Valery Plata holds the No. 1 spot in the Epson Tour’s Race for the Card after a T23 finish in Longwood, Fla. The Colombian took the early lead in the standings with a victory at the season-opening Florida's Natural Charity Classic, and she currently sits 36 points ahead of Jessica Peng in the top spot.
Peng has made the biggest jump in the Race for the Card recently after capturing her first Epson Tour victory at the IOA Golf Classic presented by LPT Realty last week, going from unranked in the standings after a missed cut at the season-opening Florida’s Natural Charity Classic to No.2 with her victory at Alaqua Country Club.
Rounding out the top 15 in the Race for the Card standings are Ana Belec (No. 3), Lindsey McCurdy (No.4), Cassie Porter (No. 5), Jenny Bae (No. 6), Kum-Kang Park (No. 7), Dewi Weber (No.8), Heather Lin (No.9), Mariel Galdiano (No. 10), Kim Kaufman (No. 11), Nicole Lorup (No. 12), Alena Sharp (No. 13), Kiira Riihijarvi (No. 13) and Laura Wearn (No. 15).
The Race for the Card is a season-long points competition that sees Epson Tour members accumulate points in every official Epson Tour tournament with the ultimate goal of finishing in the top 15 in the point standings to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2025 season. The point-based system, which is new on the Epson Tour this season, replaces the money-based system and will see points awarded to those who make the cut weekly. The 2024 season will also be the first year that Epson Tour athletes will vie for 15 LPGA Tour cards awarded after the season-ending Epson Tour Championship in Indian Wells, Calif.
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