Emma Talley is playing in Texas this week.
This week’s Volunteers of America Classic just north of Dallas marks the end of the LPGA Tour’s core domestic schedule, with four events across Asia in October and November before the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla., Nov. 21-24.
Talley is looking to avoid having to qualify for the LPGA Tour next season by staying inside the Top 100 on the Official Money List. Talley is currently 99th with $117,236 this year.
Following the Volunteers of America Classic, players outside the top 150 on the Official Money List will head to LPGA Qualifying Tournament Stage II, Oct. 12-17 in Venice, Fla.
Players ranked No. 101-150 (and any ties for 150th) on the Official Money List will skip directly to Q-Series, a two-week, eight-round tournament to be held Oct. 23-26 and Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C.
Talley has a 12:24 p.m. tee time for Thursday’s first round.
Some 120 players are vying for a $1.3-million purse in this week’s event.