I have been asked many times how the LPGA constructs their field lists for tournaments. The Priority List is what is used to fill the required amount of spots for any given tournament. Without me getting into the categories, which is potentially confusing, here is a brief explanation. Most full field events have a field of 144 players. Usually, 140 of the players come from the Priority List ranking. Two players are Monday qualifiers, and 2 more are sponsor exemptions. So to keep it simple, if your Priority Rating is #150, you have to hope that 10 players decide not to play, or you are probably not getting into the field.
Editors note: This is a comprehensive listing of all players with a priority status in the 2020 season. It’s long, so if you are looking for a specific player and you’re on a computer, type Ctrl+F (Windows) and Command + F (Mac) to search for their tour status.
The LPGA Priority List for 2020
1. Top-80: Members in the top 80 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.
Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
1. Jin Young Ko
2. Sei Young Kim
3. Jeongeun Lee6
4. Brooke M. Henderson
5. Nelly Korda
6. Lexi Thompson
7. Sung Hyun Park
8. Minjee Lee
9. Danielle Kang
10. Hyo Joo Kim
11. Ariya Jutanugarn
12. Hannah Green
13. Lizette Salas
14. Mi Jung Hur
15. Carlota Ciganda
16. Shanshan Feng
17. Amy Yang
18. Nasa Hataoka
19. Charley Hull
20. Yu Liu
21. Brittany Altomare
22. Jessica Korda
23. Brittany Lincicome **
24. So Yeon Ryu
25. Eun-Hee Ji
26. Moriya Jutanugarn
27. Inbee Park
28. Celine Boutier
29. Angel Yin
30. Caroline Masson
31. Azahara Munoz
32. Bronte Law
33. Megan Khang
34. Su Oh
35. Ally McDonald
36. Gerina Piller **
37. Mi Hyang Lee
38. Mo Martin *
39. Suzann Pettersen **
40. Morgan Pressel
41. Marina Alex
42. Nanna Koerstz Madsen
43. Jennifer Kupcho
44. Jing Yan
45. Gaby Lopez
46. Jasmine Suwannapura
47. Kristen Gillman
48. Mirim Lee
49. Jenny Shin
50. Nicole Broch Larsen
51. Chella Choi
52. Lydia Ko
53. Jaye Marie Green
54. Annie Park
55. Ashleigh Buhai
56. Georgia Hall
57. In-Kyung Kim
58. Anna Nordqvist
59. Alena Sharp
60. Sarah Jane Smith **
61. Wei-Ling Hsu
62. Sandra Gal *
63. Katherine Kirk
64. Amy Olson
65. Jodi Ewart Shadoff
66. Stacy Lewis
67. Mel Reid
68. Cydney Clanton
69. Pornanong Phatlum
70. Cheyenne Knight
71. Sakura Yokomine
72. In Gee Chun
73. Sarah Schmelzel
74. Xiyu Lin
75. Tiffany Joh
76. Pajaree Anannarukarn
77. Austin Ernst
78. Maria Fernanda Torres
79. Jane Park
80. Madelene Sagstrom
81. Ryann O’Toole
82. Mariajo Uribe *
83. Haru Nomura
84. Ayako Uehara
85. Caroline Inglis *
86. Charlotte Thomas
87. Cristie Kerr
* Medical ** Maternity
2. Career Top-20: Members in the top 20 on the Career Money List as of the end of the last Official Tournament of the previous year.
Priority is based on the order of the list. To be included in this category (a) the Member must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top 20 Category by December 1st of the previous year, (b) if a Member elects to be included in the Career Top 20 Category, she will be in this Category for one year, (c) a Member may be included in this category only two times in her career, and (d) a Member may only be in the Career Top 20 Category or the Career Top 40 Category (but not both) in her career.
88. Karrie Webb
89. Yani Tseng *
* Medical
3. Major Winner: Members who have won an LPGA Major Championship while a Member during the previous five (5) calendar years or during the current year.
Priority is based on the number of such wins during the 12/3/2019 Priority List Report about:blank 2/6 previous five (5) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
90. Angela Stanford
91. Brittany Lang
92. Pernilla Lindberg
4. Winner: Members who have won an Official Tournament while a Member within the last two (2) calendar years or during the current year.
