Karis Davidson – file photo
Queensland’s Karis Davidson and Victorian Su Oh have both regained the right to play the LPGA Tour in 2023 following the completion of Q Series qualifying in Alabama this morning.
144 holes were used to decide the 45 players who gained status of varying degrees with Davidson finishing in a share of 28th place and Oh 38th.
Davidson was a rookie on the LPGA Tour this season, after playing in Japan pre-Covid but her limited status allowed only 11 starts this year and after finishing in 106th place on the CME Race to the Globe Points table she was required to regain her playing rights.
Davidson played her final nine holes in 3 under 33 to finish three shots inside the cutline, that coming after a 4 under 32 and a round of 67 on Saturday
Oh has played the LPGA Tour since 2016 with varying degrees of success, winning close to $US2.5 million in that time but after finishing the 2022 season in 103rd position she was back at the Q School for the first time since first gaining her card in 2015.
Oh, too, staged a late rally to force her way into the top 45 with birdies at two of her last three holes, to make the mark by two.
Unfortunately Queenslander Robyn Choi and New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey both missed out on a place in the top 45 but will have Epson (Secondary) Tour status in 2023.
Choi appeared to be in control and inside the required number before a final nine of 41 saw her finish three from making it through.
Players finishing in positions 1-20 and ties earn LPGA Tour status in category 14.
Players finishing in positions 21-45 and ties earn LPGA Tour status in category 15 and Epson Tour status in category C.
Players finishing outside the top-45 and ties, who complete all rounds before the cut, will earn Epson Tour status for 2023.
