January 4, 2015
2016 LPGA Priority List
The following priority with regards to a Member’s playing status will be used for Standard Eligibility Tournament fields and other tournaments as applicable:
1. Top 80: Members in the top 80 on the previous year’s season-ending Money List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(1) Lydia Ko (30) Sandra Gal (59) Jaye Marie Green (2) Inbee Park (31) Lizette Salas (60) Jennifer Johnson ** (3) Stacy Lewis (32) Azahara Munoz (61) Sydnee Michaels (4) Sei Young Kim (33) Austin Ernst (62) Wei-Ling Hsu (5) Lexi Thompson (34) Angela Stanford (63) Nicole Castrale ** (6) Amy Yang (35) Ariya Jutanugarn (64) Caroline Masson (7) Cristie Kerr (36) Eun-Hee Ji (65) Danielle Kang (8) So Yeon Ryu (37) Karine Icher (66) Catriona Matthew (9) Shanshan Feng (38) Pornanong Phatlum (67) Moriya Jutanugarn (10) Anna Nordqvist (39) Xi Yu Lin (68) Alena Sharp (11) Morgan Pressel (40) Pernilla Lindberg (69) Haru Nomura (12) Brittany Lincicome (41) Kris Tamulis (70) Jennifer Song (13) Hyo Joo Kim (42) Carlota Ciganda (71) Min Lee (14) Suzann Pettersen (43) Karrie Webb (72) Christina Kim (15) Ha Na Jang (44) Sakura Yokomine (73) Ryann O’Toole (16) Minjee Lee (45) Kim Kaufman (74) Marina Alex (17) Na Yeon Choi (46) Lee-Anne Pace (75) Mi Jung Hur (18) Gerina Piller (47) Line Vedel ** (76) Maria McBride (19) Mirim Lee (48) Paula Creamer (77) Kelly Shon (20) Chella Choi (49) Charley Hull (78) Beatriz Recari (21) Yani Tseng (50) Michelle Wie (79) Min Seo Kwak (22) Mi Hyang Lee (51) Jane Park (80) Ai Miyazato (23) Alison Lee (52) Julieta Granada (81) Christel Boeljon (24) Ilhee Lee (53) Hee Young Park (82) Giulia Sergas ** (25) Brittany Lang (54) Sun Young Yoo (83) Ayako Uehara (26) Jenny Shin (55) I.K. Kim (84) Juli Inkster (27) Jessica Korda (56) Mo Martin (28) Mika Miyazato (57) Mariajo Uribe ** Medical (29) Candie Kung (58) Q Baek
2. Career Top 20: Members in the top 20 on the Career Money List as of the end of the last Official Tournament of the previous year. Priority is based on the order of the list. To be included in this category (a) the Member must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top 20 Category by December 15 of the previous year, (b) if a Member elects to be included in the Career Top 20 Category, she will be in this Category for one year,(c) a Member may be included in this category only two times in her career, and (d) a Member may only be in the Career Top 20 Category or the Career Top 40 Category (but not both) in her career.
(85) Se Ri Pak
3. Major Winner: Members who have won an LPGA Major Championship while a Member during the previous five (5) years or during the current year. Priority is based on the number of such wins during the previous five (5) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
4. Winner: Members who have won an Official Tournament while a Member within the last two (2) years or during the current year. Priority is based on the number of Official Tournament wins during the previous two (2) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
5. Multiple Wins: Members who have won two (2) Official Tournaments in the same calendar year during the previous three (3) years (2013-2015). Priority is based on the number of wins during the previous three years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
6. Three Wins in the Same Season: Members who have won three (3) or more Official Tournaments while a Member during the same calendar year in the previous four (4) years (2012-2015). Priority is based on the number of wins during each calendar year. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
7. Non-Member Win: Players who have won at least one (1) Official Tournament as a Non-member within the previous calendar year or during the current calendar year. Priority is based on the earliest date of such wins. A Player must be eligible for and accept LPGA membership to be included in this category.
