I’ve been requested many instances how the LPGA constructs their discipline lists for tournaments. The Precedence Checklist is what’s used to fill the required quantity of spots for any given match. With out me stepping into the classes, which is doubtlessly complicated, here’s a temporary clarification. Most full discipline occasions have a discipline of 144 gamers. Normally, 140 of the gamers come from the Precedence Checklist rating. Two gamers are Monday qualifiers, and a pair of extra are sponsor exemptions. So to maintain it easy, in case your Precedence Ranking is #150, you need to hope that 10 gamers resolve to not play, or you might be in all probability not stepping into the sector.
1. Prime-80: Members within the prime 80 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Checklist.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. Ties will probably be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Checklist.
1. Nelly Korda
2. Haeran Ryu
3. Lydia Ko
4. Jeeno Thitikul
5. Ruoning Yin
6. Ayaka Furue
7. Hannah Inexperienced
8. Lauren Coughlin
9. Mao Saigo
10. Sei Younger Kim
11. Lilia Vu
12. Jin Younger Ko
13. Brooke M. Henderson
14. Ally Ewing
15. Celine Boutier
16. Hye-Jin Choi
17. Chanettee Wannasaen
18. Maja Stark
19. Yuka Saso
20. Patty Tavatanakit
21. Rose Zhang
22. Jin Hee Im
23. Jennifer Kupcho
24. Megan Khang
25. Narin An
26. Nataliya Guseva
27. Angel Yin
28. A Lim Kim
29. Linn Grant
30. Nasa Hataoka
31. Charley Hull
32. Gabriela Ruffels
33. Austin Ernst **
34. Lucy Li
35. Jessica Korda **
36. Amy Yang
37. Lizette Salas *
38. Sarah Schmelzel
39. Ariya Jutanugarn
40. Yealimi Noh
41. Marina Alex
42. Esther Henseleit
43. Yu Liu *
44. Nanna Koerstz Madsen
45. Jasmine Suwannapura
46. Andrea Lee
47. Jenny Shin
48. Allisen Corpuz
49. Chella Choi **
50. Albane Valenzuela
51. Grace Kim
52. Moriya Jutanugarn
53. Pajaree Anannarukarn
54. Xiyu Lin
55. Lexi Thompson
56. Bailey Tardy
57. Sophia Popov **
58. Inbee Park **
59. Madelene Sagstrom
60. Arpichaya Yubol
61. Minjee Lee
62. Caroline Masson **
 63. Mi Hyang Lee
64. Linnea Strom
65. Ryann O’Toole
66. Leona Maguire
67. Sarah Kemp *
68. Hyo Joo Kim
69. Carlota Ciganda
70. Gaby Lopez
71. Stephanie Kyriacou
72. Auston Kim
73. Hinako Shibuno
74. Alexa Pano
75. Ashleigh Buhai
76. Alison Lee
77. Brittany Altomare **
78. Ruixin Liu
79. Jaye Marie Inexperienced **
80. Yuna Nishimura
81. Peiyun Chien
82. Somi Lee
83. Stephanie Meadow *
84. Hira Naveed
85. Anna Nordqvist
86. Georgia Corridor
87. Paula Reto
88. Wei-Ling Hsu
89. Wichanee Meechai
90. Minami Katsu
91. Gemma Dryburgh
92. Lindsey Weaver-Wright **
93. Kristen Gillman
* Medical
2. Profession Prime-20: Members within the prime 20 on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the final Official Match of the earlier season.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. To be included on this class (a) the Member will need to have notified the LPGA that she wished to be included within the Profession Prime 20 class by November fifteenth of the earlier yr, (b) if a Member elects to be included within the Profession Prime 20 Class, she will probably be on this class for one season, (c) a Member could also be included on this class solely two instances in her profession, and (d) a Member might solely be within the Profession Prime 20 class or the Profession Prime 40 class (however not each) in her profession.
94. Stacy Lewis
95. Paula Creamer *
96. Mi Jung Hur **
* Medical
** Maternity
3. Main Winner: Members who’ve received an LPGA Main Championship whereas a Member in the course of the earlier 5 (5) seasons or in the course of the present season.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of such wins in the course of the earlier 5 (5) seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season. (Observe: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Laws Addendum, Members whose most up-to-date Main win was in 2019 will probably be eligible for this class by the 2025 season.)
