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5/23/2011 3:20 PM

Priority Status for 2011 Standard Eligibility Tournaments The following priority with regards to a members playing status will be used to fill 2011 Standard Eligibility Tournament fields:

1.Top 80 Category: Top 80 on the LPGA Official Money List at the end of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, with priority based on the order of the list.

(1) Na Yeon Choi (44) Momoko Ueda (2) (45) (3) (46) (4) (47) (5) (48) (6) (49) (7) In-Kyung Kim (50) Kyeong Bae (8) Song–Hee Kim (51) (9) Michelle Wie (52) (10) (52a) * (11) Inbee (53) - retired (12) Katherine Hull (54) (13) (55) Na On Min (14) Amy Yang (56) Alena Sharp (15) (57) Eun-Hee Ji (16) Sun Young Yoo (58) Meaghan Francella (17) (59) Haeji Kang (18) (60) Lindsey Wright (19) Jee Young Lee (61) Shi Hyun Ahn (20) (62) (21) (63) Katie Futcher (22) Jimin Kang (64) (23) (64a) Anna Grzebien* (24) (65) (25) (66) Sarah Jane Smith (26) (67) (27) Kristy McPherson (68) (28) (69) (29) (70) (30) Azahara Munoz (71) (31) M.J. Hur (72) Ji Young Oh (32) Se Ri Pak (73) (33) (74) (34) Hee Young Park (75) (35) (76) Karin Sjodin (36) Candie Kung (76a) * (37) (77) Mina Harigae (38) (78) (39) (79) (40) (80) (41) Jeong Jang (42) Seon Hwa Lee (43) Hee-Won Han *medical 2010

1 2. Career Top 20 Category: Top 20 on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, with priority based on the order of the list, provided that: (a) the player must have competed in at least ten (10) official LPGA tournaments during the previous two years, (b) the player must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top 20 Category by December 15 of the previous year, (c) if a player elects to be included in the Career Top 20 Category, she will be in this Category for one year,(d) a player may be included in this category only two times in her career, and (e) a player may only be in the Career Top 20 Category or the Career Top 40 Category (but not both) in her career (and being in the Career Top 20 and Career Top 40 categories in years prior to 2009 counts against this one-time allowance).

(81) (retired)

3. Major Winner Category: Winners of LPGA major championships during the previous five years, with priority based on the number of such wins during the previous five years (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA Career Earnings List as of the end of the previous year). To be eligible for this category, a player must have played in at least 10 official LPGA tournaments during the previous two (2) years.

(82) Annika Sorenstam (retired) (83) * (84) *

* medical 2010

4. Two Win Category: Winners of at least two (2) official LPGA tournaments during the previous four (4) years, with priority based on the number of wins in official LPGA tournaments during the previous four (4) years (any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA Career Earnings List as of the end of the previous year). To be eligible for this category, a player must have played in at least ten (10) official LPGA tournaments during the previous two (2) years.

(85) Mi Hyun Kim

5. Current Year Win Category: Winners of official LPGA tournaments during the current year, with priority based on the earliest date of such wins, provided that any non-LPGA member winner must have joined the LPGA in order to be placed in this category.

5(a) Three Wins in the Same Season Category: A season, winners of three(3) or more official LPGA tournaments during the same calendar year or the 2011 LPGA season, winners of three (3) or more official LPGA tournaments during the same calendar year from 2006-2010; for the 2012 LPGA season, winners of three(3) or more official LPGA tournaments during the same calendar year from 2007-2011; and for the 2013 LPGA season, winners of three (3) or more official LPGA tournaments during the same calendar year from 2008-2012; in each case with priority based on the number of wins during any calendar year (and with any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA Career Earnings List as of the end of the previous year).

6. One Win Category: For the 2011 LPGA season, winners of one (1) official LPGA tournament during calendar, during calendar years 2008-2010; in each case with priority based on the number of wins in official LPGA tournaments during the previous three years (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA Career Earnings List as of the end of the previous year). For the 2012 LPGA season and thereafter, winners of one official LPGA tournament during the previous two years, with priority based on the number of wins in official LPGA tournaments during the previous two years (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA Career Earnings List as of the end of the previous year).

(86) Leta Lindley (87) Eunjung Yi (88)

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7. Non-Member Win Category: Winners of at least one official LPGA official tournament during the previous calendar year while not an LPGA member, with priority based on the earliest date of such wins.

