Curtis Cup standout Sarah Byrne, Zoe Campos and Amari Avery off to strong start at LPGA Qualifying

After a unsmooth play connected nan LPGA, Italy’s Roberta Liti started disconnected basking astatine nan 2nd shape of LPGA Q-Series. The erstwhile Arizona State subordinate opened pinch a 6-under 66 astatine Plantation Golf and Country Club’s Bobcat Course to return a one-stroke lead. Liti, 29, missed her past 7 cuts connected nan LPGA successful her first afloat season.

The apical 35 and ties aft 4 rounds of nan no-cut arena will move connected to December’s Final Qualifying stage. Everyone who finishes 72 holes will gain Epson Tour stats for 2025. There are 195 players successful this week’s section successful Venice, Florida, playing complete 2 courses.

Ireland’s Sarah Byrne, who group a caller programme single-season scoring mean (70.34) astatine Miami past spring, changeable 67 connected nan Bobcat. Byrne went 2-0-3 astatine nan Curtis Cup this summertime to thief lead Great Britain & Ireland to its first Curtis Cup triumph since 2016.

UCLA elder Zoe Campos, who is playing this week arsenic an amateur, is among those who opened pinch 68. Players must move master earlier competing successful December’s Final Qualifying.

Other notables see erstwhile USC standout Amari Avery, who opened pinch a 69 connected nan Bobcat. Bobbi Stricker, girl of PGA Tour and Champions subordinate Steve Stricker, changeable 77 connected nan Bobcat.

Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson carded 78 connected nan Panther Course. Davidson, who played men’s assemblage play astatine nan Division II and III levels, advanced done nan LPGA’s pre-qualifier by taking a stock of 42nd.