97. In Gee Chun
98. Mirim Lee
99. Sung Hyun Park *
100. Jeongeun Lee6
* Medical
4. Winner: Members who’ve received an Official Match whereas a Member throughout the final two (2) calendar seasons or in the course of the present season.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of Official Match wins in the course of the earlier two (2) seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season.
101. Cheyenne Knight
102. Elizabeth Szokol
5. A number of Wins: Members who’ve received no less than two (2) Official Tournaments whereas a Member in the identical season in any of the earlier three (3) seasons.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of wins throughout all of the earlier three seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season.
6. Three Wins within the Identical Season: Members who’ve received three (3) or extra Official Tournaments whereas a Member throughout the identical season in any of the earlier 4 (4) seasons.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of wins throughout all of the earlier 4 (4) seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season. (Observe: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Laws Addendum, Members: (1) whose most up-to-date season with three wins was 2019 will probably be eligible for this class by the 2024 season.)
7. Non-Member Win: Gamers who’ve received no less than one (1) Official Match as a Non-Member throughout the earlier season or in the course of the present season.
Precedence is predicated on the earliest date of such wins. A Participant should be eligible for and settle for membership to be included on this class. Starting in 2024, a Non-Member who wins an Official Match will probably be eligible for this class for the rest of the season through which she wins and for 2 consecutive seasons thereafter. A Non-Member who wins a Main Championship in 2021 and after will probably be eligible for this class for the rest of the season through which she wins and for 5 consecutive seasons thereafter.
103. Rio Takeda
8. Present 12 months Prime-80: Members within the Prime 80 of the present season’s Factors Checklist after the First Reshuffle Match with precedence primarily based on the order of the record.
For the remaining Official Tournaments of the season, Members within the Prime 80 on the present season’s Factors Checklist after the Second Reshuffle Match. Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the present season Precedence Checklist as of the Dedication Deadline for every respective reshuffle match.
9. Prime-10 Epson Tour: Prime 10 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Epson Tour Cash Checklist. Precedence is predicated on their place on the record.
Ties will probably be damaged by the Members’ scoring common as of the tip of the earlier season. If nonetheless tied, consult with the earlier season Epson Match and Participant Laws.
104. Lauren Stephenson
105. Yahui Zhang
106. Fatima Fernandez Cano
107. Jessica Porvasnik
108. Brooke Matthews
109. Ingrid Lindblad
110. Natasha Andrea Oon *
111. Jenny Bae
112. Fiona Xu
113. Madison Younger
114. Cassie Porter
115. Jenny Coleman *
* Medical
10. Non-Member Prime 60: Non-Member Professionals who, as of the conclusion of the final Official Match of the earlier season, earned a variety of Factors throughout such season in Official Tournaments with a minimize, that is the same as or higher than the variety of Official Factors earned by the Member who was in sixtieth place on the Factors Checklist at the moment.
Precedence primarily based on the variety of Factors earned in such tournaments. Ties will probably be damaged by the earliest time at which the Non-Member earned the variety of Factors essential to be included within the class. A Participant should be eligible for and settle for LPGA membership to be included on this class.
11. Factors #81-100: Members ending Nos. 81-100 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Checklist.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. Ties will probably be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Checklist.
116. Yu Jin Sung
117. Weiwei Zhang
118. Emily Kristine Pedersen
119. Lauren Hartlage
120. Hyo Joon Jang
121. Aditi Ashok
122. Ssu-Chia Cheng
123. Mel Reid **
124. Yan Liu
125. Lindy Duncan
126. Frida Kinhult
127. Bianca Pagdanganan
128. Xiaowen Yin
129. Jodi Ewart Shadoff
130. Karis Davidson *
131. Nicole Broch Estrup
132. Morgane Metraux
133. Savannah Grewal
134. Jiwon Jeon
135. Dani Holmqvist *
136. Celine Borge
137. Caroline Inglis
* Medical
** Maternity
12. Profession Prime 40: Members within the prime 40 on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. To be included on this class (a) the Member should notify the LPGA that she needs to be included within the Profession Prime 40 Class by November fifteenth of the earlier yr, and (b) if a Member elects to be included within the Profession Prime 40 Class she will probably be on this class for one season, (c) a Member could also be included on this class just one time in her profession, (d) a Member might solely be within the Profession Prime 40 Class or the Profession Prime 20 Class (however not each) in her profession.
138. Eun-Hee Ji
139. Danielle Kang
13. LEAP: An elite newbie Participant recognized by the LEAP pathway previous to the beginning of, or in the course of the present season. Ties will probably be damaged by the earliest time at which the Participant earns the factors essential to be included on this class. The Participant should flip skilled and meet all different eligibility standards to be included on this class.
