Last year, petite Miyu Yamashita dominated the LPGA Q-School event. Yamashita, who stands just under 5 feet tall, beat his opponent by six strokes in Mobile, Ala., then won a major this season and was named the Louise Suggs LPGA Rookie of the Year.
This year, 6-foot-3 Helen Briem made a statement in the Magnolia Grove LPGA qualifying finals at RTJ. The 20-year-old from Germany averaged a swing speed of 105 mph and entered the final round in third place.
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Due to weather conditions, this year’s 90-hole event was shortened to 72 holes with no cuts. Players returned Monday morning to complete round three before starting round four later that afternoon. The tournament is set to end on Tuesday, with the top 25 and tie players receiving 2026 LPGA cards.
Helen Briem hits her shot from the bunker during an LPGA finals qualifying round.
The statuesque Bream is used to attracting attention.
Long-setter Bream made history in 2023 when she became the first German to win the R&A Women’s Amateur in its 104-year history with a record 12-10 victory. At the 2022 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship, Bream shared medalist honors with Rose Chang and Meja Ortengren at the National Golf Championships in Paris, but did not receive an official title or medal for her individual performance.
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Last year, as an amateur, Bream finished tied for 11th at the Amundi German Masters and finished runner-up to LET’s Perrine Delacour at the Helsingborg DOM Open. She then won three consecutive matches in the Development Tour LET Access Series. After winning the European Women’s Team Championship in July, she became the first German to rise to No. 1 in the world amateur golf rankings. But she didn’t stay there for long and chose to turn professional immediately.
Germany’s Helen Briem hopes to qualify for the LPGA in the final qualifying round.
Bream won her first Women’s European Tour event, the 2024 La Serra Open, her first LET appearance as a professional. In 2025, Bream had six top-five finishes on that tour, including three runner-up finishes.
Bream, currently ranked 84th in the world, came to the United States directly from Spain after the LET season. She shot 65, 69 and 71 in the competition, finishing at 9 under par, one stroke behind club leader Lee Dong-eun of South Korea.
This article originally appeared in Golfweek: Meet the 6-foot-3 powerhouse about to earn his LPGA card