Priority is based on the number of Official Tournament wins during the previous two (2) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
93. Michelle Wie
5. Multiple Wins: Members who have won at least two (2) Official Tournaments while a Member in the same calendar year in any of the previous three (3) calendar years.
Priority is based on the number of wins during all of the previous three years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
6. Three Wins in the Same Season: Members who have won three (3) or more Official Tournaments while a Member during the same calendar year in any of the previous four (4) years.
Priority is based on the number of wins during all of the previous four (4) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
7. Non-Member Win: Players who have won at least one (1) Official Tournament as a Non-member within the previous calendar year or during the current calendar year.
Priority is based on the earliest date of such wins. A Player must be eligible for and accept LPGA membership to be included in this category.
8. Current Year Top-80: Members in the Top 80 of the current year’s Money List after the First Reshuffle Tournament with priority based on the order of the list.
For the remaining Official Tournaments of the year, Members in the Top 80 on the current year’s Money List after the Second Reshuffle Tournament. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2020 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.
9. Top-10 LPGA Symetra Tour: Top 10 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Symetra Tour Money List.
Priority is based on their position on the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ scoring average as of the end of the previous year. If still tied, refer to the 2018 Symetra Tournament and Player Regulations.
94. Perrine Delacour
95. Patty Tavatanakit
96. Jenny Coleman
97. Ssu-Chia Cheng
98. Jillian Hollis
99. Julieta Granada
100. Leona Maguire
101. Robynn Ree
102. Esther Lee
103. Mind Muangkhumsakul
10. Non-Member Top 40: Non-Members who, as of the conclusion of the last Official Tournament of the previous year, won an amount of money during such year in Official Tournaments with a cut, that is equal to or greater than the amount of official money won by the Member who was in 40th place on the Money List at that 12/3/2019 Priority List Report.
Priority based on the amount of money won in such tournaments. Ties will be broken by the earliest time at which the Non-Member achieved the amount of money necessary to be included in the category. A player must be eligible for and accept LPGA membership to be included in this category
11. Nos. 81-100: Members finishing Nos. 81-100 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.
Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
104. Jeong Eun Lee
105. Anne van Dam
106. Pavarisa Yoktuan
107. Linnea Strom
108. Jennifer Song
109. Sarah Kemp
110. Dani Holmqvist *
111. Caroline Hedwall
112. Beatriz Recari *
113. Aditi Ashok
114. Lauren Stephenson
115. Paula Creamer
116. Tiffany Chan
117. Giulia Molinaro
118. Benyapa Niphatsophon *
119. Na Yeon Choi
120. Lindy Duncan
121. Daniela Darquea
122. Maria Fassi
123. Stephanie Meadow
124. Mariah Stackhouse
* Medical
12. Career Top 40: Members in the Top-40 on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
Priority is based on the order of the list. To be included in this category (a) the Member must notify the LPGA that she wants to be included in the Career Top-40 Category by December 1 of the previous year, and (b) if a Member elects to be included in the Career Top 40 Category she will be in this category for one year, (c) a Member may be included in this category only one time in her career, (d) a Member may only be in the Career Top-40 Category or the Career Top 20 Category (but not both) in her career.
125. Candie Kung *
* Medical
13. Current-Year Reshuffle
After the First Reshuffle Tournament, Members in categories 14 through 19 who have earned official money will be re-seeded into Category 13. Members placed into Category 13 will be ranked in the order of their position on the current year’s Money List through the First Reshuffle Tournament. Members will remain in this category until the next reshuffle. After the Second Reshuffle Tournament, Members in categories 13, and 14 through 19, who have earned official money will be re-seeded into Category 13. Members placed into Category 13 will be ranked in the order of their position on the current year’s Money List through the Second Reshuffle Tournament. Members will remain in this category for the remainder of the calendar year. For all reshuffles, ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2020 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.