(89) Hee Kyung Seo

8. Current Year Top 40 Category: Players in the current year’s LPGA Official Money List after the 7th official LPGA tournament of the year with priority based on the order of the list. For the remaining official LPGA tournaments of the year, players in the Top 40 on the current year’s LPGA Official Money List after the 13th official LPGA tournament of the year, with priority based on the order of the list.

(90) Mindy Kim (91) Paige Mackenzie (92)

9. Top 5 LPGA FUTURES Tour Category: Top 5 on the previous year’s LPGA FUTURES Tour season-ending money list, with priority based on the position on the list.

(93) Cindy LaCrosse (94) (95) (96) (97) (97a) Song Yi Choi*

* medical 2010

10. Non-Member Top 80 Category: Each player who, as of the conclusion of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, won an amount of money as a non-LPGA member during such year in official LPGA co- sponsored domestic tournaments with fields of seventy-five (75) or more, that is equal to or greater than the amount th of official money won by the player who was in 80 place on the LPGA Official Money List at that time (with priority based on the amount of money won in such tournaments).

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11. Top 20 Q-School Category/Nos. 81-100 Category: In alternating order, top 20 from the previous year’s LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and Nos. 81-100 on the LPGA Official Money List at the end of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, with (in the case of the Qualifying Tournament players) any ties broken on the basis of the lowest most recent round in the final and sectional Qualifying Tournament, except that, in the event of a tie for th th 20 place at the Qualifying Tournament, the 20 place shall be determined through a play-off held at the Qualifying st Tournament. Alternating order starts with the top finisher at the Qualifying Tournament, then goes to the 81 player on the LPGA Official Money List, then goes to the 2nd place finisher at the Qualifying Tournament, then goes to the nd 82 player on the LPGA Official Money List, etc. However, if a player No. 81-100 on the LPGA Official Money List at the end of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, improves her status within this category by way of her finish in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, she will assume the higher priority status. Her lower priority status will be assumed by the next available player within this category from the LPGA Official Money List of the previous year who has also not improved her status via the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. Example: A player finishes 95th on the LPGA Official Money List at the end of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year. She competes in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and finishes 1st. She assumes the higher priority status within this category and vacates her lower priority status position, which is then assumed by the player who finishes 96th on the LPGA Money List of the previous year. If the player who finishes 96th on the LPGA Official Money List also improves her position within this category via the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, the player who finished 97th on the LPGA Official Money List will assume the vacated priority status by the who finished 95th and the player who finished 98th will assume the priority status vacated by the player who finished 96th etc.

(98) Aree Song (99) Moira Dunn (116) Louise Stahle (100) (116a) Jin Young Pak* (101) Irene Cho (117) Nicole Hage (102) Jimin Jeong (118) (103) (119) Dori Carter (103a) Wendy Doolan* (119a) Minea Blomqvist* (104) Dana Bordner (120) Kimberly Kim (105) (121) Stephanie Sherlock (106) Dewi Claire Schreefel (122) Taylor Leon (107) Kris Tamulis (123) Mollie Fankhauser (108) Pornanong Phatlum (124) (109) Reilley Rankin (125) Jennie Lee (110) Sarah Kemp (126) (111) Jeehae Lee (127) Sara Brown (112) Ilhee Lee (113) Belen Mozo (114) *medical 2010 (115) Angela Oh

12. Top 40 Two Years Prior Category: Top 40 on the LPGA Official Money List at the end of the last official LPGA tournaments of two (2) years previous, with priority based on the order of the list. To be eligible for this category, a player must have played in at least 10 official LPGA tournaments during the previous two years.

13. Three-Time Futures Current-Year Win Category: Winners of three (3) official Futures Tour tournaments during the current year. (A person does not gain LPGA membership by winning three times on the Futures Tour. If the person entering through this category is not an LPGA member, any prize money she wins will be unofficial for purposes of the LPGA Official Money List, although if she wins the tournament it will be considered an official LPGA win. If the person entering through this category is an LPGA member, prize money she wins will be considered official.)

