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Post by mr3putt on Nov 13, 2015 19:38:36 GMT
prelim list www.lpga.com/tournaments/qualifying-tournamentWow....what a weak list so far....I can't pick out 5 players that would challenge Dumbo for ROY. Are there any KLPGA pros that are going to qualify yet to be on the list? I'm rooting and hoping Belen, Gaby Lopez and Megan Khang get their exempt cards. I'm also hoping for Jessica Wallace too...but more a long shot. |
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Post by philknj on Nov 13, 2015 23:48:48 GMT
I can't see ANY of these players challenging Dumbo for ROY. However, would Jeong Eun Lee 5 be considered a rookie? Maybe not, since she entered a couple of 2015 LPGA events. At times, she'll hack her ball here and there on the KLPGA, but she finds a way to get it in the hole. I'd be shocked if she dioesn't get a full-time card this time around. BTW, the deadline is Tue., Nov. 17 at 5 PM EST...could there be any last-minute entrants from the KLPGA or JLPGA? For a $5,500 fee, a top-40 Rolex-ranked player as of 7/20/2015 can enter Stage 3. That would include Shiho Oyama, Teresa Lu, Bo Mee Lee, and Jung Min Lee. I expect none of them to enter. They won't announce how many fully-exempt cards will be issued until just before the tourney starts. I think the figure has been about 17 to 20 in the last few years. I'll bet Christine Song gets in on experience and guts...4th time is the charm!   |
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Post by centurion on Nov 13, 2015 23:54:53 GMT
A rookie is anyone who earned their card for the first time. It's not like the PGA Tour that disqualifies players if they played in a certain number of events. That's why In Gee is considered a rookie.
I didn't think anyone could challenge Hyo Joo Kim this year, but Sei Young came out of nowhere, so nothing is a lock. Still, you'd think In Gee is far and away the favorite to win.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 14, 2015 0:10:07 GMT
prelim list www.lpga.com/tournaments/qualifying-tournamentWow....what a weak list so far....I can't pick out 5 players that would challenge Dumbo for ROY. Are there any KLPGA pros that are going to qualify yet to be on the list? I'm rooting and hoping Belen, Gaby Lopez and Megan Khang get their exempt cards. I'm also hoping for Jessica Wallace too...but more a long shot. I hope Annie Park plays better than most of the USC Trojans golfers that came out just before her. I thought that ex Trojan Belen Mozo would easily keep her card. Ditto Sophia Popov. Also hoping for my young friend Jessica Wallace make it. She struggled early, on the Symetra Tour, but finished strong. I guess Ju Young Park is going back to the KLPGA. I did not see her name, nor did I see Jimin Kang on the list. I didn't check the early list. |
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 14, 2015 8:09:51 GMT
A rookie is anyone who earned their card for the first time. It's not like the PGA Tour that disqualifies players if they played in a certain number of events. That's why In Gee is considered a rookie. I didn't think anyone could challenge Hyo Joo Kim this year, but Sei Young came out of nowhere, so nothing is a lock. Still, you'd think In Gee is far and away the favorite to win. Hyo Joo seemed like a lock, perhaps; but Sei Young Kim was a five time KLPGA winner who had finished second on the KLPGA money list in 2013. It's a stretch to say she came from nowhere!  |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 14, 2015 17:55:51 GMT
A rookie is anyone who earned their card for the first time. It's not like the PGA Tour that disqualifies players if they played in a certain number of events. That's why In Gee is considered a rookie. I didn't think anyone could challenge Hyo Joo Kim this year, but Sei Young came out of nowhere, so nothing is a lock. Still, you'd think In Gee is far and away the favorite to win. Hyo Joo seemed like a lock, perhaps; but Sei Young Kim was a five time KLPGA winner who had finished second on the KLPGA money list in 2013. It's a stretch to say she came from nowhere! Because of how they set up a lot of the courses on the LPGA, to favor longer hitters. I expected Sei Young to do well, maybe not this great. My pick for ROY was Ha Na because she was also a long driver of the ball. However she did not finish tournaments as well as Sei Young, and she putted worse. Besides this Rookie class will be nowhere near as strong as last year's. |
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Post by centurion on Nov 14, 2015 19:08:21 GMT
Hyo Joo seemed like a lock, perhaps; but Sei Young Kim was a five time KLPGA winner who had finished second on the KLPGA money list in 2013. It's a stretch to say she came from nowhere! Because of how they set up a lot of the courses on the LPGA, to favor longer hitters. I expected Sei Young to do well, maybe not this great. My pick for ROY was Ha Na because she was also a long driver of the ball. However she did not finish tournaments as well as Sei Young, and she putted worse. Besides this Rookie class will be nowhere near as strong as last year's.That is really true. We got lucky this year with all the players from foreign tours wanting to come to the LPGA. We're not getting that influx next year. Maybe one of the amateurs or the NCAA players comes in and does well out the gate, but they typically wait longer to form into top pros than the foreign players do. |
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2015 4:21:35 GMT
For a $5,500 fee, ........ I'll bet Christine Song gets in on experience and guts...4th time is the charm! Three stages of Q-school is a honey pot for the LPGA. Christine must have a rich Sugar Daddy. |
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2015 4:28:01 GMT
I hope Annie Park plays better than most of the USC Trojans golfers that came out just before her. I thought that ex Trojan Belen Mozo would easily keep her card. Also hoping for my young friend Jessica Wallace make it. I guess Ju Young Park is going back to the KLPGA. Seems like Annie has registered yet...she's not on the roster. I played Redwoods on Monday...the guy in the pro shop said Jessica was practicing up here leading up to her travel to Q school. I guess she's run out of money to practice in Phoenix....practicing in the Van City slop can't be great for prep to Q school. The guy said Darren has given up playing competitive golf. He also said he's seen Soo Bin...but has not seen Sue Kim for some time. I'll be heart broken if Belen doesn't obtain her exempt card. . Sadly, The Mini Rocket just doesn't have the game for the LPGA....at least I got to fanboy her for a few holes at the CP CWO. |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 15, 2015 18:46:36 GMT
Annie Park made the LPGA by finishing number one on Symetra Tour.
She doesn't need to go to Q-School.
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2015 21:00:09 GMT
Annie Park made the LPGA by finishing number one on Symetra Tour. She doesn't need to go to Q-School. Correct...duh..I forgot. |
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Post by philknj on Nov 17, 2015 0:25:20 GMT
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 17, 2015 1:24:32 GMT
I think Muni moved to Fla with her mom or staying with an aunt?  Katy Harris should stay home with her children. I think Megan is playing as a tune-up for Q school. |
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Post by philknj on Nov 22, 2015 13:57:15 GMT
Cindy Feng won the first warm-up (206, -10) and collected $3,000. Muni dropped out after opening with 75. Megan Khang did not play this one, but will play in the second warm-up starting today...she definitely exhibits an ability to play well at every level, so far.
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Post by philknj on Nov 24, 2015 23:49:09 GMT
Maude LeBlanc won the 2nd warm-up and $3,000 (134, -8)...Sunday's round was washed out. Megan Khang (-1) is officially a pro, finished T-4 and collected $930. Haeji Kang was a WD...I think she has taken the off-ramp to Palookaville. Yu Liu jettisoned Larry the Looper after two middling finishes.
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