May 3, 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) 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) (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) Ayako Uehara (25) Brittany Lang (54) Sun Young Yoo (83) Juli Inkster (26) Jenny Shin (55) I.K. Kim (27) Jessica Korda (56) ** Medical (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.

(84) 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.

(85) In Gee Chun (86) 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).

(87) Katie Burnett (92) Joanna Klatten (97) Nontaya Srisawang (88) Jacqui Concolino (93) Julie Yang (98) Kelly Tan (89) Megan Khang (94) Gaby Lopez (99) Thidapa Suwannapura (90) Paula Reto (95) Simin Feng (91) Jodi Ewart Shadoff (96) P.K. Kongkraphan

9. Top 10 LPGA : Top 10 on the previous year’s season-ending Symetra Tour Money List. Priority is based on their position on the list.

(100) Annie Park (104) Dani Holmqvist (108) Casey Grice (101) Giulia Molinaro (105) Lee Lopez (109) Rachel Rohanna (102) Brianna Do (106) Alejandra Llaneza (103) Daniela Iacobelli (107) 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. 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.

(110) Amy Anderson (114) Perrine Delacour (118) Sarah Kemp (111) Mina Harigae (115) Meena Lee (119) Jee Young Lee (112) Alison Walshe (116) Caroline Hedwall (120) Yueer Cindy Feng (113) Tiffany Joh (117) Sarah Jane Smith (121) 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, 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) Grace Na (128) Laetitia Beck (134) Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (123) Budsabakorn Sukapan (129) Cheyenne Woods (135) Benyapa Niphatsophon (124) Cyna Rodriguez (130) Sandra Changkija (136) Jing Yan (125) Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (131) Holly Clyburn (126) Cydney Clanton (132) Bertine Strauss (127) Ashlan Ramsey (133) Lindy Duncan

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) Su Oh (145) Becky Morgan (153) Haeji Kang (138) Marion Ricordeau (146) Nannette Hill (154) Samantha Richdale (139) Giulia Sergas (147) Felicity Johnson (155) Demi Runas (140) Stephanie Kono (148) Christine Song (156) Ji Young Oh (141) Brittany Altomare (149) Celine Herbin (157) Laura Davies (142) SooBin Kim (150) Belen Mozo (158) Ssu-Chia Cheng (143) Katherine Kirk (151) Dori Carter (144) Amelia Lewis (152) Briana Mao

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.

(159) Maria Hernandez (162) Brooke Pancake (165) Lisa Ferrero (160) Jane Rah (163) Ashleigh Simon (161) Dewi Claire Schreefel (164) 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.

(166) Wichanee Meechai (173) Pavarisa Yoktuan (180) Jaclyn Jansen (167) Ally McDonald (174) Ani Gulugian (181) Ginger Howard (168) Victoria Elizabeth (175) Karlin Beck (182) Jean Reynolds (169) Prima Thammaraks (176) Anne-Catherine Tanguay (183) Hannah Collier (170) Jiyai Zhou (177) Nicole Jeray (184) Paz Echeverria (171) Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (178) Caroline Westrup (172) Heather Bowie Young (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

(185) Annika Sorenstam (191) Lorena Ochoa (197) Sherri Steinhauer (186) Nancy Lopez (192) Meg Mallon (198) Mi Hyun Kim (187) Patty Sheehan (193) Dottie Pepper (199) Rachel Hetherington (188) Betsy King (194) Rosie Jones (200) Christa Johnson (189) Beth Daniel (195) Liselotte Neumann (190) Pat Bradley (196) Kelly Robbins Players listed below have seven (7) wins or less in the previous twenty (20) calendar years