4 Reshuffle #1 as of May 23rd, 2011

After the 7th official LPGA Tour event (Sybase Championship) players in categories 14 through 21 will be seated with priority based on the order of the current year’s LPGA Official Money List. (128) Marcy Hart (129) Jenny Suh (130) Stephanie Louden (131) Samantha Richdale (132) Jean Reynolds (133) Ryann O’Toole (134) (135) (136) Haru Nomura (137) Mhairi McKay (138) Jennifer Johnson (139) Allison Fouch (140) Lisa Meldrum (141) (142) Jessica Shepley (143) Ashli Bunch (144) Diana D’Alessio (145) Dina Ammaccapane (146) Nannette Hill

14. Career Top 40 Category: Top 40 on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year, with priority based on the order of the list, provided that: (a) the player must have competed in at least ten (10) official LPGA tournaments during the previous two (2) years, (b) the player must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top 40 Category by December 15 of the previous year, and (c) if a player elects to be included in the Career Top 40 Category she will be in this category for one year, (d) a player may be included in this category only one time in her career, (e) a player may only be in the Career Top 40 Category or the Career Top 20 Category (but not both) in her career (and being in the Career Top 20 and Career Top 40 categories in years prior to 2009 counts against this one-time allowance).

15. Nos. 101-125 Category: Nos. 101-125 on the LPGA Official Money List at the conclusion of the last official LPGA tournament of the previous year, with priority based on the order of the list. (152) Paola Moreno (146a) Michelle Ellis # (153) Jill McGill (147) Allison Hanna (154) Libby Smith (148)-retired (155) (149) Alison Walshe (156) Yoo Kim (150) Anja Monke (157) Beth Bader (151) Gloria Park (157a) Young-A Yang*

*medical 2010

16. Nos. 21-30 Category: From the previous year’s LPGA Qualifying Tournament, the ten (10) players finishing after the player who finished in 20th place, with priority based on the order of their finish at the Qualifying Tournament (and any ties broken on the basis of the lowest most recent round in the final Qualifying Tournament).

(158) Alison Whitaker (159) Nicole Jeray (160) Shasta Averyhardt

17. Nos. 6-10 Futures Category: Nos. 6-10 on the previous year’s Official Money List of the LPGA Futures Tour, with priority based on the position on the list.

(161) Hannah Jun

5 18. Multiple Tournament Winners with Recent Strong Performance Category: Winners of more than one official LPGA tournament who have been in the Top 80 on the LPGA Official Money List as of the conclusion of the last official LPGA tournament of one of the previous three (3) years, with priority based on the number of wins (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year).

19. Tournament Winners Category: Winners of official LPGA tournaments held within the previous twenty (20) calendar years, with priority based on the number of wins (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year).Beginning with the 2011 season, an LPGA member must have won at least eight official LPGA tournaments (provided that in calculating the number of wins for this purpose, a win of any LPGA Major Championship shall be counted as two wins), the last having been won within the previous twenty (20) calendar years, in order to be eligible to fill a place not used by a Hall of Fame member, and the member may enter no more than two tournaments a year through this entry criteria.

Players listed below have 8 wins or more in the (199) Laurie Merten previous 20 calendar years (200) Muffin Spencer-Devlin (201) Lisa Walters (162) (202) (163) (203) Terry Jo Myers (164) (204) (165) (205) Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (166) (206) (167) (207) (168) (208) Gail Graham (169) (209) (170) (210) Heather Daly-Donofrio (171) (211) (172) (212) Anne-Marie Palli (173) (213) (174) (214) (175) (215) -Maloney (176) (216) Kristi Albers (177) (217) (218) Players listed below have 7 wins or less in the previous (219) twenty 20 years (220) Cindy Figg-Currier (221) (178) (222) (179) (223) Charlotta Sorenstam (180) Michelle McGann (224) (181) (225) Kate Golden (182) (226) Amy Fruhwirth (183) (227) Missie McGeorge (184) (228) Jackie Gallagher-Smith (185) (229) Joan Pitcock (186) (230) Marta Figueras-Dotti (187) (231) (188) (232) Allison Finney (189) (233) (190) (234) Cathy Johnston-Forbes (191) (235) (192) (236) Mardi Lunn (193) Dawn Coe-Jones (237) Pearl Sinn-Bonanni (194) (238) Julie Piers (195) (239) (196) (240) (197) (241) Laurel Kean (198) (242) Tracy Kerdyk 6 (243) Lisa D’Amore (246) Sally Quinlan (244) Carolyn Hill (247) Sharon Barrett (245) Tina Fischer (248) Patty Jordan

20. Nos. 31-40 Category: From the previous year’s LPGA Qualifying Tournament, the next ten (10) players after the ten (10) players eligible under the Nos. 21-30 Category (regardless of whether they have a priority higher than that category), with priority based on the order of their finish at the Qualifying Tournament (and any ties broken on the basis of the lowest most recent round in the final Qualifying Tournament).

