Sarah Schmelzel had one goal at the beginning of the 2024 LPGA Tour season: make the U.S. Solheim Cup team.

After coming close in 2023, ultimately finishing 16th in the U.S. Solheim Cup Team point standings at the end of the season, and after missing out on the 2023 CME Group Tour Championship by just a single spot, coming 61st in the Race to the CME Globe at the end of regular-season play, Schmelzel knew it was time to buckle down and start really focusing on the things she wanted to accomplish as a professional golfer as she looked ahead to another year competing on the LPGA Tour.

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