Erika Hara becomes the fourth Epson Tour player to secure her LPGA card for the 2026 season. The tour announced the news after Hara clinched her first Epson Tour victory over the weekend at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic.
Japan’s Hara joins Melanie Green, Gina Kim and Briana Chacon as guaranteed members of the 2025 Epson Tour graduating class. The top 15 players in the Race for the Card standings earn cards for next season. There are now four tournaments left on the Epson Tour in 2025. Cards will be handed out on Oct. 5, following the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells in Indian Wells, California.
“I’m very happy. I want to express my appreciation to my team members and family, but most of all, I’d like to thank my golf teacher and mentor, (Masashi) Jumbo Ozaki,” Hara said in a release, “and to all the fans for supporting me.”
Hara, who boasts a significant presence on Instagram with more than 400,000 followers, has yet to miss a cut on the developmental tour in 15 starts and has eight top-10 finishes. A member of the JLPGA since 2018, the 26-year-old won the Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship in both 2020 and 2023.
Hara’s Epson Tour victory came on the same day Akie Iwai triumphed at the Standard Portland Classic, becoming the fifth player from Japan to win on the LPGA this season.
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