It’s a quick turnaround for Epson Tour players as they make their way to El Dorado, Arkansas, after finishing off the last round of the 2026 Guardian Championship. On Monday, Spaniard Carla Bernat Escuder took home her first win on tour after various darkness- and rain-related delays.
Athletes will compete in the penultimate tournament of the 2026 season Sept. 18-20 at the Mystic Creek Golf Club, a wooded golf course playing 6,592 yards. Hannah Green (2017) lays claim to the 18-hole and 54-hole scoring record with 64 and 205, respectively.
Players face a $300,000 purse, one of the largest on tour. The winner will be rewarded with $45,000 and 500 Race for the Card points. Last year’s winner, Erica Shepherd, graduated to the LPGA for the 2026 season, so the tournament will get a new victor this week.
Who to Watch at the 2026 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout
As the 2026 season winds down, the top-15 spots are still in contention. It will all boil down to who has what it takes to get their LPGA card.
Julia Gregg: Looking to Make Her Move
Julia Gregg is still sitting at No. 20 on the Race for the Card leaderboard, after a T12 finish at last week’s tournament. Making 15 out of 17 cuts is no easy feat, and Gregg has certainly proven she can score low with three top-ten finishes in the 2026 season alone. Most notable was the Orlando Health Championship where she ended T4.
Coincidentally, Gregg played collegiate golf at the University of Arkansas, so she has a strong connection to the area. As a Razorback, Gregg was a 3-time WGCA Scholar All-American (2020-22) and had a best finish of T6 at the Cougar Classic as a junior. The former Razorbacks’ results this season show her consistency and that she’s due for a first place finish.
Kendall Todd: A Razorback Ready to Play
Another Arkansas Razorback takes the field this week, this time joining as a newcomer. Kendall Todd is No. 55 on the Race for the Card Leaderboard with her highest finish this season a T10 at the Four Winds Invitational. Todd has made 9 of 17 cuts this season, but her T17 finish at the Guardian Championship last week shows potential to break her way into the top of the leaderboard.
A decorated collegiate player and Arizona native, Todd was named 2025 WGCA All-American Second Team, 2025 Golfweek All-American Second Team and 2025 All-SEC first team. Before turning professional, Kendall Todd was ranked No. 30 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Kiira Riihijärvi: Aiming to Make Finland Proud
Epson Tour veteran Kiira Riihijärvi returns to the course this week after being cut from contention last week. Earlier in the 2026 season, Riihijärvi recorded a third-place finish at the Orlando Health Championship and T7 at the Atlantic Beach Classic. She is No. 47 in the Race for the Card rankings.
On tour since 2021, Riihijärvi has one title under her belt, as she was crowned the victor of the 2022 Ann Arbor’s Road to the LPGA. Her amateur highlights include second place in the 2021 SSC Women’s Championship, a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 18 and champion of the 2020 Finnish Amateur Championship. In Finland, she won 18 championships and placed fifth at the 2018 European Championship.
