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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Q School Past Results

There are multiple ways to enter the LPGA with enough status to participate in most events.
1)  Top 10 on Symetra Tours Money List
2)  Top 20 Finishers in Q School
3)  Win a LPGA tournament and request membership immediately or for following season.

The Q school is where LPGA golfers compete to regain their card or status if they did not finish in the season's top 100 of the money list.  Newbies from college competition, junior golf, and International competition also would vie for LPGA status.  The following list shows past Medalists for Q school and their respective rookie season.

Nine Medalists went on to win Rookie of the Year (RoY) Honors.
Five Medalists were inducted into the  Hall of Fame (HOF)

Only one repeat Medalist.  Carolyn Hill won it in 1980 and later in 1983.

2013 - Jaye Marie Green (R 2014)*
2012 - Rebecca Lee-Bentham (R 2012)*,
           Moriya Jutanugarn (RoY 2013)*
2011 - Junthima Gulyanamitta (R 2012)*
2010 - Aree Song (R 2004)*
2009 - Amanda Blumenherst (R 2010)*
2008 - Stacy Lewis (R 2009)*
2007 - Jane Park (R 2007)*
2006 - Hye Jung Choi (R 2006)*,
           In-Kyung Kim (R 2007)*
2005 - Ai Miyazato (R 2006)*
2004 - Paula Creamer (RoY 2005)*
2003 - Iben Tinning (2004)*, Isabelle Beisiegel (R 2004)*,
           Catherine Cartwright(R 2002)*
2002 - Marilyn Lovander (R 1992)*
2001 - Suzanne Strudwick (RoY 1993)*
2000 - Sue Ginter (Ginter-Brooker) (R 1998)*
1999 - Kellee Booth (R 2000)*
1998 - Shanie Waugh (R 1996)*
1997 - Se Ri Pak (RoY 1998,  HOF)*, Cristie Kerr (R 1997)*
1996 - Vickie Odegard (R 1997)*
1995 - Luciana Bernvenuti (R 1994)*
1994 - Denise Philbrick (R 1995)*
1993 - Leigh Ann Mills (R 1993)*
1992 - Nicky LeRoux (R 1985)*
1991 - Susie Redman (Parry) (R 1985)*, Kiernan Prechtl (R 1992)*
1990 - Katie Peterson (R 1991)*
1989 - Hiromi Kobayashi (RoY 1990)*
1988 - Caroline Pierce (McMillan) (R 1989 est)
1987 - Trish Johnson (R 1988)*
1986 - Deborah Skinner (R 1975)*
1985 - Sherri Steinhauer (R 1986)*, Mary Murphy (R 1985)*, Tammy Fredrickson(R 1986)*
1984 - Caroline Gowan(1985)*, Kris Monaghan (R 1985)*
1983 October - Kathy Williams (R 1983)*, Carolyn Hill (R 1980)*,
                         Marta Figueras-Dotti (R 1984)*
1983 August - Juli Inkster (RoY 1983, HOF)*, Kathy Baker (Guadagnino) (R 1983)*
1983 January - Anne-Marie Palli (R 1979)*
1982 July - Judy Ellis (Sams) (R 1982)*
1982 January - Colleen Walker (R 1982)*
1981 July - Nancy Maunder (R 1981)*
1981 January - Yuko Moriguchi (R 1981)*
1980 July - Patty Sheehan (RoY 1981, HOF)*
1980 January - Carolyn Hill (R 1980)*
1979 July - Cindy Hill (R 1979)*
1979 February - Beth Daniel (RoY 1979, HOF)*
1978 July - Julie Pyne (R 1978 est)
1978 January - Lauren Howe (R 1978)*
1977 July - Vicki Fergon (R 1977)*
1977 February - Eva Chang (R 1977)*
1976 July - LeNore Beserra (R 1971)*
1976 January - Ai-Yu Tu (R 1976)*
1975 June - Bonnie Lauer (RoY 1976)*
1975 January - Michelle Walker (R 1974)*
1974 July - Christi Pastore (R 1974 est)
1974 January - Pat Bradley (R 1974, HOF)*
1973 June - Mary Bea Porter (Porter-King) (R 1973)*
1973 January - Roberta Speer (R 1973 est)

Saturday, January 25, 2014

2014 LPGA Season Kicks Off with Familiar Faces and Rookies

The 2014 LPGA began this season at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, total purse is $1,300,000.  The field is without 5 of the top 10 in the Rolex Rankings, so an opportunity for rookies and lower ranked players to make the cut and earn some cash.  The venue can be windy for the afternoon start times.

After round two, Jessica Korda is leading at -11 by one stroke over Paula Creamer.  Michelle Wie is tied for third with Jenny Suh.  Suh was one of two Monday qualifiers for the tourney;  Birdie Kim was the other qualifier who also managed a +1 or better score to make the cut.

2014 Rookies who made the cut:
Kelly Tan
Megan Grehan
Line Vedel
Erica Popson
Mirim Lee
Lydia Ko

Rookie Lydia Ko was the leader after round one and is currently tied for 5th going into the weekend.
The winner of last year's Q school, rookie Jaye Marie Green, missed the cut by one stroke;  she carded a 77 after day two's afternoon round.

A lot of my favorites are within 5 shots of the leader: Stacy Lewis, Amy Yang, Pornanong Phatlum, Sandra Gal, Lizzette Salas, and Na Yeon Choi.
Anything can happen with two more days of competition; especially if the winds are strong and gusty.
I will pick Jessica Korda, since she has a history of winning 1st tourney of year.  I also like Lydia's and Pornanong's consistency.