14. Present Season Reshuffle: After the First Reshuffle Match, Members in classes 14 by 19 who’ve earned Factors will probably be re-seeded into Class 13. Members positioned into Class 13 will probably be ranked within the order of their place on the present season’s Factors Checklist by the First Reshuffle Match.
Members will stay on this class till the subsequent reshuffle. After the Second Reshuffle Match, Members in classes 13, and 14 by 20, who’ve earned Factors will probably be re-seeded into Class 13. Members positioned into Class 13 will probably be ranked within the order of their place on the present yr’s Factors Checklist by the Second Reshuffle Match. Members will stay on this class for the rest of the season. For all reshuffles, ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the present season Precedence Checklist as of the Dedication Deadline for every respective reshuffle match.
15. Prime-25 Ultimate Qualifying: Gamers ending Nos. 1-25 (and ties) on the earlier yr’s LPGA Q-Sequence.
Ties will probably be damaged within the following order: lowest last spherical; lowest fifth spherical; lowest 4th spherical; and many others. till the tie is damaged. If gamers stay tied, ties will probably be damaged by a match of rating playing cards starting with the 18th gap of the ultimate spherical and dealing backwards.
140. Miyu Yamashita
141. Chisato Iwai
142. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
143. Manon De Roey
144. Akie Iwai
145. Gigi Stoll
146. Ina Yoon
147. Yuri Yoshida
148. Julia Lopez Ramirez
149. Dewi Weber
150. Kumkang Park
151. Gurleen Kaur
152. Adela Cernousek
153. Mariel Galdiano
154. Soo Bin Joo
155. Azahara Munoz
156. Benedetta Moresco
157. Mary Liu
158. Kate Smith-Stroh
159. Ana Belac
160. Caley Mcginty
161. Alena Sharp
162. Maude-Aimee Leblanc
163. Saki Baba
164. Amanda Doherty
16. Factors #101-125 & Epson 11-15: Members ending Nos. 101-125 (and ties) and Epson 11-15 on the earlier season-ending Factors Checklist.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. Ties will probably be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Checklist.
165. Polly Mack
166. Pornanong Phatlum
167. Sofia Garcia
168. Daniela Iacobelli
169. Mone Inami
170. Miranda Wang
171. Heather Lin
172. Olivia Cowan
173. Haeji Kang
174. Perrine Delacour
175. Robyn Choi
176. Jennifer Chang
177. In Kyung Kim
178. Jing Yan
179. Liqi Zeng
80. Malia Nam
181. Maria Fassi
182. Jeongeun Lee5
17. Match Winners: Members who received an Official Match whereas a Member throughout the earlier twenty one (21) seasons.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of wins. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season. 183. Annika Sorenstam 184. Karrie Webb 185. Juli Inkster 186. Amy Olson ** 187. Lorena Ochoa 188. Se Ri Pak 189. Cristie Kerr 190. Meg Mallon 191. Suzann Pettersen 192. Yani Tseng 193. Liselotte Neumann 194. Na Yeon Choi 195. Brittany Lincicome 196. Ai Miyazato 197. Mi Hyun Kim 198. Sherri Steinhauer 199. Angela Stanford 200. So Yeon Ryu 201. Hee-Gained Han 202. Pat Hurst 203. Grace Park 204. Michelle Wie West 205. Maria McBride 206. Catriona Matthew 207. Candie Kung 208. Wendy Ward 209. Seon Hwa Lee 210. Christina Kim 211. Hee Younger Park 212. Katherine Kirk 213. Wendy Doolan 214. Haru Moon 215. Morgan Pressel 216. Brittany Lang 217. Jeong Jang 218. Solar Younger Yoo 219. Karen Stupples 220. Jimin Kang 221. Ji Younger Oh 222. Heather Daly-Donofrio 223. Sandra Gal 224. Natalie Gulbis 225. Julieta Granada 226. Jee Younger Lee 227. Pernilla Lindberg 228. Mo Martin 229. Heather Bowie Younger 230. Leta Lindley 231. Nicole Castrale 232. Moira Dunn-Bohls 233. Ilhee Lee 234. Kim Saiki-Maloney 235. Bronte Regulation 236. Lee-Anne Tempo 237. Marisa Baena 238. Kris Tamulis 239. Annie Park 240. Matilda Castren 241. Cydney Clanton 242. Silvia Cavalleri 243. Jennifer Johnson 244. Birdie Kim 245. Meaghan Francella 246. Eunjung Yi ** Maternity
