June 9, 2015 2015 LPGA Priority List
The following priority with regards to a Member’s playing status will be used for Standard 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’ position on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
(1) Stacy Lewis (29) Brittany Lang (57) Moriya Jutanugarn (2) Inbee Park (30) Mi Jung Hur (58) Jennifer Johnson (3) Lydia Ko (31) Mi Hyang Lee (59) Kim Kaufman (4) Michelle Wie (32) Catriona Matthew (60) Se Ri Pak (5) So Yeon Ryu (33) Karine Icher (61) Katherine Kirk (6) Shanshan Feng (34) Hee Kyung Seo* (62) Nicole Castrale ** (7) Anna Nordqvist (35) Eun-Hee Ji (63) Sun Young Yoo (8) Karrie Webb (36) Morgan Pressel (64) Sarah Jane Smith (9) Azahara Munoz (37) Sandra Gal (65) Thidapa Suwannapura (10) Chella Choi (38) Ilhee Lee (66) Natalie Gulbis ** (11) Suzann Pettersen (39) Lee-Anne Pace (67) Ayako Uehara (12) Lexi Thompson (40) Gerina Piller (68) Marina Alex (13) Na Yeon Choi (41) Hee Young Park (69) Amelia Lewis (14) Mirim Lee (42) Austin Ernst (70) Tiffany Joh (15) Cristie Kerr (43) Pernilla Lindberg (71) Laura Davies (16) Jessica Korda (44) Mariajo Uribe (72) Dewi Claire Schreefel (17) Brittany Lincicome (45) Carlota Ciganda (73) Jane Park (18) Julieta Granada (46) Line Vedel (74) Dori Carter (19) Angela Stanford (47) Caroline Hedwall (75) Candie Kung (20) Pornanong Phatlum (48) Haru Nomura (76) Kris Tamulis (21) Jenny Shin (49) I.K. Kim (77) Ji Young Oh (22) Paula Creamer (50) Haeji Kang (78) Sydnee Michaels (23) Mo Martin (51) Mina Harigae (79) Laura Diaz (24) Lizette Salas (52) Danielle Kang (80) Giulia Sergas (25) Amy Yang (53) Jodi Ewart Shadoff (81) Paula Reto (26) Meena Lee (54) Beatriz Recari (82) P.K. Kongkraphan (27) Christina Kim (55) Yani Tseng (83) Amy Anderson (28) Caroline Masson (56) Belen Mozo ** Medical * Maternity
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.
3. Major Winner: Members who have won an LPGA Major Championship while a Member during the previous five (5) years. Priority is based on the number of such wins during the previous five (5) years or during the current year. 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.
(84) Sei Young Kim
5. Multiple Wins: Members who have won at least two (2) Official Tournaments while a Member during the previous four (4) years (2011-2014). Priority is based on the number of wins during 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.
Beginning in 2016, 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.
(85) Ai Miyazato
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 (2011-2014). 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 and accept LPGA membership to be eligible in this category.
(86) Hyo Joo Kim (87) Q Baek
8. Current Year Top 80: Members in the Top 80 of the current year’s Money List after the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout 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 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. 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.
(88) Ha Na Jang (98) Wei-Ling Hsu (89) Ariya Jutanugarn (99) Nicole Smith ** (90) Alison Lee (100) Yueer Cindy Feng (91) Min Seo Kwak (101) Xi Yu Lin (92) Mika Miyazato (102) Maria Hernandez (93) Minjee Lee (103) Charley Hull (94) Alison Walshe (104) Jennifer Song (95) Sakura Yokomine (105) Alena Sharp (96) Juli Inkster (106) Katie Burnett (97) Maria McBride ** Medical
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.
(107) Marissa Steen (111) Kendall Dye (108) Jackie Stoelting (112) Demi Runas (109) Sadena Parks (113) Mallory Blackwelder (110) Min Lee
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 and accept LPGA membership to be eligible 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.
(114) Christel Boeljon (121) Paige Mackenzie ** (115) Brooke Pancake (122) Lindsey Wright (116) Kelly Tan (123) Kristy McPherson (117) Jennifer Rosales (124) Karin Sjodin (118) Sarah Kemp (125) Ashleigh Simon (119) Jaye Marie Green (126) Joanna Klatten (120) Danah Bordner* (127) Paz Echeverria 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.
