September 26, 2016
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 (29) Candie Kung (57) Q Baek (2) Inbee Park (30) Sandra Gal (58) Jaye Marie Green (3) Stacy Lewis (31) Lizette Salas (59) Sydnee Michaels (4) Sei Young Kim (32) Azahara Munoz (60) Wei-Ling Hsu (5) Lexi Thompson (33) Austin Ernst (61) Nicole Castrale ** (6) Amy Yang (34) Angela Stanford (62) Caroline Masson (7) Cristie Kerr (35) Ariya Jutanugarn (63) Danielle Kang (8) So Yeon Ryu (36) Eun-Hee Ji (64) Catriona Matthew (9) Shanshan Feng (37) Karine Icher (65) Moriya Jutanugarn (10) Anna Nordqvist (38) Pornanong Phatlum (66) Alena Sharp (11) Morgan Pressel (39) Xi Yu Lin (67) Haru Nomura (12) Brittany Lincicome (40) Pernilla Lindberg (68) Jennifer Song (13) Hyo Joo Kim (41) Kris Tamulis (69) Min Lee (14) Suzann Pettersen (42) Carlota Ciganda (70) Christina Kim (15) Ha Na Jang (43) Karrie Webb (71) Ryann O’Toole (16) Minjee Lee (44) Sakura Yokomine (72) Marina Alex (17) Na Yeon Choi (45) Kim Kaufman (73) Mi Jung Hur (18) Gerina Piller (46) Lee-Anne Pace (74) Maria McBride (19) Mirim Lee (47) Paula Creamer (75) Kelly Shon (20) Chella Choi (48) Charley Hull (76) Beatriz Recari (21) Yani Tseng (49) Michelle Wie (77) Min Seo Kwak (22) Mi Hyang Lee (50) Jane Park (78) Ai Miyazato (23) Alison Lee (51) Julieta Granada (79) Christel Boeljon (24) Ilhee Lee (52) Hee Young Park (80) Ayako Uehara (25) Brittany Lang (53) Sun Young Yoo (81) Juli Inkster (26) Jenny Shin (54) In-Kyung Kim (27) Jessica Korda (55) Mo Martin ** Medical (28) Mika Miyazato (56) Mariajo Uribe
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.
(82) Se Ri Pak
3. Major Winner: Members who have won an LPGA Major Championship while a Member during the previous five (5) calendar 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.
(83) Brooke Henderson
4. Winner: Members who have won an Official Tournament while a Member within the last two (2) calendar 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 at least two (2) Official Tournaments while a Member in the same calendar year in any of the previous three (3) calendar years. Priority is based on the number of wins during all of 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 any of the previous four (4) years. Priority is based on the number of wins during all of the previous four (4) years. 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.
(84) In Gee Chun
8. Current Year Top 80: Members in the Top 80 of the current year’s Money List after the LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey 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 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2016 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament (i.e. the LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship).
(85) Su Oh (90) Megan Khang (95) Kelly Tan (86) Jacqui Concolino (91) Tiffany Joh (96) Cydney Clanton (87) Katie Burnett (92) Gaby Lopez (97) Lindy Duncan (88) Jodi Ewart Shadoff (93) Jing Yan (98) Sarah Jane Smith (89) Paula Reto (94) Annie Park
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.
(99) Giulia Molinaro (102) Dani Holmqvist (105) Vicky Hurst (100) Brianna Do (103) Lee Lopez (106) Casey Grice (101) Daniela Iacobelli (104) Alejandra Llaneza (107) Rachel Rohanna
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. Ties will be broken by the earliest time at which the Non-Member achieved the amount of money necessary to be included in the category. 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.
(108) Amy Anderson (113) Meena Lee (118) Jee Young Lee (109) Mina Harigae (114) Thidapa Suwannapura (119) Yueer Cindy Feng (110) Alison Walshe (115) Caroline Hedwall (120) Sadena Parks (111) Perrine Delacour ** (116) Jennifer Johnson (112) P.K. Kongkraphan (117) Sarah Kemp ** Medical
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, and if necessary by a match of cards starting with the 18th hole of the final round and working backward. In the event of a tie for 20th place, the 20th place shall be determined through a play-off held at the Qualifying Tournament.
(121) Simin Feng (127) Laetitia Beck (133) Bertine Strauss (122) Grace Na (128) Nontaya Srisawang (134) Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (123) Budsabakorn Sukapan (129) Julie Yang (135) Benyapa Niphatsophon (124) Cyna Marie Rodriguez (130) Cheyenne Woods (125) Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (131) Sandra Changkija (126) Ashlan Ramsey (132) Holly Clyburn
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 LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey, 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 LOTTE Championship Presented by Hershey. Members will remain in this category until the next reshuffle. After the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 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 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. 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 2016 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.
(136) Joanna Klatten (148) Dori Carter (160) Anne Catherine Tanguay (137) Belen Mozo (149) Marion Ricordeau (161) Demi Runas (138) Brittany Altomare (150) Brooke Pancake ** (162) Hannah Collier (139) Ashleigh Simon (151) Felicity Johnson (163) Stephanie Meadow (140) Katherine Kirk (152) Haeji Kang (164) Lisa Ferrero (141) Celine Herbin (153) Stephanie Kono (165) Prima Thammaraks (142) Maria Hernandez ** (154) Christine Song (166) Heather Bowie Young (143) Amelia Lewis (155) Briana Mao (167) Jane Rah (144) Becky Morgan (156) SooBin Kim (168) Jiayi Zhou (145) Ssu-Chia Cheng (157) Laura Davies (146) Nannette Hill (158) Ji Young Oh (147) Giulia Sergas (159) Marissa Steen ** Medical
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.