18. Match Winners: Members who received an Official Match whereas a Member greater than twenty-one (21) seasons prior.
Precedence is predicated on the variety of wins. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Checklist as of the tip of the earlier season. 247. Nancy Lopez 248. JoAnne Carner 249. Sandra Haynie 250. Patty Sheehan 251. Betsy King 252. Beth Daniel 253. Pat Bradley 254. Amy Alcott 255. Jane Blalock 256. Judy Rankin 257. Donna Caponi 258. Laura Davies 259. Sandra Palmer 260. Hollis Stacy 261. Dottie Pepper 262. Jan Stephenson 263. Sally Little 264. Rosie Jones 265. Jane Geddes 266. Clifford Ann Creed 267. Christa Johnson 268. Mary Mills 269. Alice Miller 270. Rachel Hetherington 271. Sandra Submit 272. Tammie Inexperienced 273. Danielle Ammaccapane 274. Michelle McGann 275. Debbie Austin 276. Kathy Cornelius 277. Donna Andrews 278. Val Skinner 279. Jo Ann Prentice 280. Brandie Burton 281. Deb Richard 282. Barb Mucha 283. Lorie Kane 284. Cindy Rarick 285. Judy Dickinson 286. Dorothy Delasin 287. Penny Hammel 288. Kathy Postlewait 289. Mary Beth Zimmerman 290. Betty Burfeindt 291. Murle Breer 292. Sue Roberts 293. Emilee Klein 294. Nancy Scranton 295. Sherri Turner 296. Vicki Fergon 297. Martha Nause 298. Debbie Massey 299. Lauri Merten 300. Terry-Jo Myers 301. Donna White 302. Cathy Gerring 303. Pam Higgins 304. Gloria Ehret 305. Betsy Cullen 306. Laura Diaz 307. Janice Moodie 308. Michele Redman 309. Elaine Crosby 310. Dana Dormann 311. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 312. Gail Graham 313. Laurie Rinker 314. Jody Anschutz 315. Janet Coles 316. Anne Marie Palli 317. Jerilyn Britz 318. Kathy Guadagnino 319. Bonnie Lauer 320. Cindy Hill 321. Jan Ferraris 322. Tina Barrett 323. Kris Tschetter 324. Kelli Kuehne 325. Michelle Estill 326. Jane Crafter 327. Cindy Figg-Currier 328. Jenny Lidback 329. Becky Iverson 330. Charlotta Sorenstam 331. Cindy Schreyer 332. Kate Golden 333. Amy Fruhwirth 334. Missie McGeorge 335. Joan Pitcock 336. Marta Figueras-Dotti 337. Nanci Bowen 338. Allison Finney 339. Missie Berteotti 340. Cathy Johnston-Forbes 341. Kathryn Imrie 342. Mardi Lunn 343. Julie Piers 344. Barb Whitehead 345. Laurel Kean 346. Tracy Kerdyk 347. Cathy Morse 348. Lisa D’Amore 349. Carolyn Hill 350. Janet Anderson 351. Shirley Furlong 352. Lynn Adams 353. Becky Pearson 354. Dot Germain 355. Tina Fischer 356. Pat Meyers 357. Jennifer Wyatt 358. Susie McAllister 359. Patty Hayes 360. Tina Tombs 361. Lauren Howe 362. Sharon Barrett 363. Patty Jordan-Smith 364. Barbara Barrow 365. Bonnie Bryant 366. Pam Barnett
19. Factors #126-150: Members ending Nos. 126-150 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Checklist.
Precedence is predicated on the order of the record. Ties will probably be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Checklist.
367. Minji Kang
368. Kaitlyn Papp Budde
369. Dottie Ardina
370. Isabella Fierro
371. Yue Ren
372. Alexandra Forsterling
373. Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
374. Emma Talley
375. Aline Krauter
376. Jaravee Boonchant
377. Rachel Rohanna **
378. Daniela Darquea
379. Kiira Riihijarvi
** Maternity
2025 Reshuffles
The LPGA can have two Precedence Checklist reshuffles in the course of the 2025 season. The primary one is often on the finish of Could, and the second on the finish of July. Gamers who begin the season with a poor precedence rating and play effectively within the few alternatives that they get to tee it up can have the prospect to be reshuffled into taking part in rather more often.
Function Picture: Wei-Ling Hsu on the 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship – Photographer Ben Harpring. All images on this article are by Ben.
