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