2009 Preseason Rankings
by hound dog on Jan 12, 2009 3:00 PM PST
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PrintThe Constructivist's look back at last year's batch of preseason picks (mine included) prompted me to start thinking about this year's possibilities. The absence of one Mrs. McGee plus the incredible rookie class coming in makes this task all the more difficult. If I can finish second in the Prognostication Derby this year, I'll be grateful.
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1. Lorena Ochoa 2. Ji-Yai Shin 3. Paula Creamer 4. Yani Tseng 5. Suzann Pettersen 6. Seon Hwa Lee 7. Cristie Kerr 8. Eun-Hee Ji 9. Song-Hee Kim 10. Katherine Hull 11. Jee Young Lee 12. Angela Stanford 13. Hee-Won Han 14. Michelle Wie 15. Na Yeon Choi 16. Karrie Webb 17. Mi Hyun Kim 18. Jeong Jang 19. Angela Park 20. In-Kyung Kim 21. Jane Park 22. Candie Kung 23. Morgan Pressel 24. Brittany Lang 25. Karen Stupples 26. Christina Kim 27. Stacy Lewis 28. Sun Young Yoo 29. Hee Young Park 30. Meena Lee |
Honorable Mentions: Kristy McPherson, Stacy Prammanasudh, Laura Diaz, Amy Yang, Sandra Gal, Ji Young Oh, Helen Alfredsson, Momoko Ueda, Shanshan Feng, Shiho Oyama
My 2009 "Up Elevator" includes Shin, Ji, SH Kim, Hull, JY Lee (of course!), Wie, MH Kim, J Park, Lang, HY Park and M Lee. The big downers are Alfredsson, Diaz, Inbee Park, Oh, Jang, Stanford and Choi. Some of those choices are self-explanatory, the rest are just hunches. Let's hear your predictions.
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I'm saving mine till the 28th....
Did you see Jay Coffin of Golf Channel’s piece where he wrote that Wie’s camp was indicating she’d only play 12-14 events in ’09?
by The Constructivist on Jan 12, 2009 4:20 PM PST reply actions
it struck me as weird
Not sure I believe it, but am staying tuned the next couple of weeks to see if anything else comes up.
Why Jang so low?
Love the SH Kim pick—her stats do indeed suggest she should have a breakout season in ’09.
I have to admit, despite my intricate ranking system for the competition, I’m thinking about my list a little more simply, in terms of where I think the million-dollar barrier will fall and who I think will break it, then the same for the $600K boundary for the next tier….
by The Constructivist on Jan 13, 2009 3:58 AM PST up reply actions
JJ so low?
Mainly her wrist. I dropped Stanford a couple of notches too, because of her shoulder. In both of her LPGA seasons, Song-Hee’s stats look better than her results. I’m expecting her luck to even out a bit this year.
I don’t think I’ll be modifying my list just because somebody wrote “Wie’s camp was indicating” something. That could be anybody from B.J. himself to some Nike bozo. Besides – if Michelle plays as well as I think she might, she could rank in the Top 20 even with an abbreviated schedule.
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