(86) In Gee Chun (87) Brooke Henderson
8. Current Year Top 80: Members in the Top 80 of the current year’s Money List after the TBD event with priority based on the order of the list. For the remaining Official Tournaments of the year, Members in the Top 80 on the current year’s Money List after the TBD event. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2015 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.
9. Top 10 LPGA Symetra Tour: Top 10 on the previous year’s season-ending Symetra Tour Money List. Priority is based on their position on the list.
(88) Annie Park (92) Dani Holmqvist (96) Casey Grice (89) Giulia Molinaro (93) Lee Lopez (97) Rachel Rohanna (90) Brianna Do (94) Alejandra Llaneza (91) Daniela Iacobelli (95) Vicky Hurst
10. Non-Member Top 40: Non-Members who, as of the conclusion of the last Official Tournament of the previous year, won an amount of money during such year in Official Tournaments with a cut, that is equal to or greater than the amount of official money won by the Member who was in 40th place on the Money List at that time. Priority based on the amount of money won in such tournaments. A player must be eligible for and accept LPGA membership to be included in this category
11. Nos. 81-100: Members finishing Nos. 81-100 on the previous year’s season-ending Money List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(98) Amy Anderson (105) Jacqui Concolino (112) Kelly Tan (99) Mina Harigae (106) Paula Reto (113) Sarah Kemp (100) Nicole Smith ** (107) P.K. Kongkraphan (114) Jee Young Lee (101) Alison Walshe (108) Meena Lee (115) Paige Mackenzie ** (102) Tiffany Joh (109) Thidapa Suwannapura (116) Jodi Ewart Shadoff (103) Katie Burnett (110) Caroline Hedwall (117) Yueer Cindy Feng (104) Perrine Delacour ** (111) Sarah Jane Smith (118) Sadena Parks
12. Top 20 Q-School: Players finishing Nos. 1-20 at the previous year’s LPGA Qualifying Tournament. Ties are broken on the basis of the lowest, most recent round in Stage III of the Qualifying Tournament. In the event of a tie for 20th place, the 20th place shall be determined through a play-off held at the Qualifying Tournament.
(119) Simin Feng (126) Ashlan Ramsey (133) Holly Clyburn (120) Grace Na (127) Laetitia Beck (134) Bertine Strauss (121) Budsabakorn Sukapan (128) Nontaya Srisawang (135) Lindy Duncan (122) Cyna Rodriguez (129) Gaby Lopez (136) Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (123) Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (130) Julie Yang (137) Benyapa Niphatsophon (124) Megan Khang (131) Cheyenne Woods (138) Jing Yan (125) Cydney Clanton (132) Sandra Changkija
13. Three-Time LPGA Symetra Tour Current-Year Win Category: Winners of three (3) official LPGA Symetra Tour tournaments during the current year. (A player does not gain LPGA membership by winning three times on the LPGA Symetra Tour. If the player entering through this category is a Non-Member, any prize money she wins will be unofficial. If the player is a Member, any prize money she wins will be official.)
14. Career Top 40 Category: Members in the top 40 on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year. Priority is based on the order of the list. To be included in this category (a) the Member must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top 40 Category by December 15 of the previous year, and (b) if a Member elects to be included in the Career Top 40 Category she will be in this category for one year, (c) a Member may be included in this category only one time in her career, (d) a Member may only be in the Career Top 40 Category or the Career Top 20 Category (but not both) in her career.
15. Current-Year Reshuffle – After the TBD event Members in categories 16 through 21 who have earned official money will be re-seeded into Category 15. Members placed into Category 15 will be ranked in the order of their position on the current year’s Money List through the TBD event. Members will remain in this category until the next reshuffle. After the TBD event Members in categories 15, and 16 through 21, who have earned official money will be re-seeded into Category 15. Members placed into Category 15 will be ranked in the order of their position on the current year’s Money List through the TBD event. Members will remain in this category for the remainder of the calendar year. For all reshuffles, ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2015 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.
