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After closing in 64 at the Amundi Evian Championship, Lottie Woad became the first amateur to secure her LPGA card via the Elite Amateur Pathway program, which launched in the fall of 2024. And then in her first start as a professional, she won the Women’s Scottish Open.

The LEAP program was a big sign of progress for the top women’s amateur golfers, providing a direct pathway to the LPGA for those who earn the 20 points needed to secure a tour card.

Woad is the only player to earn her card via LEAP since its inception, but there are many notable players who have chances to follow her path and earn their cards in the coming year, too.

Amateurs can earn points one of five ways:

  • achieving a certain ranking in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
  • finishes in LPGA events or major championships
  • winning top amateur championships
  • winning major amateur awards
  • competing in team competitions, like the Curtis Cup or Arnold Palmer Cup

Here’s a look at the amateurs who are closest to earning an LPGA card via the LEAP pathway, starting with the No. 1 amateur in the world.

Kiara Romero, 13 points

Romero has earned 11 points since June 1: 4 for winning the McCormack Medal, 3 for being No. 1 in WAGR, 2 for her top-10 finish at the Standard Portland Classic, 1 for a made cut at the U.S. Women’s Open and 1 for her participation in the Arnold Palmer Cup. She’s also in the field this week in Canada.

Anna Davis, 9 points

Davis, the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion, has only earned one points in 2025 heading into her junior season at Auburn.

Paula Martin Sampedro, 9 points

Martin Sampedro has had a dominant summer, winning the Women’s Amateur Championship and the European Ladies Amateur.

Maria Jose Marin, 8 points

Marin won the individual NCAA championship in May at Omni La Costa’s North Course, two of the five points she has earned in 2025.

Jasmine Koo, 7 points

Koo had a big 2024, earning six points before she stepped foot on campus at USC, where she’ll begin her sophomore season this fall.

Megha Ganne, 6 points

Ganne, a senior at Stanford, won the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, earning her two points. Rising to No. 4 in the world after the win also earned her one point.

Rachel Heck, 6 points

Part-time golfer? Yes. But Heck still has six points in LEAP, though she hasn’t accumulated any since 2022.

Catherine Park, 6 points

Park, a senior at USC, earned five points in 2024 and the sixth came this year at the Palmer Cup.

Rianne Malixi, 5 points

Malixi hasn’t played a shot of college golf yet, but she won the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior to start her college career with five points.

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