14. Top-45 Q-Series: Players finishing Nos. 1-45 and ties at the previous year’s LPGA Q-Series. Ties will be broken in the following order: lowest final round, lowest 7th round; lowest 6th round; lowest 5th round; etc. until the tie is broken. If players remain tied, ties will be broken by a match of score cards beginning with the 18th hole of the final round and working backwards.
126. Muni He
127. Hee Young Park
128. Yealimi Noh
129. Haeji Kang
130. Klara Spilkova *
131. Lindsey Weaver
132. Jaclyn Lee *
133. Jackie Stoelting **
134. Emma Talley
135. Albane Valenzuela (a)
136. Lauren Kim
137. Yui Kawamoto
138. Jennifer Chang (a)
139. Dana Finkelstein
140. Elizabeth Szokol
141. Katherine Perry
142. Wichanee Meechai
143. Haley Moore
144. Alana Uriell
145. Elizabeth Nagel
146. Suzuka Yamaguchi
147. Jiwon Jeon
148. Mina Harigae
149. Sarah Burnham
150. Maia Schechter
151. Kelly Tan
152. Christina Kim
153. Min Seo Kwak
154. Matilda Castren
155. Louise Ridderstrom
156. Linnea Johansson
157. Karine Icher
158. Marissa Steen
159. Kim Kaufman
160. Brianna Do
161. Andrea Lee (a)
162. Esther Henseleit
163. Yujeong Son
164. Lee Lopez
165. Nuria Iturrioz
166. Min Lee
167. Bianca Pagdanganan (a)
168. Youngin Chun
169. Kyung Kim
170. Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras
171. Lauren Coughlin
172. Celine Herbin
* Medical ** Maternity
15. Nos. 101-125: Members finishing Nos. 101-125 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.
Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
173. Peiyun Chien
174. Alison Lee
175. Gemma Dryburgh
176. Clariss Guce
177. Ruixin Liu
178. Kendall Dye
179. Isi Gabsa
180. Jacqui Concolino
16. Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member within the previous twenty (20) calendar years.
Priority is based on the number of wins. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
181. Annika Sorenstam
182. Betsy King
183. Beth Daniel
184. Katelyn Dambaugh *
185. Juli Inkster
186. Lorena Ochoa
187. Se Ri Pak
188. Laura Davies
189. Meg Mallon
190. Dottie Pepper
191. Rosie Jones
192. Liselotte Neumann
193. Ai Miyazato
194. Mi Hyun Kim
195. Sherri Steinhauer
196. Rachel Hetherington
197. Helen Alfredsson
198. Hee-Won Han
199. Pat Hurst
200. Grace Park
201. Maria McBride
202. Sophie Gustafson
203. Catriona Matthew
204. Lorie Kane
205. Wendy Ward
206. Seon Hwa Lee
207. Dorothy Delasin
208. Nancy Scranton
209. Emilee Klein
210. Wendy Doolan
211. Jeong Jang
212. Michele Redman
213. Laura Diaz
214. Sun Young Yoo
215. Meena Lee
216. Karen Stupples
217. Janice Moodie
218. Jennifer Rosales
219. Jimin Kang
220. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
221. Ji Young Oh
222. Heather Daly-Donofrio
223. Natalie Gulbis
224. Mika Miyazato
225. Jee Young Lee
226. Heather Bowie Young
227. Leta Lindley
228. Nicole Castrale
229. Moira Dunn-Bohls
230. Ilhee Lee
231. Kim Saiki-Maloney
232. Marisa Baena
233. Kris Tamulis
234. Lee-Anne Pace
235. Silvia Cavalleri
236. Charlotta Sorenstam
237. Kate Golden
238. Jennifer Johnson
239. Birdie Kim
240. Meaghan Francella
241. Laurel Kean
242. Louise Friberg
243. Eunjung Yi
244. Tina Fischer
* Medical
17. Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member more than twenty (20) years prior.
