Chalk up a fourth career college title for Wake Forest junior Rachel Kuehn. And this time she earns an LPGA start right along with it.
Kuehn, the No. 4-ranked player in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, won the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge on March 15 with a 10-under 203 total that left her five shots ahead of Virginia fifth year Beth Lillie. Now she’ll play on a sponsor exemption at next month’s LPGA’s JTBC Championship at Palos Verdes.
Kuehn will join a 144-player field April 28-May 1, televised live on Golf Channel. World No. 2 Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko (3), Minjee Lee (4), Danielle Kang (5), Inbee Park (6), Sei Young Kim (7) and Nasa Hataoka (8) headline the early commitments.
Kuehn had rounds of 67-67-69 and helped Wake Forest finish second in the team race.
“This week has been incredible,” Kuehn said in a release, “and I feel fortunate to have won on such an amazing course. To receive a sponsor’s exemption into the LPGA tournament here in a couple weeks is a dream come true.”
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