Alexa Pano
The 17-year-old arrives in Longwood for the IOA Golf Classic presented by LPT Realty fresh off a runner-up finish at the Garden City Charity Classic—her second career start as a professional—and in her U.S. Women’s Open qualifier at Willoughby Golf Club on May 9. Pano turned pro on April 12 and made eight starts on the Epson Tour as an amateur. This week marks her second appearance at Alaqua Country Club where she missed the cut in 2019.
Sarah Jane Smith
Splitting time between the Epson Tour and LPGA Tour in 2022, Sarah Jane Smith has not missed a cut in three starts on the “Road to the LPGA” this season. That includes a tie for second result in March at the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. The Aussie ranks ninth on Tour in greens in regulation (76.67%) and 10th with four rounds in the 60s. A 2008 Epson Tour graduate, Smith owns a career-best finish on the LPGA Tour of T2 at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC.
Jillian Hollis
In three events played, Jillian Hollis has improved her finishing position each time. She most recently ended in a tie for fourth at the Garden City Charity Classic earlier this month. The University of Georgia alumna is a two-time Epson Tour winner, including the 2019 IOA Championship. Hollis is first on Tour in putts per green in regulation (1.71) and eighth in putting average (29.20). A 2019 Epson Tour graduate, Hollis Monday qualified for both the JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol and DIO Implant LA Open on the LPGA Tour this year.