Priority is based on the number of wins. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
245 Kathy Whitworth
246. Mickey Wright
247. Betsy Rawls
248. Nancy Lopez
249. JoAnne Carner
250. Sandra Haynie
251. Patty Sheehan
252. Pat Bradley
253. Amy Alcott 2
54. Jane Blalock
255. Judy Rankin
256. Marlene Hagge
257. Donna Caponi
258. Sandra Palmer
259. Hollis Stacy
260. Ayako Okamoto
261. Jan Stephenson
262. Sally Little
263. Jane Geddes
264. Susie Maxwell Berning
265. Clifford Ann Creed
266. Shirley Englehorn
267. Christa Johnson
268. Mary Mills
269. Alice Miller
270. Sandra Post
271. Tammie Green
272. Danielle Ammaccapane
273. Michelle McGann
274. Debbie Austin
275. Kathy Cornelius
276. Donna Andrews
277. Val Skinner
278. Jo Ann Prentice
279. Brandie Burton
280. Deb Richard
281. Barb Mucha
282. Cindy Rarick
283. Judy Dickinson
284. Penny Hammel
285. Kathy Postlewait
286. Mary Beth Zimmerman
287. Betty Burfeindt
288. Murle Breer
289. Sue Roberts
290. Sherri Turner
291. Vicki Fergon
292. Martha Nause
293. Debbie Massey
294. Maggie Will
295. Lauri Merten
296. Terry-Jo Myers
297. Donna White
298. Cathy Gerring
299. Jo Ann Washam
300. Pam Higgins
301. Gloria Ehret
302. Betsy Cullen
303. Elaine Crosby
304. Dana Dormann
305. Gail Graham
306. Laurie Rinker
307. Jody Anschutz
308. Janet Coles
309. Anne Marie Palli
310. Jerilyn Britz
311. Kathy Guadagnino
312. Penny Pulz
313. Bonnie Lauer
314. Cindy Hill
315. Jan Ferraris
316. Margie Masters
317. Tina Barrett
318. Kris Tschetter
319. Kelli Kuehne
320. Michelle Estill
321. Jane Crafter
322. Cindy Figg-Currier
323. Jenny Lidback
324. Becky Iverson
325. Cindy Schreyer
326. Amy Fruhwirth
327. Missie McGeorge
328. Jackie Gallagher-Smith
329. Joan Pitcock
330. Marta Figueras-Dotti
331. Nanci Bowen
332. Allison Finney
333. Missie Berteotti
334. Cathy Johnston-Forbes
335. Kathryn Imrie
336. Mardi Lunn
337. Julie Piers
338. Barb Whitehead
339. Tracy Kerdyk
340. Cathy Morse
341. Lisa D’Amore
342. Carolyn Hill
343. Janet Anderson
344. Shirley Furlong
345. Lynn Adams
346. Becky Pearson
347. Dorothy Germain
348. Pat Meyers
349. Jennifer Wyatt
350. Susie McAllister
351. Patty Hayes
352. Tina Tombs
353. Lauren Howe
354. Sharon Barrett
355. Patty Jordan-Smith
356. Kathy Hite-James
357. Barbara Barrow
358. Bonnie Bryant
359. Pam Barnett
360. Jocelyne Bourassa
18. Nos. 126-150: Members finishing Nos. 126-150 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.
Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year.
361. Anne-Catherine Tanguay
362. Dottie Ardina
363. P.K. Kongkraphan
364. Luna Sobron Galmes
365. Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong
366. Cheyenne Woods
367. Laura Gonzalez Escallon
368. Jenny Haglund
19. Class A/Veteran International: Class A Members; and International Members who have been active LPGA members in good standing for ten (10) or more consecutive years.
Priority will be based on the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous years.
