Months after wrapping up her decorated college golf career at Arkansas, former Springfield Catholic standout Reagan Zibilski has earned her LPGA Tour card.
Zibilski shot a 9-under 62 in the final round of the Epson Tour Championship in Indian Wells, California on Sunday, vaulting her 27 spots in the Race for the Card standings to No. 10, clinching LPGA status.
The Epson Tour is the direct women’s equivalent of the men’s Korn Ferry Tour, which annually stopped at Springfield’s Highland Springs Country Club until 2025.
“When my coach at Arkansas told me about it, I was super excited, because it had been around for the guys for a long time, but for the women to get an opportunity to get their card right out of school is a huge deal,” Zibilski told EpsonTour.com after the win.
It took Zibilski, 22, just 11 appearances on the Epson Tour to earn her LPGA card. On Sunday, after sinking her championship-clinching putt that not only earned her an LPGA ticket, but also a $100,000 winner’s check, she was showered with a congratulatory bottled-water bath.
“I have no words honestly right now, it’s all still sinking in, but yeah, just so, so grateful,” she said. “A lot of hard work and a tough, quick transition to professional golf, but this makes it 1,000% all worth it.”
During her time at Springfield Catholic, Zibilski was a four-year medalist and two-time state champion.
In 2024, Zibilksi was named Missouri Golf Association Women’s Co-Player of the Year.
Ryan Collingwood
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