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June 30, 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) (29) (57) Moriya Jutanugarn (2) (30) Mi Jung Hur (58) Jennifer Johnson (3) (31) Mi Hyang Lee (59) Kim Kaufman (4) Michelle Wie (32) (60) Se Ri Pak (5) So Yeon Ryu (33) (61) (6) (34) Hee Kyung Seo* (62) ** (7) (35) Eun-Hee Ji (63) Sun Young Yoo (8) (36) (64) Sarah Jane Smith (9) Azahara Munoz (37) (65) (10) (38) Ilhee Lee (66) ** (11) (39) Lee-Anne Pace (67) Ayako Uehara (12) (40) (68) Marina Alex (13) Na Yeon Choi (41) Hee Young Park (69) (14) (42) (70) (15) (43) (71) (16) (44) (72) Dewi Claire Schreefel (17) (45) (73) (18) (46) Line Vedel (74) Dori Carter (19) (47) (75) (20) (48) Haru Nomura (76) Kris Tamulis (21) (49) I.K. Kim (77) Ji Young Oh (22) (50) Haeji Kang (78) Sydnee Michaels (23) (51) Mina Harigae (79) (24) (52) (80) (25) (53) (81) Paula Reto (26) (54) (82) P.K. Kongkraphan (27) (55) (83) Amy Anderson (28) (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 (85) Hyo Joo Kim (86)

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.

(87) 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.

(88) 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.

(89) Ha Na Jang (97) Wei-Ling Hsu (90) (98) (91) (99) Nicole Smith ** (92) (100) Perrine Delacour (93) Sakura Yokomine (101) Alison Walshe (94) (102) Maria McBride (95) Min Seo Kwak (103) Jacqui Concolino (96) Kelly Shon (104) ** Medical

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.

(105) Marissa Steen (110) Kendall Dye (106) Jackie Stoelting (111) Demi Runas (107) Sadena Parks (112) Mallory Blackwelder (108) Min Lee (109) Yueer Cindy Feng

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.

(113) Xi Yu Lin (123) Paige Mackenzie ** (114) (124) Lindsey Wright (115) Katie Burnett (125) Kristy McPherson (116) (126) Karin Sjodin (117) Kelly Tan (127) Ashleigh Simon (118) Jennifer Rosales (128) Joanna Klatten (119) Sarah Kemp (129) Paz Echeverria (120) Jaye Marie Green (121) Danah Bordner * (122) Alena Sharp

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.

(130) (138) (131) Ryann O’Toole (139) Ju Young Park (132) Simin Feng (140) Garrett Phillips (133) Nannette Hill (141) * (134) Lisa Ferrero ** (142) (135) (143) Karlin Beck (136) Therese Koelbaek (137) SooBin Kim ** 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.

(144)

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.

2nd Reshuffle as of June 29, 2015

(145) Jee Young Lee (156) Jenny Suh (146) Felicity Johnson (157) Rebecca Lee-Bentham (147) Jing Yan (158) Sandra Changkija (148) Jane Rah (159) Julie Yang (149) Stephanie Meadow (160) Alejandra Llaneza (150) (161) (151) Chie Arimura (162) Seon Hwa Lee (152) (163) Lisa McCloskey (153) Cydney Clanton (164) Giulia Molinaro (154) Sue Kim (165) Paola Moreno (155) Victoria Elizabeth

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.

(166) Hee-Won Han (170) Haley Italia ** (167) Jennifer Kirby (171) Jimin Kang (168) Jeong Jang (172) Hannah Jun Medlock (169) Stacey Keating ** 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.

(173) Casey Grice (179) Jean Reynolds (185) Elizabeth Nagel (174) Nontaya Srisawang (180) Lindy Duncan (186) Caroline Westrup (175) Daniela Iacobelli (181) Celine Herbin (187) Katy Harris (176) Louise Stahle (182) Emma de Groot (188) Marta Sanz Barrio (177) Natalie Sheary (183) Jenny Gleason (178) Jeong Eun Lee (184) Sophie Giquel

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

(189) Annika Sorenstam (224) Terry-Jo Myers (190) (225) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (191) (226) (192) (227) (193) (228) (194) (229) (195) (230) (196) (231) Heather Daly-Donofrio (197) (232) (198) (233) Leta Lindley (199) (234) Kim-Saiki-Maloney (200) (235) Moira Dunn (201) (236) (202) Mi Hyun Kim (237) (203) (238) Cindy Figg-Currier (239) Players listed below have seven (7) wins or less in (240) the previous twenty (20) calendar years (241) (242) Charlotta Sorenstam (204) (243) Kate Golden (205) Michelle McGann (244) Amy Fruhwirth (206) (245) Missie McGeorge (207) (246) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (208) (247) Joan Pitcock (209) (248) Marta Figueras-Dotti (210) (249) (211) (250) (212) (251) (213) (252) Julie Piers (214) (253) (215) (254) Laurel Kean (216) (255) Tracy Kerdyk (217) (256) Lisa D’Amore (218) Dawn Coe-Jones (257) Carolyn Hill (219) (258) (220) Vicki Fergon (259) Eunjung Yi (221) (260) Tina Fischer (222) (223)

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) (308) (262) (309) (263) (310) (264) (311) Anne-Marie Palli (265) (312) (266) JoAnne Carner (313) (267) (314) (268) (315) (269) (316) (270) (317) (271) (318) (272) (319) (273) (320) (274) (321) (275) (322) (276) (323) Jane Crafter (277) (324) (278) (325) (279) (326) Allison Finney (280) (327) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (281) (328) Cathy Morse (282) (329) (283) (330) (284) (331) (285) -McDermid (332) (286) (333) Dorothy Germain (287) (334) (288) (335) Jennifer Wyatt (289) (336) Sally Quinlan (290) JoAnn Prentice (337) Susie McAllister-Morton (291) (338) Patty Hayes (292) (339) (293) (340) Lauren Howe (294) (341) Sharon Barrett (295) (342) Patty Jordan-Smith (296) (343) Kathy Hite-James (297) (344) Barbara Barrow (298) (345) (299) (346) Amy Hung * (300) Laurie Merten (347) (301) (348) (302) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (349) Mary Lou Crocker (303) (350) Jocelyne Bourassa (304) (351) (305) (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) -Ackerman (367) Kim Williams (355) Tracy Hanson (368) Eva Dahllof (356) (369) Yu Ping Lin (357) (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) (364) Aree Song (377) Denise Killeen (378) Kristal Parker-Manzo (445) Angela Jerman (379) Nancy Harvey (446) Erika Wicoff (380) (447) Beth Stone (381) (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) (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) (442) Beverly Klass (509) Shirley Spork (443) Sue Thomas (444)

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 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.