(201) Helen Alfredsson (208) Deb Richard (215) Mary Beth Zimmerman (202) Michelle McGann (209) Barb Mucha (216) Nancy Scranton (203) Hee Won Han (210) Lorie Kane (217) Dawn Coe-Jones (204) Pat Hurst (211) Wendy Ward (218) Emilee Klein (205) Grace Park (212) Seon Hwa Lee (219) Wendy Doolan (206) Donna Andrews (213) Dorothy Delasin (220) Vicki Fergon (207) Brandie Burton (214) Penny Hammel (221) Jeong Jang (222) Michele Redman (232) Leta Lindley (242) Amy Fruhwirth (223) Laura Diaz (233) Jennifer Rosales (243) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (224) Karen Stupples (234) Moira Dunn (244) Birdie Kim (225) Janice Moodie (235) Kim-Saiki-Maloney (245) Nanci Bowen (226) Stacy Prammanasudh (236) Kelli Kuehne (246) Laurel Kean (227) Jimin Kang (237) Marisa Baena (247) Carolyn Hill (228) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (238) Cindy Figg-Currier (248) Louise Friberg (229) Gail Graham (239) Silvia Cavalleri (249) Eunjung Yi (230) Heather Daly-Donofrio (240) Charlotta Sorenstam (250) Tina Fischer (231) Terry-Jo Myers (241) 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.

(251) Kathy Whitworth (286) Sue Roberts (321) Joan Pitcock (252) Mickey Wright (287) Sherri Turner (322) Cindy Schreyer (253) Amy Alcott (288) Elaine Crosby (323) Dana Dormann (254) Betsy Rawls (289) Debbie Massey (324) Allison Finney (255) JoAnne Carner (290) Martha Nause (325) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (256) Sandra Haynie (291) Maggie Will (326) Kathryn Imrie (257) Carol Mann (292) Laurie Merten (327) Julie Piers (258) Ayako Okamoto (293) Marta Figueras-Dotti (328) Barb Whitehead (259) (294) Missie McGeorge (329) Tracy Kerdyk (260) Judy Rankin (295) Missie Berteotti (330) Cathy Morse (261) Marlene Hagge (296) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (331) Janet Anderson (262) Donna Caponi (297) Shelley Hamlin (332) Shirley Furlong (263) Marilynn Smith (298) Donna White (333) Lynn Adams (264) (299) Cathy Gerring (334) Becky Pearson (265) Hollis Stacy (300) JoAnne Washam (335) Dorothy Germain (266) Jan Stephenson (301) Lisa D’Amore (336) Pat Meyers (267) Sally Little (302) Pam Higgins (337) Jennifer Wyatt (268) Susie Berning (303) Betsy Cullen (338) Sally Quinlan (269) Clifford Ann Creed (304) Laurie Rinker (339) Susie McAllister-Morton (270) Shirley Englehorn (305) Jody Anschutz (340) Patty Hayes (271) Tammie Green (306) Anne-Marie Palli (341) Tina Tombs (272) Mary Mills (307) Janet Coles (342) Lauren Howe (273) Alice Miller (308) Jerilyn Britz (343) Sharon Barrett (274) Val Skinner (309) Kathy Guadagnino (344) Patty Jordan-Smith (275) Sandra Post-McDermid (310) Penny Pulz (345) Kathy Hite-James (276) Danielle Ammaccapane (311) Bonnie Lauer (346) Barbara Barrow (277) Judy Dickinson (312) Cindy Hill (347) Bonnie Bryant (278) Jane Geddes (313) Gloria Ehret (348) Margie Masters (279) Debbie Austin (314) Jan Ferraris (349) Pam Barnett (280) JoAnn Prentice (315) Tina Barrett (350) Mary Lou Crocker (281) Kathy Cornelius (316) Kris Tschetter (351) Jocelyne Bourassa (282) Cindy Rarick (317) Michelle Estill (352) Amy Hung * (283) Kathy Postlewait (318) Jane Crafter (353) Barbara Romack (284) Betty Burfeindt (319) Jenny Lidback (285) Murle Breer (320) 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.