369. Becky Morgan
370. Giulia Sergas
371. Jill McGill
372. Kristy McPherson
373. Rachel Rohanna **
374. Brooke Pancake **
375. Mhairi McKay
376. Vicki Goetze-Ackerman
377. Vicky Hurst
378. Tracy Hanson
379. Amy Benz
380. Diana D’Alessio
381. Amy Hung
382. Dina Ammaccapane
383. Susie Redman
384. Michelle Ellis
385. Aree Song
386. Beth Bader
387. A.J. Eathorne
388. Kim Williams
389. Eva Dahllof
390. Sydnee Michaels
391. Yu Ping Lin
392. Marianne Morris
393. Jean Bartholomew
394. Mitzi Edge
395. Jamie Hullett
396. Belen Mozo
397. Suzanne Strudwick
398. Alison Walshe
399. Denise Killeen
400. Kristal Parker
401. Nancy Harvey
402. Christel Boeljon
403. Beth Bauer
404. Pamela Wright
405. Stephanie Louden
406. Na On Min
407. Ashli Bunch
408. Caroline Keggi
409. Laura Baugh
410. Dewi Claire Schreefel
411. Young-A Yang
412. Paige Mackenzie
413. Katie M. Burnett
414. Myra Blackwelder
415. Leslie Spalding
416. Mindy Kim
417. Jill Briles-Hinton
418. Cindy LaCrosse
419. Amanda Blumenherst
420. Paula Reto
421. Allison Duncan
422. Vickie Odegard
423. Amelia Lewis
424. Audra Burks
425. Siew-Ai Lim
426. Carri Wood
427. Dori Carter
428. Luciana Bemvenuti
429. Stephanie Farwig
430. Anna Acker-Macosko
431. Candy Hannemann
432. Lori West
433. Lynn Connelly
434. Joanna Klatten
435. Leigh Ann Mills
436. Kim Shipman
437. Marilyn Lovander
438. Cathy Marino
439. Allison Hanna
440. Sara Sanders
441. Deedee Lasker
442. Laurie Brower
444. Kim Hall
445. Amy Read
446. Susan Sanders
447. Jenna Daniels
448. Nina Foust
449. Lee Ann Walker
450. Simin Feng
451. Sue Ertl
452. Angie Ridgeway
453. Marlene Floyd
454. Laetitia Beck
455. Marci Bozarth
456. Janice Gibson
457. Kathryn Young-Robyn
458. Annette DeLuca
459. Patricia Baxter-Johnson
460. Meredith Duncan
461. Barbara Moxness
462. Jennifer Feldott-Hall
463. Heather Drew
464. Kathy McMullen
465. Nicole Jeray
466. M. J. Smith
467. Karen Noble
468. Sue Ginter
469. Mindy Moore
470. Pamela Kerrigan
471. Mary Dwyer
472. Beverly Klass
473. Sue Thomas
474. Kay Cockerill
475. Angela Jerman-Ormsby
476. Erika Wicoff
477. Jane Rah
478. Beth Stone
479. Jennifer Hanna
480. Sarah McGuire
481. Nicky Le Roux
482. Sherrin Smyers
483. Kate Rogerson
484. No one listed
485. Gina Hull
486. Nancy White
487. Dianne Dailey
488. Therese Hession
489. Barbara Mizrahie
490. Carole Charbonnier
491. LeAnn Cassaday
492. Michelle Dobek
493. Mary Murphy
494. Nancy Taylor
495. Noelle Daghe
496. Cathy Mant
497. Cathy Mockett
498. Cathy Sherk
499. Gerda Boykin
500. Mardell Wilkins
501. Joan Joyce
502. Laura Hurlbut
503. Jeannette Kohlhaas
504. Linda Hunt
505. Donna Wilkins
506. Catherine Duggan
507. Loretta Alderete
508. Shirley Spork
509. Marty Dickerson
510. Sue Fogleman
511. Jackie Bertsch
512. Pamela Allen
513. Amelia Rorer
514. Terri Hancock
515. Kelly Leadbetter
516. Sue Daniels
517. Kathy Farrer
518. Debbie Skinner
519. Renee Powell
520. Sharron Moran
521. Janet Le Pera
522. Brenda Hocott
523. Cindy Ferro
524. Carla Glasgow
525. H. B. Duntz-Macarthur
526. Cynthia Anzolut
527. Joyce Benson
528. Susan Johnson
529. Mary Bryan
530. Linda Galloway
531. Becky Larson
** Maternity
The LPGA will have two Priority List reshuffles during the 2020 season. The first one is usually at the end of May, and the second one at the end of July. Players who start the season with a poor priority ranking and play well in the few opportunities that they get to tee it up will have the chance to be reshuffled into playing much more regularly.
Photos of the 2019 LPGA LA Open taken by Ben Harpring
