Tylerite Sepmoree making her LPGA debut in Hawaii

Published 9:06 pm Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Tylerite Katelyn Sepmoree is making her LPGA debut on Wednesday in Hawaii.

The Tyler Lee and University of Texas graduate will be competing in the Lotte Championship presented by Hershey at Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Sepmoree earned her LPGA status by placing in a tie for 45th at the 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

She has been competing on the Symetra Tour since 2014. She has a career prize money total of $80,567.

Sepmoree’s top 10 finishes on the Symetra Tour include: 2014, T8, New England Charity Classic, 3, IOA Golf Classic; 2015, T8, W.B. Mason Championship, T2, Firekeepers Casino Hotel Championship; 2016, T9, Fuccillo Kia Championship at Capital Hills, T7, Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Heath Classic; and 2017, T10, PHC Classic, T6, Danielle Downing Credit Union Classic, and T8, Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club.

The Golf Channel will be broadcasting the Lotte Championship from 6 to 10 p.m. each day through Saturday’s final round.

Sepmoree is scheduled to tee off at 5:45 p.m. (Central time) Wednesday on hole No. 10 with a group that includes Lauren Coughlin, who played at the University of Virginia, and Gemma Dryburgh, of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Before becoming a professional, Sepmoree was a member of the Longhorns’ 2011 Big 12 championship team. She was also All-Big 12.

In 2013, Sepmoree finished in the top eight of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

The last four champions are in the Lotte field, including Michelle Wie of Honolulu (2014), Kim Sei-young (2015), Minjee Lee (2016) and defending champion Cristie Kerr.