After a final-round suspension that pushed the last day of LPGA Final Qualifying to Tuesday, Japan’s Miyu Yamashita carded a final round 8-under 64 to earn medallist honors in Mobile, Ala during the last stage of LPGA Q-Series.
Yamashita, who is currently ranked No. 14 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, leads a contingent of 26 players who finished T24 at 6-under or better. Of that group, 10 players, including Yamashita, will become 2025 LPGA Tour rookies.
Just behind her is another player from Japan that will become a 2025 Tour rookie, Chisato Iwai. Iwai shot 1-under on the day and finished runner-up. Iwai’s twin sister, Akie, also finished in the top five (T5, -16) to join Chisato as a rookie next season. The sisters have a combined 14 titles on the JLPGA.
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (solo third) is making her return to the LPGA Tour after playing primarily on the Ladies European Tour in 2024. The Frenchwoman finished fourth on the LET Order of Merit and finished third at Final Qualifying.
“Just the freedom of choosing,” Roussin-Bouchard said about what she’s looking forward to most about competing on the LPGA Tour again. “I’m not going to put myself in — like put pressure on myself regarding points or anything or where to go play and you have to play this or that, because like playing full time season on the LPGA gets sometimes to your head in that way.
“I’m just looking forward to the travel, traveling to different countries, because I do intend to keep playing on the LET as well. The goal was to really get my freedom back in terms of, hey, if I want to go play LPGA I can and if I want to go play LET I will as well. I like being a hybrid type of player. I did it, so I’m looking forward to just being back as well.”
2023 LPGA Tour rookie Manon De Roey finished fourth overall at 17-under. She is also making her return to the LPGA Tour after competing mainly on the LET in 2024. De Roey recorded a win at the Investec South African Women’s Open and finished second on the LET Order of Merit.
Two more LET members secured full playing rights for 2025 with LPGA Tour winner Azahara Munoz finishing in 17th place on 10-under-par, meanwhile Slovenia’s Ana Belac ended the week in T21 on seven-under-par.
