
Played collegiate golf at the University of Texas for three years and at Texas A&M University for two years
Won the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner and now LPGA Tour player Kaitlyn Papp Budde
Cooper on securing her LPGA Tour card:
“It has been my dream since I was a little girl so to hear that I clinched the top 10 for the full status I wanted, it’s an other kind of feeling.”
11. Anne Chen, 24 (Sugar Land, Texas) – 1,260.358 points
2025 Epson Tour Wins: 1
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $88,999
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $106,555
Chen will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Earned 5 top 10 finishes in 2025, including one win
Win: Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells
Made 16 of 20 cuts on the season
Was a rookie on the Epson Tour in 2024
Played in 12 events, making eight cuts
One top 10 finish at the Island Resort Championship presented by the Delta County Chamber
Competed collegiately at Duke University
WGCA All-American Scholar (2021)
All-ACC in 2022
Won the individual champion title at the Chattanooga Classic in 2022
All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
ACC Honor Roll (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Chen on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“A crazy feeling. A very crazy feeling. I can’t believe it. I do not think it has sunk in yet. I am sure that is something everyone says, but it really hasn’t. Definitely going to think about it a lot tonight.”
12. Isabella Fierro, 24 (Hometown: Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico) – 1,120.447 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $84,421
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $187,711
Fierro will be returning to the LPGA Tour in 2026
Last earned LPGA Tour status through Epson Tour Official Money List in 2023, finishing No. 9
Earned six top-10 finishes in 2025
First joined the Epson Tour in 2023
Has earned 13 career Epson Tour top-10 finishes
Won the 2023 Tuscaloosa Classic
Was an LPGA Tour rookie in 2024
Made six cuts in 23 starts
Played collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University
2016 All-SEC Freshman Team
Ended her sophomore campaign with the best career stroke average in program history at 71.44
Invitee of the 2021 Palmer Cup
Two-time WGCA All-American Honorable Mention
Fierro on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“It hasn’t really kicked in yet. My mom and my sister were crying on the 18th hole, so it was really emotional. It has been a tough year, but things happen for a reason. I am very grateful was back at the Epson Tour with this competition, so I am glad it paid off.”
13. Michelle Zhang, 20 (Hometown/Resides: People’s Republic of China/Frisco, Texas) – 1,017.776points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $90,553
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $189,016
Zhang will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Earned four top-10 finishes in 2025
Played on the Epson Tour since 2023
Earned 12 career top-10 results
Played one year of collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University
Named 2023 WGCA All-American honorable mention and AAC All-Conference
She broke the SMU records for scoring average (71.38), rounds of par or better (27), and birdies in a single season
Zhang on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I am super excited. I was so stressed out all week and I was like, I need to play well. I am so excited that I did enough and will be on the LPGA Tour next year.”
14. Carla Tejedo Mulet, 23 (Castellon De La Plana, Spain) – 994.016 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $73,951
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $73,951
Tejedo Mulet will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
A 2025 Epson Tour rookie
Earned four top-10 finishes in 2025
Made 13 cuts in 18 of her appearances
Played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University
A member of the 2024 All-NCAA Championship Team
Named 2021 All-Louisiana Freshman of the Year
2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur participant
Was on the 2023 Golf Medal team (Spain), European Ladies Team Championship
Was the 2022 Medalist, Golf Medal team (Spain), World University Games
Tejedo Mulet on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I didn’t think it was going to be this tense this week. Everything has paid off. I have put in a lot of work, a lot of sacrifice. I haven’t been home since February. I haven’t seen my family and haven’t done anything but golf for nine months, but it paid off.”
15. Laney Frye, 23 (Nicholasville, Kentucky) – 965.726 points
2025 Epson Tour Season Earnings: $73,571
Epson Tour Career Earnings: $73,571
Frye will be an LPGA Tour rookie in 2026
Is a 2025 Epson Tour rookie
Earned six top-10 finishes in 2025
Made 16 cuts in 19 of her appearances
Played collegiate golf at the University of Kentucky
2023-24 WGCA/Golfweek All-American Honorable Mention
2023-24 All-SEC First Team
Named 2021 All-Louisiana Freshman of the Year
Two-time Augusta National Women’s Amateur Invitee (2023,2024)
Four-time WGCA All-American Scholar
Frye on securing her LPGA Tour Card:
“I am pumped. It was a long week and a lot of emotion. So to have it all come together to this point, it feels great.”
Congratulations to all the players for a well played season, and best of luck in 2026 as you transition to the LPGA Tour.
Press release by: Epson Tour Communications
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