Yoon Ina Secures 8th Place Ticket... Yamashita Passes as Chief

LPGA Q Series Final Day 1 Under Par
Top 25 Qualify for Next Year’s U.S. Tour
Iwai 2nd, Park Geumgang 10th, Joo Subin 13th

Yoo Nina, who dominated this year's Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, has earned the qualification to enter the U.S. stage next year.

Yoon Ina

On the 10th (local time), at the Magnolia Grove Golf Club Grove Crossings (par 72) in Mobile, Alabama, USA, Yoo finished the final 5th round of the LPGA Qualifying (Q) Series with 15 remaining holes, reducing her score by 1 stroke to secure 8th place (15-under 343 strokes). The tournament was originally scheduled to end the previous day but was postponed by one day due to severe weather. She secured a spot in next year's LPGA Tour by finishing within the top 25 in the 90-hole stroke play.

After completing 3 holes the previous day, Yoo recorded 2 birdies and 1 bogey. She maintained par for 8 holes, made a bogey on the 12th hole (par 4), but immediately recovered with a birdie on the 13th hole (par 5). She then made another birdie on the 16th hole (par 5) to conclude her Q Series journey. This year, Yoo won one title on the KLPGA Tour and swept the prize money, overall points, and lowest score awards.

Miyu Yamashita (Japan) surged with an 8-under par to claim the top spot with a 6-stroke lead (27-under 331 strokes). Chisato Iwai (Japan), who was leading by 2 strokes the previous day, finished with 1-under par and fell to second place (21-under 337 strokes). From Korea, Park Geumgang tied for 10th place (12-under 346 strokes) and Joo Subin tied for 13th place (11-under 347 strokes), both securing their full tour cards for next year. Meanwhile, Lee Jeongeun5 tied for 36th place (4-under 354 strokes), and Lee Sehee, Kang Minji, and Shinbi finished tied for 50th place (1-under 357 strokes) to conclude the tournament.