16. Nos. 101-125 Category: Members finishing Nos. 101-125 on the previous year’s season-ending Money List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(139) Belen Mozo (146) Jane Rah (153) Natalie Gulbis (140) Amelia Lewis (147) Ji Young Oh (154) Laura Davies (141) SooBin Kim (148) Felicity Johnson (155) Becky Morgan (142) Joanna Klatten (149) Dewi Claire Schreefel (156) Lisa Ferrero (143) Maria Hernandez (150) Haeji Kang (157) Nannette Hill (144) Dori Carter (151) Brooke Pancake (145) Katherine Kirk (152) Ashleigh Simon
17. Nos. 21- 45 Q-school Category: Players finishing Nos. 21-45 and those players tied at the 45th position at the previous year’s LPGA Qualifying Tournament. Priority is based on the order of their finish at the Qualifying Tournament. Ties are broken on the basis of the lowest most recent round in the Final Qualifying Tournament.
(158) Christine Song (168) Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (178) Caroline Westrup (159) Wichanee Meechai (169) Su Oh (179) Samantha Richdale (160) Ally McDonald (170) Demi Runas (180) Chie Arimura (161) Stephanie Kono (171) Heather Bowie Young (181) Celine Herbin (162) Victoria Elizabeth (172) Pavarisa Yoktuan (182) Jaclyn Jansen (163) Briana Mao (173) Ani Gulugian (183) Ginger Howard (164) Marion Ricordeau (174) Karlin Beck (184) Jean Reynolds (165) Prima Thammaraks (175) Anne-Catherine Tanguay (185) Hannah Collier (166) Jiyai Zhou (176) Nicole Jeray (186) Paz Echeverria (167) Brittany Altomare (177) Ssu Chia Cheng
18. Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member within the previous twenty (20) calendar years. Priority is based on the number of wins. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year. Players listed below have eight (8) wins or more in the previous twenty (20) calendar years
(187) Annika Sorenstam (193) Lorena Ochoa (199) Sherri Steinhauer (188) Nancy Lopez (194) Meg Mallon (200) Mi Hyun Kim (189) Patty Sheehan (195) Dottie Pepper (201) Rachel Hetherington (190) Betsy King (196) Rosie Jones (202) Christa Johnson (191) Beth Daniel (197) Liselotte Neumann (192) Pat Bradley (198) Kelly Robbins Players listed below have seven (7) wins or less in the previous twenty (20) calendar years
(203) Helen Alfredsson (215) Seon Hwa Lee (227) Karen Stupples (204) Michelle McGann (216) Dorothy Delasin (228) Janice Moodie (205) Hee Won Han (217) Penny Hammel (229) Stacy Prammanasudh (206) Pat Hurst (218) Mary Beth Zimmerman (230) Jimin Kang (207) Grace Park (219) Nancy Scranton (231) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (208) Donna Andrews (220) Dawn Coe-Jones (232) Gail Graham (209) Sophie Gustafson (221) Emilee Klein (233) Heather Daly-Donofrio (210) Brandie Burton (222) Wendy Doolan (234) Terry-Jo Myers (211) Deb Richard (223) Vicki Fergon (235) Leta Lindley (212) Barb Mucha (224) Jeong Jang (236) Jennifer Rosales (213) Lorie Kane (225) Michele Redman (237) Moira Dunn (214) Wendy Ward (226) Laura Diaz (238) Kim-Saiki-Maloney (239) Kelli Kuehne (245) Amy Fruhwirth (251) Laurel Kean (240) Marisa Baena (246) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (252) Carolyn Hill (241) Cindy Figg-Currier (247) Birdie Kim (253) Louise Friberg (242) Silvia Cavalleri (248) Meaghan Francella (254) Eunjung Yi (243) Charlotta Sorenstam (249) Nanci Bowen (255) Tina Fischer (244) Kate Golden (250) Mardi Lunn
19. Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member more than twenty (20) years prior. Priority is based on the number of wins. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(256) Kathy Whitworth (291) Sue Roberts (326) Joan Pitcock (257) Mickey Wright (292) Sherri Turner (327) Cindy Schreyer (258) Amy Alcott (293) Elaine Crosby (328) Dana Dormann (259) Betsy Rawls (294) Debbie Massey (329) Allison Finney (260) JoAnne Carner (295) Martha Nause (330) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (261) Sandra Haynie (296) Maggie Will (331) Kathryn Imrie (262) Carol Mann (297) Laurie Merten (332) Julie Piers (263) Ayako Okamoto (298) Marta Figueras-Dotti (333) Barb Whitehead (264) Jane Blalock (299) Missie McGeorge (334) Tracy Kerdyk (265) Judy Rankin (300) Missie Berteotti (335) Cathy Morse (266) Marlene Hagge (301) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (336) Janet Anderson (267) Donna Caponi (302) Shelley Hamlin (337) Shirley Furlong (268) Marilynn Smith (303) Donna White (338) Lynn Adams (269) Sandra Palmer (304) Cathy Gerring (339) Becky Pearson (270) Hollis Stacy (305) JoAnne Washam (340) Dorothy Germain (271) Jan Stephenson (306) Lisa D’Amore (341) Pat Meyers (272) Sally Little (307) Pam Higgins (342) Jennifer Wyatt (273) Susie Berning (308) Betsy Cullen (343) Sally Quinlan (274) Clifford Ann Creed (309) Laurie Rinker (344) Susie McAllister-Morton (275) Shirley Englehorn (310) Jody Anschutz (345) Patty Hayes (276) Tammie Green (311) Anne-Marie Palli (346) Tina Tombs (277) Mary Mills (312) Janet Coles (347) Lauren Howe (278) Alice Miller (313) Jerilyn Britz (348) Sharon Barrett (279) Val Skinner (314) Kathy Guadagnino (349) Patty Jordan-Smith (280) Sandra Post-McDermid (315) Penny Pulz (350) Kathy Hite-James (281) Danielle Ammaccapane (316) Bonnie Lauer (351) Barbara Barrow (282) Judy Dickinson (317) Cindy Hill (352) Amy Hung * (283) Jane Geddes (318) Gloria Ehret (353) Bonnie Bryant (284) Debbie Austin (319) Jan Ferraris (354) Margie Masters (285) JoAnn Prentice (320) Tina Barrett (355) Pam Barnett (286) Kathy Cornelius (321) Kris Tschetter (356) Mary Lou Crocker (287) Cindy Rarick (322) Michelle Estill (357) Jocelyne Bourassa (288) Kathy Postlewait (323) Jane Crafter (358) Barbara Romack (289) Betty Burfeindt (324) Jenny Lidback (290) Murle Breer (325) Becky Iverson
20. Nos. 126-150 Category: Members finishing Nos. 126-150 on the previous year’s season-ending Money List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(359) Danah Bordner (364) Sophia Popov (369) Sue Kim (360) Jenny Suh (365) Karin Sjodin (370) Kristy McPherson (361) Stephanie Meadow (366) Therese Koelbaek (371) Kendall Dye (362) Marissa Steen (367) Elizabeth Nagel (363) Ju Young Park (368) Jeong Eun Lee
21. Class A/Veteran International Members Category: Class A Members, and International Members who have been active LPGA members in good standing for ten (10) or more consecutive years. Priority will be based on the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous years.
