The final day of LPGA qualifying will be a sprint. The tournament has been extended until the end of Tuesday after weather conditions reduced the final qualifying session from 90 to 72 holes.
In cold Mobile, Alabama, most golfers will have nine holes or fewer to finish. The fourth and final round was suspended at 4:15 pm local time due to darkness.
Gianna Clemente, 17, is one shot away from qualifying for the 2026 LPGA card.
The top 25 players and ties will receive LPGA cards for the 2026 season. The current cut-off line is 4 under par. USGA champion Erica Shepherd, a rare southpaw in the women’s game, was among those outside that number, along with 17-year-old Gianna Clemente. Shepard had seven holes left and Clement had nine.
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Other celebrities with late games to play include Amari Avery (1 under), former U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6 (1 under) and graphic design business pro Kate Smith-Stroh (2 under).
Major champion Hinako Shibuno is on the cutline in the LPGA final qualifying round.
Former British Open champion Hinako Shibuno is currently on the cut line at 4 under par. She has seven holes remaining on her Crossroads course. LPGA champion and Solheim Cup player Ryann O’Toole (T8) and Jodi Ewart Shadoff (T15) are ready to hold on to their cards.
Meanwhile, top-ranked Chinese player Jin Yang, who was an LPGA rookie a decade ago, shot 4 under through 10 holes in the fourth round to take the lead at 11 under. Germany’s Helen Briem, a 6-foot-3 powerhouse, tied for second with five-time JLPGA champion Shinko Sakurai at 10 under.
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England’s Mimi Rhodes jumped to the top with an eagle on the first hole of the day after a third-round 66. Rhodes, 23, has won three LET competitions this year.
Veteran Kim Kaufman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, was well over the cut line in 75th place.
This article originally appeared in Golfweek: LPGA Q-School: Major winner, 17-year-old rising star on the bubble
