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12/1/2015 1:16:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – With the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament set to kick off Wednesday, Dec. 2, four former Duke women's golfers are preparing for the 90-hole tournament at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Competing this week are Laetitia Beck, Lindy Duncan, Candy Hannemann and Yu Liu.
There are 157 players in the field competing for LPGA Tour membership in category 12 and 17 on the 2016 LPGA priority list. The action will take place on both the Jones and Hills Courses over the span of Dec. 2-6.
Both Duncan and Liu saw action on the Symetra Tour this past year, while finishing 13th and 92nd on the money list. Duncan is a 2013 Blue Devil alumna and Liu competed for Duke in 2013-14 before turning professional.
Beck, a 2014 Blue Devil graduate, played on the LPGA Tour this past season and earned $54,278, which ranked 111th. She collected her best finish of the season at the Manulife LPGA Classic.
Making her return to the course this year has been Hannemann, who is a native of Brazil. Hannemann is returning to golf in the attempt to compete in the 2016 Olympics in her home country. She has been playing different events on the LPGA and Symetra Tour in 2015.
The top 20 finishers (no ties) come Sunday will earn category 12 membership while players who finish 21 through 45 plus ties will earn membership through category 17. In layman's terms, the top 20 finishers will have “full” LPGA membership while those that finish 21-45 will have “conditional” status.
Players will rotate between the Jones and Hills courses over the first four days. There will be a 72-hole cut made on Saturday to the top 70 and ties. The final round will take place on the Hills Course. Play is expected to begin at 8:00 a.m. all five days.
The golfers that finish a minimum of 72 holes will earn Symetra Tour membership in category D.
Although secondary to earning LPGA membership, there is a $50,000 purse for the event with the medalist earning $5,000.
#GoDuke
There are 157 players in the field competing for LPGA Tour membership in category 12 and 17 on the 2016 LPGA priority list. The action will take place on both the Jones and Hills Courses over the span of Dec. 2-6.
Both Duncan and Liu saw action on the Symetra Tour this past year, while finishing 13th and 92nd on the money list. Duncan is a 2013 Blue Devil alumna and Liu competed for Duke in 2013-14 before turning professional.
Beck, a 2014 Blue Devil graduate, played on the LPGA Tour this past season and earned $54,278, which ranked 111th. She collected her best finish of the season at the Manulife LPGA Classic.
Making her return to the course this year has been Hannemann, who is a native of Brazil. Hannemann is returning to golf in the attempt to compete in the 2016 Olympics in her home country. She has been playing different events on the LPGA and Symetra Tour in 2015.
The top 20 finishers (no ties) come Sunday will earn category 12 membership while players who finish 21 through 45 plus ties will earn membership through category 17. In layman's terms, the top 20 finishers will have “full” LPGA membership while those that finish 21-45 will have “conditional” status.
Players will rotate between the Jones and Hills courses over the first four days. There will be a 72-hole cut made on Saturday to the top 70 and ties. The final round will take place on the Hills Course. Play is expected to begin at 8:00 a.m. all five days.
The golfers that finish a minimum of 72 holes will earn Symetra Tour membership in category D.
Although secondary to earning LPGA membership, there is a $50,000 purse for the event with the medalist earning $5,000.
#GoDuke
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