(128) Ryann O’Toole (136) SooBin Kim (129) Simin Feng (137) Sophia Popov (130) Nannette Hill (138) Ju Young Park (131) Kelly Shon (139) Garrett Phillips (132) Lisa Ferrero ** (140) Amanda Blumenherst * (133) Cheyenne Woods (141) Laetitia Beck (134) Therese Koelbaek (142) Karlin Beck (135) Perrine Delacour ** Medical * Maternity
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.
(143) Michele Redman
15. Current-Year Reshuffle: After the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, Members in categories 16 through 20 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 Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout. Members will remain in this category until the next reshuffle. After the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Members in categories 15, and 16 through 20, 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 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. 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.
1st Reshuffle as of May 4, 2015
(144) Stephanie Meadow (154) Rachel Hetherington (145) Sue Kim (155) Becky Morgan (146) Felicity Johnson (156) Lisa McCloskey (147) Jane Rah (157) Cydney Clanton (148) Pat Hurst (158) Rebecca Lee-Bentham (149) Julie Yang (159) Alejandra Llaneza (150) Jacqui Concolino (160) Sandra Changkija (151) Jing Yan (161) Giulia Molinaro (152) Jee Young Lee (162) Victoria Elizabeth (153) Jenny Suh
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.
(163) Chie Arimura (168) Stacey Keating (164) Paola Moreno (169) Haley Italia ** (165) Hee-Won Han (170) Jimin Kang (166) Jennifer Kirby (171) Hannah Jun Medlock (167) Jeong Jang ** Medical
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.
(172) Casey Grice (181) Emma de Groot (173) Nontaya Srisawang (182) Jenny Gleason (174) Daniela Iacobelli (183) Sophie Giquel (175) Louise Stahle (184) Elizabeth Nagel (176) Natalie Sheary (185) Caroline Westrup (177) Jeong Eun Lee (186) Katy Harris (178) Jean Reynolds (187) Marta Sanz Barrio (179) Lindy Duncan (180) Celine Herbin
18. Tournament Winners: Members who have 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
(188) Annika Sorenstam (223) Wendy Doolan (189) Nancy Lopez (224) Terry-Jo Myers (190) Patty Sheehan (225) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (191) Betsy King (226) Elaine Crosby (192) Beth Daniel (227) Karen Stupples (193) Pat Bradley (228) Janice Moodie (194) Lorena Ochoa (229) Stacy Prammanasudh (195) Meg Mallon (230) Gail Graham (196) Dottie Pepper (231) Heather Daly-Donofrio (197) Rosie Jones (232) Heather Bowie Young (198) Liselotte Neumann (233) Leta Lindley (199) Kelly Robbins (234) Kim-Saiki-Maloney (200) Sherri Steinhauer (235) Moira Dunn (201) Mi Hyun Kim (236) Kelli Kuehne (202) Christa Johnson (237) Marisa Baena (238) Cindy Figg-Currier Players listed below have seven (7) wins or less in (239) Jenny Lidback the previous twenty (20) calendar years (240) Becky Iverson (241) Silvia Cavalleri (203) Helen Alfredsson (242) Charlotta Sorenstam (204) Michelle McGann (243) Kate Golden (205) Donna Andrews (244) Amy Fruhwirth (206) Grace Park (245) Missie McGeorge (207) Val Skinner (246) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (208) Brandie Burton (247) Joan Pitcock (209) Deb Richard (248) Marta Figueras-Dotti (210) Barb Mucha (249) Birdie Kim (211) Lorie Kane (250) Nanci Bowen (212) Wendy Ward (251) Kathryn Imrie (213) Seon Hwa Lee (252) Julie Piers (214) Dorothy Delasin (253) Barb Whitehead (215) Penny Hammel (254) Laurel Kean (216) Mary Beth Zimmerman (255) Tracy Kerdyk (217) Nancy Scranton (256) Lisa D’Amore (218) Dawn Coe-Jones (257) Carolyn Hill (219) Emilee Klein (258) Louise Friberg (220) Vicki Fergon (259) Eunjung Yi (221) Martha Nause (260) Tina Fischer (222) Maggie Will