(169) Natalie Gulbis
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, and if necessary by a match of cards starting with the 18th hole of the final round and working backward.
(170) Wichanee Meechai (175) Ani Gulugian (180) Jaclyn Jansen (171) Ally McDonald (176) Karlin Beck (181) Ginger Howard (172) Victoria Elizabeth (177) Nicole Jeray (182) Jean Reynolds (173) Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (178) Caroline Westrup (183) Paz Echeverria (174) Pavarisa Yoktuan (179) Chie Arimura
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
Annika Sorenstam (188) Lorena Ochoa (194) Sherri Steinhauer Nancy Lopez (189) Meg Mallon (195) Mi Hyun Kim (184) Patty Sheehan (190) Dottie Pepper (196) Rachel Hetherington (185) Betsy King (191) Rosie Jones (197) Christa Johnson (186) Beth Daniel (192) Liselotte Neumann (187) Pat Bradley (193) Kelly Robbins Players listed below have seven (7) wins or less in the previous twenty (20) calendar years
(198) Helen Alfredsson (204) Brandie Burton (210) Dorothy Delasin (199) Michelle McGann (205) Deb Richard (211) Penny Hammel (200) Hee Won Han (206) Barb Mucha (212) Mary Beth Zimmerman (201) Pat Hurst (207) Lorie Kane (213) Nancy Scranton (202) Grace Park (208) Wendy Ward (214) Dawn Coe-Jones (203) Donna Andrews (209) Seon Hwa Lee (215) Emilee Klein (216) Wendy Doolan (227) Heather Daly-Donofrio (238) Kate Golden (217) Vicki Fergon (228) Terry-Jo Myers (239) Amy Fruhwirth (218) Jeong Jang (229) Leta Lindley (240) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (219) Michele Redman (230) Jennifer Rosales (241) Birdie Kim (220) Laura Diaz (231) Moira Dunn (242) Nanci Bowen (221) Karen Stupples (232) Kim-Saiki-Maloney (243) Laurel Kean (222) Janice Moodie (233) Kelli Kuehne (244) Carolyn Hill (223) Stacy Prammanasudh (234) Marisa Baena (245) Louise Friberg (224) Jimin Kang (235) Cindy Figg-Currier (246) Eunjung Yi (225) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (236) Silvia Cavalleri (247) Tina Fischer (226) Gail Graham (237) Charlotta Sorenstam
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.
(248) Kathy Whitworth (282) Murle Breer (316) Jenny Lidback (249) Mickey Wright (283) Sue Roberts (317) Becky Iverson (250) Amy Alcott (284) Sherri Turner (318) Joan Pitcock (251) Betsy Rawls (285) Elaine Crosby (319) Cindy Schreyer (252) JoAnne Carner (286) Debbie Massey (320) Dana Dormann (253) Sandra Haynie (287) Martha Nause (321) Allison Finney (254) Carol Mann (288) Maggie Will (322) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (255) Ayako Okamoto (289) Laurie Merten (323) Kathryn Imrie (256) Jane Blalock (290) Marta Figueras-Dotti (324) Julie Piers (257) Judy Rankin (291) Missie McGeorge (325) Barb Whitehead (258) Marlene Hagge (292) Missie Berteotti (326) Tracy Kerdyk (259) Donna Caponi (293) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (327) Cathy Morse (260) Marilynn Smith (294) Shelley Hamlin (328) Janet Anderson (261) Sandra Palmer (295) Donna White (329) Shirley Furlong (262) Hollis Stacy (296) Cathy Gerring (330) Lynn Adams (263) Jan Stephenson (297) JoAnne Washam (331) Becky Pearson (264) Sally Little (298) Lisa D’Amore (332) Dorothy Germain (265) Susie Berning (299) Pam Higgins (333) Pat Meyers (266) Clifford Ann Creed (300) Betsy Cullen (334) Jennifer Wyatt (267) Shirley Englehorn (301) Laurie Rinker (335) Sally Quinlan (268) Tammie Green (302) Jody Anschutz (336) Susie McAllister-Morton (269) Mary Mills (303) Anne-Marie Palli (337) Patty Hayes (270) Alice Miller (304) Janet Coles (338) Tina Tombs (271) Val Skinner (305) Jerilyn Britz (339) Lauren Howe (272) Sandra Post-McDermid (306) Kathy Guadagnino (340) Sharon Barrett (273) Danielle Ammaccapane (307) Penny Pulz (341) Patty Jordan-Smith (274) Judy Dickinson (308) Bonnie Lauer (342) Kathy Hite-James (275) Jane Geddes (309) Cindy Hill (343) Barbara Barrow (276) Debbie Austin (310) Gloria Ehret (344) Bonnie Bryant (277) JoAnn Prentice (311) Jan Ferraris (345) Margie Masters (278) Kathy Cornelius (312) Tina Barr