A month ago, Aline Krauter was playing on the LET and Epson Tours, trying to make her way back to the LPGA. On Sunday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the former Stanford standout posted a career-best T-5 finish to vault into the top 80 on the CME Race to the Globe Points list.
Now she’s off to Oakmont to watch golf rather than play it.
“Just to see something else, a change of scenery,” said 25-year-old Krauter of heading to the men’s U.S. Open to spectate, “and then go home, rest up, and get ready for the next major, which is super exciting.
“My season was up in the air the last couple weeks, and I solidified everything with the last couple weeks and finishes, so I’m just super excited.”
Aline Krauter played into the U.S. Open
Krauter’s first LPGA start of 2025 was in late May at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, where she finished in the top 25. The German played her way into the U.S. Women’s Open, despite a slow-play penalty at sectional qualifying, and finished T-28 at Erin Hills, earning $82,017.
Krauter then shot 66-69-68 at Seaview’s Bay Course to finish at 10 under for the week, five strokes back of winner Jennifer Kupcho. She’s now 71st on the CME points list (top 80 at season’s end keep their full cards). She’ll make her second major championship start of the season later this month at the KPMG Women’s PGA in Texas.
“I’ve played really solid golf over the last couple weeks, just nice to see everything come together,” said Krauter. “My weekend golf has been pretty shaky, so to be under par again today is nice. Nice to see the golf game is trending in the right direction.”
Other players making big moves in the CME points list after ShopRite include Wei-Ling Hsu, who also took a share of fifth, Brooke Matthews (T-11) and Azahara Munoz (T-5).
Runner-up Ilhee Lee, a part-time player on the LPGA, didn’t have any CME points entering the week and moved to 47th.
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