(354) Danah Bordner (359) Sophia Popov (364) Sue Kim (355) Jenny Suh (360) Karin Sjodin (365) Kristy McPherson (356) Stephanie Meadow (361) Therese Koelbaek (366) Kendall Dye (357) Marissa Steen (362) Elizabeth Nagel (358) Ju Young Park (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 (370) Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (373) Katie Futcher (368) Jill McGill (371) Tracy Hanson (374) Reilley Rankin (369) Mhairi McKay (372) Amy Benz (375) Diana D’Alessio (376) Dina Ammaccapane (425) Cathy Marino (474) Carole Charbonnier (377) Susie Redman (426) Allison Hanna (475) LeAnn Cassaday (378) Michelle Ellis (427) Sara Sanders (476) Judy Sams (379) Aree Song (428) Deedee Lasker (477) Michelle Dobek (380) Beth Bader (429) Laurie Brower (478) Mary Murphy (381) A.J. Eathorne (430) Ellie Gibson (479) Nancy Taylor-Capps (382) Kim Williams (431) Kim Hall (480) Noelle Daghe (383) Eva Dahllof (432) Amy Read (481) Cathy Mant (384) Yu Ping Lin (433) Susan Sanders (482) Cathy Mockett (385) Marianne Morris (434) Jenna Daniels (483) Cathy Sherk (386) Jean Bartholomew (435) Nina Foust (484) Gerda Boykin (387) Robin Walton (436) Lee Ann Walker (485) Debbie Steinback-Keller (388) Mitzi Edge (437) Sue Ertl (486) Mardell Wilkins (389) Jamie Hullett (438) Angie Ridgeway (487) Joan Joyce (390) Marcy Hart (439) Marlene Floyd (488) Laura Hurlbut (391) Suzanne Strudwick (440) Marci Bozarth (489) Jeannette Kohlhass (392) Denise Killeen (441) Janice Gibson (490) Linda Hunt (393) Kristal Parker-Manzo (442) Kathryn Young-Robyn (491) Donna Wilkins (394) Nancy Harvey (443) Annette DeLuca (492) Cathy Duggan (395) Beth Bauer (444) Patricia Baxter-Johnson (493) Loretta Alderete (396) Pamela Wright (445) Meredith Duncan (494) Joan Delk (397) Stephanie Louden (446) Barb Moxness (495) Shirley Spork (398) Irene Coe (447) Jennifer Feldott-Hall (496) Marty Dickerson (399) Na On Min (448) Heather Drew (497) Sue Fogleman (400) Ashli Bunch (449) Anna Grzebien (498) Jackie Bertsch (401) Caroline Keggi (450) Kathy McMullen (499) Pamela Allen (402) Laura Baugh (451) M.J. Smith (500) Amelia Rorer (403) Young A Yang (452) Karen Noble (501) Terri Hancock (404) Paige Mackenzie (453) Sue Ginter (502) Kelly Leadbetter (405) Myra Blackwelder (454) Mindy Moore (503) Sue Daniels (406) Leslie Spalding (455) Pamela Kerrigan (504) Connie Ross (407) Mindy Kim (456) Mary Dwyer (505) Kathy Farrer (408) Jill Briles-Hinton (457) Beverly Klass (506) Adele Peterson (409) Amanda Blumenherst (458) Sue Thomas (507) Debbie Skinner (410) Allison Duncan (459) Kay Cockerill (508) Anne Kelly (411) Vickie Odegard (460) Angela Jerman (509) Renee Powell (412) Audra Burks (461) Erika Wicoff (510) Sharron Moran (413) Siew-Ai Lim (462) Beth Stone (511) Janet Le Pera (414) Carri Wood (463) Jen Hanna (512) Brenda Hocott (415) Luciana Bemvenuti (464) Sarah McGuire (513) Cindy Ferro (416) Stephanie Farwig (465) Nicky Le Roux (514) Carla Glasgow (417) Cindy LaCrosse (466) Sherrin Smyers (515) Peggy Kirk Bell (418) Anna Acker-Macosko (467) Kate Rogerson (516) H.B. Duntz MacArthur (419) Candy Hannemann (468) Kim Bauer (517) Cynthia Anzolut (420) Lori West (469) Gina Hull (518) Joyce Benson (421) Lynn Connelly (470) Nancy White (519) Susan Johnson (422) Leigh Ann Mills (471) Dianne Dailey (520) Mary Bryan (423) Kim Shipman (472) Therese Hession (521) Linda Galloway (424) Marilyn Lovander (473) Barbra Mizrahie (522) Becky Larson