19. Tournament Winners: Members who have 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.
(261) Kathy Whitworth (308) Betsy Cullen (262) Mickey Wright (309) Laurie Rinker (263) Amy Alcott (310) Jody Anschutz (264) Louise Suggs (311) Anne-Marie Palli (265) Betsy Rawls (312) Janet Coles (266) JoAnne Carner (313) Jerilyn Britz (267) Sandra Haynie (314) Kathy Guadagnino (268) Carol Mann (315) Penny Pulz (269) Ayako Okamoto (316) Bonnie Lauer (270) Jane Blalock (317) Cindy Hill (271) Judy Rankin (318) Gloria Ehret (272) Marlene Hagge (319) Jan Ferraris (273) Donna Caponi (320) Tina Barrett (274) Marilynn Smith (321) Kris Tschetter (275) Sandra Palmer (322) Michelle Estill (276) Hollis Stacy (323) Jane Crafter (277) Jan Stephenson (324) Cindy Schreyer (278) Sally Little (325) Dana Dormann (279) Susie Berning (326) Allison Finney (280) Clifford Ann Creed (327) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (281) Shirley Englehorn (328) Cathy Morse (282) Tammie Green (329) Janet Anderson (283) Mary Mills (330) Shirley Furlong (284) Alice Miller (331) Lynn Adams (285) Sandra Post-McDermid (332) Becky Pearson (286) Danielle Ammaccapane (333) Dorothy Germain (287) Judy Dickinson (334) Pat Meyers (288) Jane Geddes (335) Jennifer Wyatt (289) Debbie Austin (336) Sally Quinlan (290) JoAnn Prentice (337) Susie McAllister-Morton (291) Kathy Cornelius (338) Patty Hayes (292) Cindy Rarick (339) Tina Tombs (293) Kathy Postlewait (340) Lauren Howe (294) Patti Rizzo (341) Sharon Barrett (295) Betty Burfeindt (342) Patty Jordan-Smith (296) Murle Breer (343) Kathy Hite-James (297) Sue Roberts (344) Barbara Barrow (298) Sherri Turner (345) Bonnie Bryant (299) Debbie Massey (346) Amy Hung * (300) Laurie Merten (347) Margie Masters (301) Missie Berteotti (348) Pam Barnett (302) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (349) Mary Lou Crocker (303) Shelley Hamlin (350) Jocelyne Bourassa (304) Donna White (351) Barbara Romack (305) Cathy Gerring (306) JoAnne Washam * Medical (307) Pam Higgins
20. Class A/Veteran International Members Category: Class A Members; And International Members who have been 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.
(352) Jill McGill (365) Beth Bader (353) Mhairi McKay (366) A.J. Eathorne (354) Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (367) Kim Williams (355) Tracy Hanson (368) Eva Dahllof (356) Vicky Hurst (369) Yu Ping Lin (357) Amy Benz (370) Marianne Morris (358) Katie Futcher (371) Jean Bartholomew (359) Reilley Rankin (372) Robin Walton (360) Diana D’Alessio (373) Mitzi Edge (361) Dina Ammaccapane (374) Jamie Hullett (362) Susie Redman (375) Marcy Hart (363) Michelle Ellis (376) Suzanne Strudwick (364) Aree Song (377) Denise Killeen (378) Kristal Parker-Manzo (445) Angela Jerman (379) Nancy Harvey (446) Erika Wicoff (380) Beth Bauer (447) Beth Stone (381) Pamela Wright (448) Jen Hanna (382) Stephanie Louden (449) Sarah McGuire (383) Irene Coe (450) Nicky Le Roux (384) Na On Min (451) Sherrin Smyers (385) Ashli Bunch (452) Kate Rogerson (386) Caroline Keggi (453) Kim Bauer (387) Laura Baugh (454) Gina Hull (388) Young A Yang (455) Nancy White (389) Myra Blackwelder (456) Dianne Dailey (390) Leslie Spalding (457) Therese Hession (391) Jill Briles-Hinton (458) Barbra Mizrahie (392) Mindy Kim (459) Carole Charbonnier (393) Allison Duncan (460) LeAnn Cassaday (394) Vickie Odegard (461) Judy Sams (395) Audra Burks (462) Michelle Dobek (396) Siew-Ai Lim (463) Mary Murphy (397) Carri Wood (464) Nancy Taylor-Capps (398) Luciana Bemvenuti (465) Noelle Daghe (399) Cindy LaCrosse (466) Cathy Mant (400) Stephanie Farwig (467) Cathy Mockett (401) Anna Acker-Macosko (468) Cathy Sherk (402) Candy Hannemann (469) Gerda Boykin (403) Lori West (470) Debbie Steinback-Keller (404) Lynn Connelly (471) Mardell Wilkins (405) Leigh Ann Mills (472) Louise Parks (406) Kim Shipman (473) Joan Joyce (407) Marilyn Lovander (474) Laura Hurlbut (408) Cathy Marino (475) Jeannette Kohlhass (409) Allison Hanna (476) Linda Hunt (410) Taylor Coutu (477) Donna Wilkins (411) Sara Sanders (478) Cathy Duggan (412) Deedee Lasker (479) Loretta Alderete (413) Laurie Brower (480) Joan Delk (414) Ellie Gibson (481) Marty Dickerson (415) Kim Hall (482) Sue Fogleman (416) Amy Read (483) Jackie Bertsch (417) Susan Sanders (484) Pamela Allen (418) Jenna Daniels (485) Amelia Rorer (419) Nina Foust (486) Terri Hancock (420) Lee Ann Walker (487) Kelly Leadbetter (421) Sue Ertl (488) Sue Daniels (422) Angie Ridgeway (489) Connie Ross (423) Marlene Floyd (490) Kathy Farrer (424) Marci Bozarth (491) Adele Peterson (425) Janice Gibson (492) Debbie Skinner (426) Kathryn Young-Robyn (493) Anne Kelly (427) Annette DeLuca (494) Renee Powell (428) Patricia Baxter-Johnson (495) Sharron Moran (429) Meredith Duncan (496) Janet Le Pera (430) Barb Moxness (497) Brenda Hocott (431) Jennifer Feldott-Hall (498) Cindy Ferro (432) Heather Drew (499) Carla Glasgow (433) Anna Grzebien (500) Sherry Wilder (434) Kathy McMullen (501) H.B. Duntz MacArthur (435) Nicole Jeray (502) Cynthia Anzolut (436) M.J. Smith (503) Joyce Benson (437) Karen Noble (504) Susan Johnson (438) Sue Ginter (505) Mary Bryan- PD (439) Mindy Moore (506) Linda Galloway (440) Pamela Kerrigan (507) Becky Larson (441) Mary Dwyer (508) Peggy Kirk Bell (442) Beverly Klass (509) Shirley Spork (443) Sue Thomas (444) Kay Cockerill
A. NOTE:
1. T&CP Entries: The Champion of the most recent LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) National Championship may enter one (1) Standard Eligibility Tournament during her tenure as Champion, falling in priority behind Category 18.
2. Medical, Maternity and Family Leave Extensions: A Member who receives an extension of status for medical, maternity or family leave will slot in the priority list position that most closely approximates the position which she was assigned at the beginning of the previous LPGA Tour season. If upon the Member’s return to competition, the Member’s position on the priority list gains her entry into a limited, no-cut field, such Member will only gain access to the event if she had been eligible to gain entry into such event in the previous year, but was unable to compete due to her medical, maternity or family leave extension.
B. Special Entries
Nine (9) places, as applicable, will be reserved in Standard Eligibility Tournaments as follows:
1. Hall of Fame/Tournament Winners Entries: Two (2) places will be reserved for LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame Members not otherwise eligible. Priority is based on the number of Official Tournament wins as of the end of the previous year. Any ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
Any such places not used by Hall of Fame Members will be reserved for Members, not otherwise eligible, who have won eight (8) or more Official Tournaments held within the previous twenty (20) years, with priority based on the number of wins. Any ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year. A Member who has won eight (8) or more tournaments may enter no more than two (2) tournaments a year through this entry criterion.
2. Sponsor Invitations: Two (2) places will be reserved for sponsor invitations (in special circumstances necessitated by a tournament location outside the United States or by a sponsor from another country, a limited number of additional sponsor invitations may be made available).
3. Local Qualifying: Two (2) places will be reserved for Players competing in a local qualifying round.
4. Previous Week Top 10: Two (2) places will be reserved for Members, not otherwise qualified, who finish within the top 10 and ties of the previous Standard Eligibility Tournament (Top 10 Event). If Members are tied for the second position, the tie will be broken by the lowest, most recent round in the previous Standard Eligibility Tournament, and, if necessary, by a match of cards starting with the 18th hole of the final round and working backward. If the LPGA tournament immediately following the Top 10 Event is not a Standard Eligibility Tournament, the Members shall then be entitled to places in the field for the very next Standard Eligibility Tournament within the same calendar year. Members must have committed to the tournament by the commitment deadline to be eligible through this category.
5. Late Entries: One (1) place will be reserved for a Member who wins the immediately preceding week’s Standard Eligibility Tournament and other designated tournaments. To enter a tournament after the commitment deadline in this category the Member must notify an LPGA Rules Official at the site of the immediately preceding tournament of her intention to enter no later than one hour after the conclusion of tournament play at the immediately preceding tournament.