Regan De Guzman, Karen Chung finish inside Top 20 at LPGA Qualifying
USC's Karen Chung
(USC Athletics Photo)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (December 4, 2016) -- A pair of
amateurs, Regan De Guzman and Karen Chung finished
inside the top-20 at the final stage of LPGA Qualifying
School and earned their LPGA full card.
Regan De Guzman was the highest finishing
amateur at the LPGA International Golf Course sharing
14th
at 5-under. The former San Jose State golfer closed
with an even-par 72 to finish just inside the top-20
cutline. On the day De Guzman rolled in birdies on the
7th and 15th holes while double-bogeying the 13th.
Chung, a senior at USC, finished tied for 19th at 4-
under with a even-par 72 round of her own. The former
All-American's round was a bit more up and down than
De Guzman's as she birdied five times and bogeyed five
times. Her birdies came on the 2nd, 9th, 13th, 15th and
16th holes.
By finishing inside the top-20 Chung now has to
decide whether or not she will declare for the
professional ranks or return for USC for the second half
of her senior year. The Trojans are currently second-
ranked team in the country according to Golfstat.
The decision will be much easier for De Guzman
with her college career already complete.
Amateur's to Earn Partial Status
Bronte Law (T24, -2)
Daniela Darquea (T29, E)
Katelyn Dambaugh (T35, +1)
AMATEUR'S TO MISS THE CUT
Taylor Totland (T55, +4)
LPGA and Symetra Tour Stage III Qualifying
Information
-Information courtesy of LPGA
The field of 157 players are competing for 20
full
LPGA Tour cards and 25 partial cards. There will be a
cut to the top 70 and ties after the fourth round.
Players that finish in the top 20 - no ties - will
earn
LPGA Tour status in category 12 on the 2017 priority
list
while those that finish 21 through 45 - including ties
-
will earn status in category 17. Players that finish a
minimum of 72 holes, but don’t earn LPGA Tour
status,
will receive Symetra Tour status in category E on the
Symetra Tour priority list.
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