(249) Stephanie Kim (250) Jodie Ewart (251) Angela Buzminski (251a) Jane Chin* (252) Adrienne White (253) (254) Jennifer Gleason (255) Ayaka Kaneko (256) Merdith Duncan (257) Tanya Dergal (258) (259) Junko Nakada (260) Jaclyn Sweeney (261) Lisa Ferrero (262) Sarah Brown (262a) Hana Kim* *medical

7 21. Tournament Winners: Past Tournament winners of events, more than 20 years Class A/Veteran International Members Category: All Class A LPGA Tournament Division members and International members who have been LPGA members in good standing for 10 or more consecutive years, with priority based on the players’ positions on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year.

(Tournament Winners-more than 20 years) (263) (314) (264) (315) Jennifer Wyatt (265) (316) Susie McAllister-Morton (266) (317) (267) JoAnne Carner (318) (268) (319) Lauren Howe (269) (320) Kathy Hite-James (270) (321) Barbara Barrow (271) (322) (272) (323) (273) (324) (274) (325) (275) (326) Jocelyne Bourassa (276) -Sfingi (327) Barbara Romack (277) (278) Class A Members (279) (280) (328) -Ackerman (281) (329) Tracy Hanson (282) (330) (283) -McDermid (331) Susie Redman (284) (332) (285) JoAnn Prentice (333) A.J. Eathorne (286) (334) Kim Williams (287) (335) Eva Dahllof (288) (336) Alicia Dibos (289) (337) Yu Ping Lin (290) (338) Marianne Morris (291) (339) Jean Bartholomew (292) (340) Robin Walton (293) (341) Mitzi Edge (294) JoAnne Washam (342) Jamie Hullett (295) (343) (296) -Simon (344) Denise Killeen (297) (345) Nancy Ramsbottom (298) (346) Kristal Parker-Manzo (299) (347) Nancy Harvey (300) (348) (301) (349) (302) (350) Caroline Keggi (303) (351) (304) (352) Myra Blackwelder (305) (353) Leslie Spalding (306) (354) Jill Briles-Hinton (307) (355) Vickie Odegard (308) Cathy Morse (356) Audra Burks (309) (357) Siew-Ai Lim (310) (358) Carri Wood (311) (359) Luciana Bemvenuti (312) (360) Stephanie Farwig (313) Dorothy Germain (361) Anna Acker-Macosko 8 (362) Candy Hannemann (416) LeAnn Cassaday (363) Lori West (417) Judy Sams (364) Lynn Connelly (418) Michelle Dobek (365) Leigh Ann Mills (419) Mary Murphy (366) Kim Shipman (420) Nancy Taylor-Capps (367) Marilyn Lovander (421) Noelle Daghe (368) Cathy Marino (422) Cathy Mant (369) Sara Sanders (423) Gail Hirata-Chaffin (370) Deedee Lasker (424) Cathy Mockett (371) Laurie Brower (425) (372) Ellie Gibson (426) Gerda Boykin (373) Kim Hall (427) Debbie Steinbach-Keller (374) Amy Read (428) Mardell Wilkins (375) Susan Sanders (429) Louise Parks (376) Jenna Daniels (430) Joan Joyce (377) Nina Foust (431) Laura Hurlbut (378) Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (432) Jeannette Kohlhaas (379) Sue Ertl (433) Linda Hunt (380) Angie Ridgeway (434) Donna Wilkins (381) Marlene Floyd (435) Cathy Duggan (382) Marci Bozarth (436) Loretta Alderete (383) Janice Gibson (437) Joan Delk (384) Kathryn Young-Robyn (438) Marty Dickerson (385) Annette DeLuca (439) Sue Fogleman (386) Patricia Baxter-Johnson (440) Jackie Bertsch Bro (387) Barb Moxness (441) Pamela Allen (388) Jennifer Feldott-Hall (442) Amelia Rorer (389) Heather Drew (443) Marga Stubblefield (390) Deborah Vidal (444) Terri Hancock (391) Kathy McMullen (445) Kelly Leadbetter (392) M.J. Smith (446) Susan Daniels (393) Karen Noble (447) Connie Ross (394) Sue Ginter (448) Kathy Farrer (395) Mindy Moore (449) Adele Peterson (396) Pamela Kerrigan (450) Debbie Skinner (397) Mary Dwyer (451) Anne Kelly (398) Beverly Klass (452) Renee Powell (399) Sue Thomas (453) Sharron Moran (400) Kay Cockerill (454) Janet Le Pera (401) Angela Jerman (455) Brenda Hocott (402) Erika Wicoff (456) Cindy Ferro (403) Beth Stone (457) Carla Glasgow (404) Jen Hanna (458) Sherry Wilder (405) Sarah McGuire (459) H.B. Duntz MacArthur (406) Nicky Le Roux (460) Cynthia Anzolut (407) Sherrin Smyers (461) Joyce Benson (408) Kate Rogerson (462) Susan Johnson (409) Kim Bauer (463) Mary Bryan (410) Gina Hull (464) Linda Galloway (411) Nancy White (465) Becky Larson (412) Dianne Dailey (466) Bettye Danoff (413) Therese Hession (467) (414) Barb Mizrahie (468) Shirley Spork (415) Carole Charbonnier

