Canadians Leblanc & Marchand Secure LPGA TOUR Conditional Status for 2018

LPGA TOUR Qualifying is a long process, and Quebec’s Maude-Aimee Leblanc and Ontario’s Brittany Marchand tried to make the best of it on Sunday. Unfortunately they fell short of the ultimate goal.

The pair was amongst the field completing play in the 5th and final round at the LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach. Florida,

Five other Canadians started the week but did not advance past the 72-hole cut. As a result Elizabeth Tong, Augusta James, Lorie Kane, Samantha Richdale, and Jennifer Ha all locked up Symetra Tour status for 2018. (On top of any status they might have already earned).

At the conclusion of the week Leblanc (72-69-73-72-75) and Marchand (73-74-75-67-72) finished in a tie for 32nd place which earns them conditional status for 2018.

The top 20 players earned their full cards while players from 21st to 45th (and ties) will join Marchand and Leblanc in the conditional category.

In 2017 Leblanc played the LPGA TOUR but made just four cuts in seventeen starts, with a break in late season to deal with an injury.

Marchand’s year in 2017 consisted mostly of play on the Symetra Tour where she recorded a win at the PHC Classic. She also made appearances at the LPGA’s Manulife Classic and CP Women’s Open where she played all four rounds.

Final Leaderboard

Pos	Player Name	Nat.	Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Score
1	Nasa Hataoka		-12	68 ●	71 ●	69 ●	69 ●	71 ●	348
2	Tiffany Chan		-11	70 ●	72 ●	67 ●	71 ●	69 ●	349
3	Paula Reto		-9	69 ●	72 ●	70 ●	69 ●	71 ●	351
4	Rebecca Artis		-8	69 ●	72 ●	69 ●	71 ●	71 ●	352
5	Luna Sobron Galmes		-7	73 ●	70 ●	69 ●	72 ●	69 ●	353
5	Robynn Ree (a)		-7	75 ●	73 ●	69 ●	66 ●	70 ●	353
5	Georgia Hall		-7	77 ●	69 ●	67 ●	69 ●	71 ●	353
8	Lauren Coughlin		-6	78 ●	69 ●	72 ●	66 ●	69 ●	354
8	Amelia Lewis		-6	73 ●	71 ●	71 ●	71 ●	68 ●	354
10	Kassidy Teare		-5	73 ●	73 ●	71 ●	72 ●	66 ●	355
10	Caroline Inglis		-5	74 ●	71 ●	69 ●	72 ●	69 ●	355
10	Marissa Steen		-5	71 ●	67 ●	71 ●	73 ●	73 ●	355
10	Laetitia Beck		-5	75 ●	67 ●	69 ●	71 ●	73 ●	355
14	Gemma Dryburgh		-4	72 ●	73 ●	72 ●	71 ●	68 ●	356
14	Cindy LaCrosse		-4	72 ●	70 ●	71 ●	72 ●	71 ●	356
16	Celine Herbin		-3	72 ●	72 ●	74 ●	70 ●	69 ●	357
16	Brianna Do		-3	71 ●	75 ●	70 ●	73 ●	68 ●	357
16	Daniela Holmqvist		-3	73 ●	74 ●	71 ●	69 ●	70 ●	357
16	Jessy Tang		-3	74 ●	71 ●	71 ●	71 ●	70 ●	357
20	Daniela Darquea		-2	71 ●	72 ●	70 ●	76 ●	69 ●	358
20	Mind Muangkhumsakul		-2	71 ●	73 ●	71 ●	72 ●	71 ●	358
20	Maria Torres (a)		-2	73 ●	71 ●	70 ●	70 ●	74 ●	358
Current Top-20
23	Madeleine Sheils		-1	75 ●	75 ●	71 ●	68 ●	70 ●	359
23	Dori Carter		-1	72 ●	75 ●	72 ●	70 ●	70 ●	359
23	Nannette Hill		-1	74 ●	70 ●	74 ●	71 ●	70 ●	359
23	Leticia Ras-Anderica		-1	70 ●	70 ●	74 ●	73 ●	72 ●	359
23	Kendall Dye		-1	75 ●	72 ●	69 ●	74 ●	69 ●	359
23	Alison Walshe		-1	71 ●	71 ●	74 ●	68 ●	75 ●	359
23	Daniela Iacobelli		-1	77 ●	78 ●	67 ●	70 ●	67 ●	359
30	Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong		Par	68 ●	79 ●	71 ●	73 ●	69 ●	360
30	Maddie McCrary (a)		Par	72 ●	70 ●	71 ●	71 ●	76 ●	360
32	Brittany Marchand		+1	73 ●	74 ●	75 ●	67 ●	72 ●	361
32	Sophia Popov		+1	72 ●	72 ●	77 ●	68 ●	72 ●	361
32	Martina Edberg		+1	70 ●	78 ●	68 ●	72 ●	73 ●	361
32	Alexandra Newell		+1	73 ●	72 ●	71 ●	72 ●	73 ●	361
32	Lori Beth Adams		+1	71 ●	71 ●	72 ●	74 ●	73 ●	361
32	Jennifer Hahn		+1	74 ●	71 ●	72 ●	72 ●	72 ●	361
32	Wichanee Meechai		+1	72 ●	74 ●	71 ●	71 ●	73 ●	361
32	Camilla Lennarth		+1	72 ●	74 ●	65 ●	76 ●	74 ●	361
32	Dottie Ardina		+1	74 ●	69 ●	70 ●	74 ●	74 ●	361
32	Maude-Aimee Leblanc		+1	72 ●	69 ●	73 ●	72 ●	75 ●	361
32	Pannarat Thanapoolboonyaras		+1	74 ●	71 ●	75 ●	67 ●	74 ●	361
32	Vicky Hurst		+1	71 ●	71 ●	73 ●	75 ●	71 ●	361
32	Samantha Troyanovich		+1	72 ●	74 ●	71 ●	75 ●	69 ●	361
45	Lauren Kim		+2	69 ●	76 ●	71 ●	73 ●	73 ●	362
45	Katelyn Sepmoree		+2	72 ●	73 ●	73 ●	70 ●	74 ●	362
45	Allison Emrey		+2	76 ●	73 ●	72 ●	70 ●	71 ●	362
45	Sakura Yokomine		+2	74 ●	76 ●	67 ●	74 ●	71 ●	362
45	Harang Lee		+2	73 ●	75 ●	72 ●	72 ●	70 ●	362