The top 60 in points were guaranteed a spot in the upcoming CME Group Tour Championship, the $11 million LPGA season finale. Everyone in the field has a chance to win the $4 million first prize.
Guseva needed par to secure her spot. After a bad drive on the last, the 22-year-old Russian had 108 yards for her third shot. Her ball landed perfectly at the top of the green peak and rolled into the hole for a remarkable birdie.
Her stylish finish to a closing 68 left her tied for seventh at Pelican Golf Club and placed her 57th in the CME standings (up seven spots from the start of the week).
Lucy Li and Brooke Matthews also earned tee times at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Li was projected in through 16, projected out after a three-putt bogey at the 17th, and then officially in after a birdie at the last. Her tie for fourth place in The Annika moved her up 13 places in the rankings to 58th.
Matthews, meanwhile, shot 64-65 over the weekend to finish tied for ninth in the tournament and 59th overall. Her Sunday included her very first hole-in-one, at the par-3 12th – which, by the way, earned her a two-year Lamborghini lease – a chip-in eagle at the par-5 14th, and a clutch par save on the last.
Jenny Shin (58th to 61st), Wei-Ling Hsu (59th to 62nd) and Cassie Porter (60th to 64th) each fell outside the cut line.
The Annika was also the last event where players could earn tour tickets for 2026. Tied for 26th with Gee Chun, she rose four places to 99th, eliminating Pornanong Phatlum.
Phatlam missed the cut, falling from 97th to 101st. That was the only move in and out of the top 100. Alexa Pano, who started the week in 100th place, finished in 36th place and finished 97th in the standings.
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