(372) Lindsey Wright (379) Reilley Rankin (386) A.J. Eathorne (373) Jill McGill (380) Diana D’Alessio (387) Kim Williams (374) Mhairi McKay (381) Dina Ammaccapane (388) Eva Dahllof (375) Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (382) Susie Redman (389) Yu Ping Lin (376) Tracy Hanson (383) Michelle Ellis (390) Marianne Morris (377) Amy Benz (384) Aree Song (391) Jean Bartholomew (378) Katie Futcher (385) Beth Bader (392) Robin Walton (393) Mitzi Edge (438) Jenna Daniels (483) Nancy Taylor-Capps (394) Jamie Hullett (439) Nina Foust (484) Noelle Daghe (395) Marcy Hart (440) Lee Ann Walker (485) Cathy Mant (396) Suzanne Strudwick (441) Sue Ertl (486) Cathy Mockett (397) Denise Killeen (442) Angie Ridgeway (487) Cathy Sherk (398) Kristal Parker-Manzo (443) Marlene Floyd (488) Gerda Boykin (399) Nancy Harvey (444) Marci Bozarth (489) Debbie Steinback-Keller (400) Beth Bauer (445) Janice Gibson (490) Mardell Wilkins (401) Pamela Wright (446) Kathryn Young-Robyn (491) Joan Joyce (402) Stephanie Louden (447) Annette DeLuca (492) Laura Hurlbut (403) Irene Coe (448) Patricia Baxter-Johnson (493) Jeannette Kohlhass (404) Na On Min (449) Meredith Duncan (494) Linda Hunt (405) Ashli Bunch (450) Barb Moxness (495) Donna Wilkins (406) Caroline Keggi (451) Jennifer Feldott-Hall (496) Cathy Duggan (407) Laura Baugh (452) Heather Drew (497) Loretta Alderete (408) Young A Yang (453) Anna Grzebien (498) Joan Delk (409) Myra Blackwelder (454) Kathy McMullen (499) Shirley Spork (410) Leslie Spalding (455) M.J. Smith (500) Marty Dickerson (411) Mindy Kim (456) Karen Noble (501) Sue Fogleman (412) Jill Briles-Hinton (457) Sue Ginter (502) Jackie Bertsch (413) Amanda Blumenherst (458) Mindy Moore (503) Pamela Allen (414) Allison Duncan (459) Pamela Kerrigan (504) Amelia Rorer (415) Vickie Odegard (460) Mary Dwyer (505) Terri Hancock (416) Audra Burks (461) Beverly Klass (506) Kelly Leadbetter (417) Siew-Ai Lim (462) Sue Thomas (507) Sue Daniels (418) Carri Wood (463) Kay Cockerill (508) Connie Ross (419) Luciana Bemvenuti (464) Angela Jerman (509) Kathy Farrer (420) Stephanie Farwig (465) Erika Wicoff (510) Adele Peterson (421) Cindy LaCrosse (466) Beth Stone (511) Debbie Skinner (422) Anna Acker-Macosko (467) Jen Hanna (512) Anne Kelly (423) Candy Hannemann (468) Sarah McGuire (513) Renee Powell (424) Lori West (469) Nicky Le Roux (514) Sharron Moran (425) Lynn Connelly (470) Sherrin Smyers (515) Janet Le Pera (426) Leigh Ann Mills (471) Kate Rogerson (516) Brenda Hocott (427) Kim Shipman (472) Kim Bauer (517) Cindy Ferro (428) Marilyn Lovander (473) Gina Hull (518) Carla Glasgow (429) Cathy Marino (474) Nancy White (519) Peggy Kirk Bell (430) Allison Hanna (475) Dianne Dailey (520) H.B. Duntz MacArthur (431) Sara Sanders (476) Therese Hession (521) Cynthia Anzolut (432) Deedee Lasker (477) Barbra Mizrahie (522) Joyce Benson (433) Laurie Brower (478) Carole Charbonnier (523) Susan Johnson (434) Ellie Gibson (479) LeAnn Cassaday (524) Mary Bryan (435) Kim Hall (480) Judy Sams (525) Linda Galloway (436) Amy Read (481) Michelle Dobek (526) Becky Larson (437) Susan Sanders (482) Mary Murphy