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Last Chance

It occurred to me this morning that for several players teeing it up today at the Wegmans LPGA, this week would be their last chance to improve their Priority Status for awhile.  Next week's Jamie Farr Classic is Event #14 and the money list standings after Farr will re-adjust the Priority list.  With the Farr also being the lead-in event to the U.S. Open, nearly all of the top players will use that as a tune up.  Consequently the cutoff point for the field in Toledo will be higher, preventing those players with lower status from competing.  Add to that the fact that the LPGA schedule over the next two months is terribly sparse for the lower echelon members.  Evian is a limited field, the British has its own qualifying criteria, then they take two weeks off and come back for Solheim.  After Wegmans and Farr the lesser Tour players won't be able to play until August 28 at Safeway - that is, the ones who can get into the field with all of the top players on site after the downtime THEY have had.

The players I'm talking about are currently from about Position #155 on down, where a typically strong tournament field gets filled.  These ladies are playing at Wegmans but quite likely won't make the Farr field:

Dina Ammaccapane

Sarah Kemp

Maggie Will

Haeji Kang

Paige Mackenzie

Na Ri Kim

Brandie Burton

Brandi Jackson

Allison Hanna-Williams

Jackie Gallagher-Smith

Michelle Ellis

Becky Lucidi

Carri Wood

Young-A Yang

Michelle McGann

Cindy Rarick

Becky Iverson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The players in bold have earned zero dollars on Tour this year.  If any of these 17 can make the cut tomorrow, it will go a long way towards boosting her priority to a place where she can make the Safeway and get more chances.  Any of them who miss the Wegmans cut may find themselves so far down the money list ladder by the end of August that they will have no chance to avoid Q-School this fall.  Good luck, ladies.

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What it looks like now with 2 events til switch, Maybe?

151. Hanna Williams 65,000 money totals rounded
152. Jim Jeong 59,000
153. Sjodin 58,000
154. Yi 49,000
155. Burton 43,000
156. Mackenzie 41,000
157. Kemp 32,000
158. Leon 32,000
159. Kang 27,000
160. Lucidi 18,000
161. NR KIm 17,000
162. Gall Smith 10,000
163. Ammacapanne 7,500 Currently injuried per LIfe on Tour
164. Will 5,500
165. Jackson 3,000
166. Ellis
167. Turner retired
168. McCay At home with baby
169. Wood
170. Yang

by Phil E. Blunts on Jun 26, 2009 10:04 AM PDT reply actions  

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