Post by tonyj500 on Oct 17, 2022 18:18:03 GMT
After a week off the LPGA resumes its schedule with the playing of the BMW Ladies Championship.
My field rating for this tournament is a Mediocre 53% (up from 46.5% when last played in 2019).
My breakdown is 60% from the LPGA Priority List and 46% from the Rolex Rankings.
Six of the top 10 players in the world will be teeing it up.
Players not teeing it up this week include:
Nelly Korda
Inbee Park
Lexi Thompson
Brooke Henderson
In Gee Chun
Jessica Korda
Ally Ewing
Georgia Hall
Gaby Lopez
Ryann O'Toole
Madelene Sagstrom
Charley Hull
Other Stuff:
Jodi Ewart Shadoff's victory was the 10th first time winner on the tour this year.
It was also the 10th tournament this year decided by one stroke. Six more were decided in a playoff.
Shadoff was also the second consecutive winner on the LPGA from England.
In the all important Race to the CME Globe, where finishing in the top 100 is neccessary to retain full playing privileges for 2023:
Lauren Coughlin wrapped up a spot as she moved from 91-79.
Haeji Kang (89-83) and Amanda Dougherty (94-86) appear to have wrapped up spots also.
Jennifer Chang (95-92) has improved her chances, and Caroline Inglis (106-99) has snuck into the top 100.
Atthaya Thitikul's top ten finish last week was her 13th of the year, putting her in first place in that category all by herself.
Thitikul also increased her Rookie of the Year lead to 1425 to 1182 over Hye-Jin Choi. Assuming Atthaya plays out the rest of the season, it will probably take 2 victories by Choi to overtake her.
Atthaya (just 19 years old) is also just a stones throw away from taking over the top spot in the world rankings, and is still in the race for the Player of the Year and Vare Trophy.
Rolex Rankings (since we were away for a week I have combined the numbers from the last 2 weeks):
Ayaka Furue entered the top 20 (knocking out Hye-Jin Choi) with a move of 23-19.
Other important moves were Madelene Sagstrom 30-25, Yuka Saso 35-30, and Maya Stark 46-39.
The biggest move was made by Jodi Ewart Shadoff as she jumped 93-63.
We had three new entries into the top 100 as Haruka Kawaski (108-98), Yungi Jeong (102-87), and Pauline Roussin (103-93) joined the list.
The three players that dropped out of the top 100 and are no longer part of my field ratings are: Ga Eun Song, Seo Yeong Kwon, and Ha Na Jang.
My field rating for this tournament is a Mediocre 53% (up from 46.5% when last played in 2019).
My breakdown is 60% from the LPGA Priority List and 46% from the Rolex Rankings.
Six of the top 10 players in the world will be teeing it up.
Players not teeing it up this week include:
Nelly Korda
Inbee Park
Lexi Thompson
Brooke Henderson
In Gee Chun
Jessica Korda
Ally Ewing
Georgia Hall
Gaby Lopez
Ryann O'Toole
Madelene Sagstrom
Charley Hull
Other Stuff:
Jodi Ewart Shadoff's victory was the 10th first time winner on the tour this year.
It was also the 10th tournament this year decided by one stroke. Six more were decided in a playoff.
Shadoff was also the second consecutive winner on the LPGA from England.
In the all important Race to the CME Globe, where finishing in the top 100 is neccessary to retain full playing privileges for 2023:
Lauren Coughlin wrapped up a spot as she moved from 91-79.
Haeji Kang (89-83) and Amanda Dougherty (94-86) appear to have wrapped up spots also.
Jennifer Chang (95-92) has improved her chances, and Caroline Inglis (106-99) has snuck into the top 100.
Atthaya Thitikul's top ten finish last week was her 13th of the year, putting her in first place in that category all by herself.
Thitikul also increased her Rookie of the Year lead to 1425 to 1182 over Hye-Jin Choi. Assuming Atthaya plays out the rest of the season, it will probably take 2 victories by Choi to overtake her.
Atthaya (just 19 years old) is also just a stones throw away from taking over the top spot in the world rankings, and is still in the race for the Player of the Year and Vare Trophy.
Rolex Rankings (since we were away for a week I have combined the numbers from the last 2 weeks):
Ayaka Furue entered the top 20 (knocking out Hye-Jin Choi) with a move of 23-19.
Other important moves were Madelene Sagstrom 30-25, Yuka Saso 35-30, and Maya Stark 46-39.
The biggest move was made by Jodi Ewart Shadoff as she jumped 93-63.
We had three new entries into the top 100 as Haruka Kawaski (108-98), Yungi Jeong (102-87), and Pauline Roussin (103-93) joined the list.
The three players that dropped out of the top 100 and are no longer part of my field ratings are: Ga Eun Song, Seo Yeong Kwon, and Ha Na Jang.