The 2021 LPGA Q-Series final leaderboard is headed by winner Na Rin An, with the South Korean star winning the eight-round marathon in Alabama.
Playing the second tournament of the series on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, An wrapped up a 33-under 541 total to beat Pauline Roussin-Bouchard by a shot. Atthaya Thitikul, who won the Ladies European Tour's Race to the Costa del Sol, snagged her LPGA card with a third-place finish.
In total, exactly 46 players earned LPGA status for 2021 in Category 14, giving them entry into most full-field LPGA events. The top 45 players and ties earn cards.
An won the $15,000 winner's share of the $150,000 purse.
LPGA Q-Series recap notes
Q-Series is played as two consecutive four-round tournaments, with a multi-day break in between for players to reset. Magnolia Grove (Crossings and Falls Courses) hosted the first tournament, with the Highland Oaks (Highland & Marshwood Courses) hosting the second event.
This is the third year for Q-Series, which has replaced the third-and-final stage of LPGA Q-School. The final stage was previously six rounds.
Four amateur players earned their LPGA status through Q-Series. The players now have a choice to turn professional and take up their status for the 2022 season's start, or they can defer their membership until mid-season next year with the potential to keep status in a limited schedule.
There was a cut after four rounds -- through the final round of the first tournament -- to the top 70 and ties to make it a little easier to get the field through the difficult final rounds to maintain status.
2021 LPGA Q-Series final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts
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| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | TOTAL |
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| 1 | Na Rin An | -33 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 541 |
| 2 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | -32 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 542 |
| 3 | Atthaya Thitikul | -26 | 73 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 548 |
| T4 | Ruoning Yin | -21 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 553 |
| T4 | Peiyun Chien | -21 | 66 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 553 |
| 6 | Janie Jackson | -19 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 555 |
| 7 | Ayaka Furue | -18 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 556 |
| T8 | Linnea Johansson | -17 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 557 |
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| T8 | Hye-Jin Choi | -17 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 557 |
| T10 | Bianca Pagdanganan | -14 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 560 |
| T10 | Dewi Weber | -14 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 560 |
| T12 | Yaeeun Hong | -13 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 561 |
| T12 | Kelly Tan | -13 | 71 | 66 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 561 |
| T14 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | -12 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 562 |
| T14 | Isi Gabsa | -12 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 562 |
| T16 | Lauren Kim | -11 | 73 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 563 |
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| T16 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -11 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 563 |
| T16 | Allisen Corpuz | -11 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 65 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 563 |
| T16 | Jennifer Chang | -11 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 563 |
| T20 | Hinako Shibuno | -10 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 79 | 69 | 564 |
| T20 | Yu-Chiang Hou (a) | -10 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 564 |
| T22 | Agathe Laisne | -9 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 565 |
| T22 | Sanna Nuutinen | -9 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 565 |
| T22 | Alana Uriell | -9 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 565 |
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| T22 | Gemma Dryburgh | -9 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 565 |
| T26 | Savannah Vilaubi | -8 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 566 |
| T26 | Olivia Cowan | -8 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 566 |
| T26 | Frida Kinhult | -8 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 566 |
| T26 | Lauren Hartlage | -8 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 566 |
| T30 | Brooke Matthews (a) | -7 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 567 |
| T30 | Yu-Sang Hou (a) | -7 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 567 |
| T32 | Liz Nagel | -6 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 568 |
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| T32 | Haylee Harford | -6 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 568 |
| T32 | Kaitlyn Papp | -6 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 568 |
| T35 | Maddie Szeryk | -5 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 569 |
| T35 | Caroline Inglis | -5 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 569 |
| T35 | Linn Grant | -5 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 569 |
| T35 | Nicole Broch Estrup | -5 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 569 |
| T35 | Weiwei Zhang | -5 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 70 | 73 | 569 |
| T35 | Gina Kim (a) | -5 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 569 |
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| T41 | Mariah Stackhouse | -4 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 570 |
| T41 | Dottie Ardina | -4 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 570 |
| T41 | Jessica Peng | -4 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 570 |
| T41 | Katie Yoo | -4 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 68 | 74 | 570 |
| T41 | Sarah Jane Smith | -4 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 570 |
| T41 | Karis Davidson | -4 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 570 |
