Laney Frye Again Proves She is LPGA-Ready, Improves LPGA Status at Q-Series

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Laney Frye, University of Kentucky women’s golf alumna and Nicholasville, Kentucky, native, who recently earned her LPGA card through the Epson Tour, just improved her LPGA status through the LPGA’s Qualifying Series (Q-Series). 

The Wildcat finished tied for seventh place out of 111 players in the Q-Series final stage this week, putting up a 71, 69, 68 and 68 for a 10-under-par tournament total at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama. The top 25 in the elite field either earned their LPGA Tour card or improved their LPGA status, which the latter is the case for the Bluegrass native. 

The Q-Series is the official qualifying pathway for earning membership on the LPGA and Epson Tour, which begins with a 54-hole tournament in Stage I, a 72-hole tournament in Stage II and a 90-hole tournament in Stage III (final stage). This year’s final stage was cut down to 72 holes because of weather complications.  

Due to Frye’s status on the Epson Tour this season, which was her rookie season, she was exempt from Q-Series Stages I and II and skipped straight to the final stage this week. 

The Wildcat recently concluded her first season on the Epson Tour, checking in at 15th in the Race for the Card rankings, the exact amount of spots available for LPGA Tour membership in 2026. 

In terms of priority status on the LPGA Tour next season, Frye improved from Category 16, which she earned after placing in the top 15 on the Epson Tour, to category 15, by making the cut at the Q-Series final stage this week. 

On the Epson Tour this season, Frye, a rookie, played in 19 tournaments, making 16 cuts and racking up six finishes inside the top 10. She earned as high as second place at the Great Lakes Championship in June. 

The Epson Tour annually awards LPGA Tour membership to the top players in the Race for the Card rankings at the conclusion of the season. For the second straight year, 15 players earned their cards based on a points ranking, rewarding the players who consistently proved their game to be LPGA-ready. 

The Bluegrass native finished her four-year career with the University of Kentucky women’s golf program ranked first (2022-23, 70.96) and second (2023-24, 71.00) in single-season scoring averages in program history. She also finished her college career ranked first (2022-23, 20) and second (2023-24, 17) in single-season, par-or-better rounds in program history and first in career par-or-better rounds in program history (64). She also finished with the 18-hole round school record (9-under-par 63 in the NCAA Pullman Regional Third Round). 

She earned four All-America nods and three All-Southeastern Conference nods across her four seasons, while also being named a four-time All-American Scholar and was the winner of the 2022-23 Edith Cummings Munson Award. 

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