Q-School Finals Preview

by hound dog on Dec 1, 2008 6:36 AM PST Comment 5 comments

The LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament - the grueling five-day test of nerves to secure Tour status for 2009 - gets underway Wednesday. 143 players will duke it out for 20 available Category 11 positions. All players will play the first four rounds on two courses at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida with the low 70 players plus ties moving on to Sunday's final round.

The field includes players looking to earn their initial Tour card and those who are attempting to improve their status (and thus be eligible for more events) for next season. Any ties for the 20^th position will be settled by playoff holes. Players who finish in positions 21-30 will earn Category 16 status while those who finish 31-40 will be in Category 20. You can read what I posted earlier about these categories here.

The Constructivist has already weighed in with his picks for the Top 20 and has thrown down the gauntlet for others to do the same. Of course I accept his challenge and submit my own choices here:

1. Michelle Wie

2. Amy Yang

3. Stacy Lewis

4. Shiho Oyama

5. Song Yi Choi

6. Anna Nordqvist

7. Sun-Ju Ahn

8. Michelle Ellis

9. Leah Wigger

10. Miki Saiki

11. Jimin Jeong

12. Sunny Oh

13. Na Ri Kim

14. Sophia Sheridan

15. Charlotte Mayorkas

16. Anja Monke

17. Hannah Jun

18. Kim Welch

19. Garrett Phillips

20. Chella Choi

If most of them make it to Sunday, I'll be very happy.

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My 20 in Alpha Order

Ahn
C. Choi
SY Choi
Eberl
Elosegui
Fankhauser
Giquel
Jeong
H. Kang
T. Leon
Lewis
Monke
Nordqvist
Oyama
Reid
Saiki
Wie
A Yang
YA Yang
Yi

Just missing Grzebien, Mayorkas and Wood

No big surprises there always seems to be a few every year so I’ll add

Richdale
Prange
Pasechnik
Greggain

My 20 went to 27, but thats OK, glad this post came about.

by Phil E. Blunts on Dec 1, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply actions

Q School

I had these already for MyLPAG contest so here goes.
Can anyone shed any light on why Kim Welsh is entered, I thougt she was already accepted through the Futures Tour.

1. Sun-Ju Ahn
2. Cella Choi
3. Jimin Jeong
4. Mollie Frankhauser
5. Stacy Lewis
6. Taylor Leon
7. Charlotte Mayorka
8. Naja Monke
9. Anna Norqvist
10. Sunny Oh
11. Shiho Oyama
12. Anna Rawson
13. Beatriz Recari
14. Miki Saiki
15. Nontaya Srisawang
16. Louise Stahls
17. Jaclyn Sweeney
18. Michelle Wie
19. Amy Yank
20. Jannell Howland

by balabill on Dec 1, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply actions

Kim Welch

Kim’s status on the LPGA next year is fairly low because she finished in tenth place on the FUTURES Tour money list. Only those who finished in the top five have full status. Consequently, Song Yi Choi, Jessica Shepley, Leah Wigger, Sophia Sheridan as well as Kim are competing at Q-School to improve their status.

Truth has a well-known liberal bias.

by dianemarie on Dec 2, 2008 3:27 AM PST up reply actions

My Q School Twenty

1. Sun-Ju Ahn
2. Anna Nordqvist
3. Chella Choi
4. Stacy Lewis
5. Amy Yang
6. Michelle Wie
7. Sunny Oh
8. Shiho Oyama
9. Jimin Jeong
10. Miki Saiki
11. Charlotte Mayorkas
12. Briana Vega
13. Samantha Richdale
14. Melissa Reid
15. Lisa Meldrum
16. Carolina Llano
17. Anna Rawson
18. Angela Buziminski
19. Martina Eberl
20. Jenny Suh

- Rjay

by rjay on Dec 2, 2008 3:34 PM PST reply actions

no particular order

I’m heavy on players with whom I’m familiar and light on those who’ve spent their careers on Asian or European Tours. Hopefully T.C. will forgive me.

1. Emily Bastel
2. Michelle Wie
3. Liz Janangelo
4. Taylor Leon
5. Stacy Lewis
6. Charlotte Mayorkas
7. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
8. Anna Nordqvist
9. Miki Saiki
10. Sophia Sheridan
11. Leah Wigger
12. Mika Miyazato
13. Paola Moreno
14. Alison Walshe
15. Song Yi Choi
16. Eunjung Yi
17. Kristina Tucker
18. Amy Yang
19. Mollie Fankhauser
20. Carolina Llano