The Race for the Card on the Epson Tour is in full swing, granting the 15 highest ranking players status on the LPGA Tour in 2026. Who are the five leaders right now? Read here:
GINA KIM
Gina Kim is a relatively big name on the Epson Tour, and she is playing like it right now. The former Duke player spent three seasons on the LPGA Tour from 2022 – 2024. She seems to be in perfect position to earn that status again this year. Kim already has two wins on the season and two additional top-15 finishes. She is a near lock to get back on the LPGA Tour in 2026.
SOPHIA SCHUBERT
Sophia Schubert has been the face of consistency on the Epson Tour in 2025. Schubert has played in eight events, making the cut every time. She hasn’t finished outside of the top 35 and has three top-five finishes with two runner-ups. Schubert may be best known for finishing second in the 2022 Evian Championship.
LAETICIA BECK
Beck was likely one of the favorites coming into the year to earn her card after spending 2024 on the LPGA Tour. Beck has been inconsistent to say the least, making only four cuts in eight starts this season. When she plays well though, she really excels, finishing top five in three events including a win in Atlantic Beach, Fla. Beck is a feast or famine player who should feel safe getting back on the LPGA next year.
YANA WILSON
18-year-old Yana Wilson is one of the more prominent names on the Epson Tour, and with good reason. The teenage superstar seems poised to join the LPGA Tour in 2026 and has a lot to play for with potential Solheim Cup implications. Wilson has played seven times on the Epson Tour, making cuts in all of them and winning in her home town of Las Vegas. Wilson plays well nearly every time she touches the course with four top-10 finishes and only twice finishing outside of the top 25.
MINJI KANG
Kang played well on the LPGA Tour in 2024, making eight cuts and finishing top-30 three times, and she is carrying some of that momentum into her 2025 Epson season. Kang hasn’t won yet, but in eight starts she has finished in the top 10 five times and only once has been outside the top 25. Kang had two top-three finishes in the early half of the season, and will try to recapture that magic moving forward.
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