On Sunday, 17-year-old Mia Hammond, from New Albany, Ohio, won the Greater Toledo Classic Hosted by Stacy Lewis, a part of the Epson Tour.
After beginning the first 36 holes in 10-under, without a bogey, Hammond took a three stroke lead into the final round.
The chasing pack caught up to her down the stretch, but a birdie on the par-5 18th gave Hammond a one stroke victory.
Hammond becomes the second youngest player to win on the Epson Tour, which is the official development tour of the LPGA. The tour can be considered equivalent to the Korn Ferry Tour on the men’s side.
With her win at Highland Meadows Golf Club, near Toledo, Hammond joined a list of just eight amateur golfers to win on the Epson Tour, including the likes of Carrie Webb and Brooke Henderson.
Mia is no stranger to success at Highland Meadows. In 2023, Hammond Monday qualified into the LPGA’s DANA Open, where she’d finish tied for 26th. Just two months later, as a a member of the New Albany High School golf team, Hammond tied for what is believed to be the lowest round in OHSAA history with a 60 (-11) in the Arrow Invite at that same golf course.
As a non-member and sponsor invite into the Greater Toledo Classic, Hammond had to win the tournament to gain official points on the Epson Tour’s Race for the Card Points List. The list determines LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, and LPGA Q-school eligibility for the 2026 season. To officially earn the 500 points, which would put her inside of the top-25, Hammond will have to subsequently accept Epson Tour membership for this current season. The top-15 on the Race for the Card list at the end of the 2025 Epson Tour season will earn status on the LPGA Tour.
In January 2024, Hammond forfeited her high school eligiblity after signing a deal with Columbus-based company Sterling Sports Management for name, image, and likeness representation.
Since then, Hammond has dropped from roughly No. 200 in the World Golf Amateur Rankings into the 600’s.
Last November, she verbally commited to play golf at Duke University.
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