Meet the 15 Epson Tour players who earned LPGA cards for 2027

The top-15 players in the Epson Tour's Race for the Card standings at season's end earned LPGA status for 2027, according to golfweek.usatoday.com. Before the start of the Epson Tour Championship, nine players had already wrapped up LPGA status for 2027, but for many of them the question remained: what kind of status?

The answer came down to the final round in the California desert, where the Epson Tour Championship determined the exact order of the Race for the Card. Reagan Zibilski leap-frogged dozens of players with a career day to win the event, per the source, dramatically reshaping the final standings.

The full list of all 15 players is not fully detailed in the source material provided. What is confirmed is that the top 10 finishers earned Category 9 status on the LPGA priority list, while those ranked 11th through 15th earned Category 16 — a significant gap in guaranteed starts for 2027.

TOP 10 VS. THE REST

Finishing 10th versus 11th is not a cosmetic difference. Per golfweek.usatoday.com, the top-10 finishers earned Category 9 status on the LPGA priority list, while those ranked 11th through 15th earned Category 16 — and the gap between those categories dictates a significant difference in the number of LPGA starts.

The categories listed between Nos. 9 and 16 tell the story. They include members finishing Nos. 81-100 on the previous season points list, the current season reshuffle, and the top 25 from Q-Series, according to the source. That means a player holding Category 16 could find themselves behind dozens of other players when start priority is set each week.

The exact number of starts guaranteed by each category is not specified in the source. What is clear is that the middle of the priority list is crowded, and Category 9 puts a player ahead of the logjam.

That is why those who finished outside the top 10 will likely want to go to Q-Series anyway to try to improve their status, per golfweek.usatoday.com. A strong run through Q-Series could move them up the list and secure more starts than their Epson Tour finish alone would provide.