Note: Italicized names have not competed in the previous two years

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T&CP Entries: The Champion of the most recent LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) National Championship and the Champion of the most recent T&CP Section Championship of each T&CP Section may enter one standard eligibility event during her tenure as Champion, falling in priority behind Category 20, with priority among the T&CP members going first to the National Champion, and then to the Section Champion whose Section residence is closest to the event.

Medical, Maternity and Family Leave Extensions: For 2011, players with medical, maternity and family leave extensions of status will slot in the priority list category that most closely approximate their status at the beginning of 2010.

Re-Shuffle: There will be two (2) Re-Shuffles of players in categories 14-21 during the season.

1st Re-Shuffle: After the 7th official LPGA Tour event (Sybase Match Play Championship) players in categories 14 through 21 will be re-ordered with priority based on the order of the current year’s LPGA Official Money List, falling in priority behind Category 13.

2nd Re-Shuffle: After the 13th official LPGA Tour event (RICOH Women’s British Open) players in categories 14 through 21 will be re-ordered with priority based on the order of the current year’s LPGA Official Money List, falling in priority behind Category 13.

Special Entries

Places will be reserved in tournaments with standard eligibility fields, as follows:

1. Hall of Fame/Tournament Winners Entries: Two places will be reserved for LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members not otherwise eligible, with priority based on the number of official LPGA tournament wins as of the end of the previous year (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year previous year).Beginning with the 2011 season, an LPGA member must have won at least eight (8) official LPGA tournaments (provided that in calculating the number of wins for this purpose, a win of any LPGA Major Championship shall be counted as two wins), the last having been won within the previous twenty (20) calendar years (1991), in order to be eligible to fill a place not used by a Hall of Fame member, and the member may enter no more than two tournaments a year through this entry criteria.

2. Sponsor Exemptions: Two (2) places will be reserved for sponsor invitations (in special circumstances necessitated by a tournament location outside the or 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 the open qualifying round.

4. Late Entries: Two (2)places will be reserved for the following players who have not committed to the tournament by the commitment deadline: (a) the winner of the immediately preceding week’s official LPGA tournament and (b) Hall of Fame members, provided that (i) such player notifies an LPGA Tournament Official at the site of the immediately preceding tournament of her intention to enter no later than 3:00 p.m.est) Sunday of advance week and (ii) a player may not enter this way more than once a year. Priority will first be given to the winner of the immediately preceding week’s tournament, and then to Hall of Fame members based on the number of official LPGA tournament wins as of the end of the previous year (and any ties broken by the players’ positions on the LPGA career earnings list as of the end of the previous year).

5. Previous Week Top 10: Two (2) places will be reserved for players who are not otherwise eligible, as follows: Each of the top two (2) of such players who finish in the Top 10 in a standard eligibility LPGA tournament prior to the final standard eligibility tournament of the year (a “Top 10 Event”) are entitled to places in the next standard-eligibility tournament after the Top 10 Event, with any tie for the second such player broken by according the place of the player with the lowest most recent round in the Top 10 Event or other official LPGA tournament. If the LPGA tournament immediately following the Top 10 Event is not a standard eligibility event, the players shall be entitled to places in the next standard-eligibility tournament after that.

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