– Former Tulane women's golfer Samantha Troyanovich completed the first step in earning an LPGA Tour card, finishing tied for 38th in Stage I of LPGA Qualifying School at the Mission Hills Country Club.Troyanovich, who starred for the Green Wave from 2008-12, shot two under par over the 72-hole tournament to easily place among the top 90 finishers and advance to the next stage. She opened and closed strong with a -2 (70) in the first round and -3 (69) in the final round, playing the Palmer and Dinah Shore courses.The next step in the LPGA Q-School process is Stage II set for October 16-22 at Plantation Golf and Country Club, Venice, Fla. This stage will feature four former Green Wave golfers chasing their LPGA Tour dreams with Emily Penttilä (2012-16), Gemma Dryburgh (2011-15) and Lili Alvarez (2002-05) joining Troyanovich. Last year, Penttilä and Dryburgh advanced to Stage III but were not among the qualifiers earning the 20 full and 25 partial tour cards.Troyanovich is back on the links this weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3 in Portland, Ore. to participate in the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic Presented by JTBC . The Golf Channel is set for coverage of the tournament on Thursday (7-9 p.m. CT), Friday (5:30-7:30 p.m.), Saturday (5:30-7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (4-6 p.m.). This will mark the third LPGA event Troyanovich has made the field in her professional career.The Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., native was one of two former Tulane standouts participating in the first stage of LPGA Q-School as Madison Opfer (2012-16) was also among 361-player field. Opfer started strong, sitting at one under par through the first 36 holes, but but failed to finish in the top 90 to advance to the next stage.