Regulars at Mostly Harmless know the Young Guns generation refers to the LPGA rookie classes of 2006, 2007, and 2008.  Fifteen of them have already broken the million-dollar barrier in career winnings.  How do they stack up against each other?  To see my work, head on over to Mostly Harmless, but for Hound Dog's regulars, here are the results of the latest Best of the Young Guns ranking:

1. Ya Ni Tseng: Tseng's win at the final Corning Classic cements her status as best in her generation and puts her squarely among the LPGA's elite.

2. Seon Hwa Lee: Even though she's off to a slow start in '09 results-wise, her key stats are the same or better than last season, so look for the former top gun in her generation to start finishing higher sooner than later.

3. Na Yeon Choi: I'm calling her the best player in her generation without a win on the LPGA. If she ever gets her putter going, watch out for her! Hound Dog ranks her 75th in total putting this season.

4. Jee Young Lee: She's the best player in her generation without an official LPGA win (she won as a non-member in Korea). Like Seon Hwa Lee, her stats are about the same as ever, but like Choi, her putting has been off in '09, so all signs are pointing to another great run from her soon.

5. Morgan Pressel: Sure, only Seon Hwa Lee has more wins than she does, but she's going to drop down this ranking like Inbee Park did this time around if she can't improve just about every aspect of her game. With a generation this good, even a major can't help you out for long if you can't keep producing.

6. Angela Park: Another very good player in danger of being passed by a lot of fellow Young Guns. She hits an amazing number of greens given how bad she's driving the ball (Hound Dog ranks her below Pressel in this stat--#139 vs. #114) and I'm actually surprised she's making more than 3 birdies per round given how low Hound Dog ranks her in total putting (#70).

7. In-Kyung Kim: Hound Dog puts her at the top of those going up the LPGA Elevator, so it's no surprise she moved up 7 spots in his latest LPGA Top 70 to #11. She makes more birdies per round than Tseng and doesn't have an obvious weakness in her game, so look for her to keep making up ground on Park.

8. Eun-Hee Ji: Although she's been in a mini-slump by her standards the last few events, watch out for her as we approach the anniversary of her win at the Wegmans.

9. Ai Miyazato: She's now ranked in the top 30 by Rolex, the top 25 by Hound Dog, and the top 20 by the GSPI, so it's no wonder she's also taking a fast ride up HD's LPGA elevator. Now that she's got her driver going again (HD ranks her 7th on tour), she's attacking courses like the Ai-chan of old, as her 3.60 birdie rate shows. And she's not even putting well yet by her standards!

10. Brittany Lang: #2 on Hound Dog's LPGA elevator post, she's another great ball-striker (she's tops in HD's total driving stat) who just needs to get her putter going to start winning in bunches.

11. Song-Hee Kim: It's too bad for her Miyazato and Lang have been playing so well. Although she's been making up ground on them steadily for some time now, she still has a ways to go to catch them.

12. Ji Young Oh: Yeah, yeah, she's won twice on the LPGA. But I can't justify placing her any higher on this list.

13. Inbee Park: She remains in a serious slump since winning last year's U.S. Women's Open, despite showing signs of life here and there. We're not talking Julieta Granada territory just yet, but it's past time for her to get it going again!

14. Sun Young Yoo: One of the best drivers on tour this season (according to Hound Dog), this late bloomer just snuck into the million-dollar club. But she's going to have to learn to put herself into contention to move up this list.

15. Julieta Granada: It's looking more and more like she's not going to regain her rookie form any time soon, which means that we may be seeing plenty of her on the LET in the 2nd half of the season in an effort to secure some kind of professional status for 2010 (she's a member there this year by virtue of her strong play in their Q-School). Still, even without that $1M paycheck for winning the 2006 ADT Championship, she'd still be a member of the million-dollar club, so she'll be at the bottom of this pile for a long time to come.