I’ve been requested many instances how the LPGA constructs their area lists for tournaments. The Precedence Record 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 transient clarification.
Most full area occasions have a area of 144 gamers. Normally, 140 of the gamers come from the Precedence Record 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 determine to not play, or you’re most likely not stepping into the sphere.
1. High-80: Members within the prime 80 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Record.
Precedence relies on the order of the record. Ties might be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Record.
1. Jeeno Thitikul
2. Miyu Yamashita
3. Minjee Lee
4. Rio Takeda
5. Nelly Korda
6. Sei Younger Kim
7. Hyo Joo Kim
8. Hye-Jin Choi
9. Nasa Hataoka
10. Somi Lee
11. A Lim Kim
12. Mao Saigo
13. Akie Iwai
14. Charley Hull
15. Chizzy Iwai
16. Jin Hee Im
17. Angel Yin
18. Minami Katsu
19. Celine Boutier
20. Jennifer Kupcho
21. Haeran Ryu
22. Linn Grant
23. Andrea Lee
24. Ayaka Furue
25. Yealimi Noh
26. Lydia Ko
27. Brooke M. Henderson
28. Carlota Ciganda
29. Gaby Lopez
30. Lindy Duncan
31. Grace Kim
32. Auston Kim
33. Austin Ernst *
34. Lauren Coughlin
35. Jessica Korda **
36. Ruoning Yin
37. Ariya Jutanugarn
38. Megan Khang
39. Miranda Wang
40. Maja Stark
41. Jin Younger Ko
42. Lottie Woad
43. Hannah Inexperienced
44. Esther Henseleit
45. Stephanie Kyriacou
46. Nanna Koerstz Madsen
47. Pajaree Anannarukarn
48. Chella Choi **
49. Albane Valenzuela *
50. Chanettee Wannasaen
51. Sarah Schmelzel
52. Jenny Bae
53. Moriya Jutanugarn *
54. Madelene Sagstrom
55. Xiyu Janet Lin **
56. Allisen Corpuz
57. Ingrid Lindblad
58. Mi Hyang Lee
59. Patty Tavatanakit
60. Lexi Thompson
61. Manon De Roey
62. Yan Liu
63. Nataliya Guseva
64. Lucy Li
65. Leona Maguire
66. Brooke Matthews
67. Jenny Shin
68. Wei-Ling Hsu
69. Ina Yoon
70. Cassie Porter
71. Saki Baba
72. Gurleen Kaur
73. Robyn Choi
74. Julia Lopez Ramirez
75. Kristen Gillman
76. Brittany Altomare **
77. Alison Lee **
78. Gemma Dryburgh
79. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
80. Jaye Marie Inexperienced *
81. Gabriela Ruffels
82. Yuri Yoshida
83. Stephanie Meadow *
84. Karis Davidson
85. Aditi Ashok
86. Paula Reto
87. Georgia Corridor **
88. Lilia Vu
89. Ilhee Lee
90. Benedetta Moresco
91. Ashleigh Buhai
* Medical
** Maternity
2. Profession High-20: Members within the prime 20 on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the final Official Event of the earlier season.
Precedence relies on the order of the record. To be included on this class (a) the Member will need to have notified the LPGA that she needed to be included within the Profession High 20 class by November fifteenth of the earlier 12 months, (b) if a Member elects to be included within the Profession High 20 Class, she might 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 could solely be within the Profession High 20 class or the Profession High 40 class (however not each) in her profession.
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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 relies 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 Record as of the tip of the earlier season. (Notice: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Rules Addendum, Members whose most up-to-date Main win was in 2019 might be eligible for this class by way of the 2025 season.)
92. Yuka Saso
93. Amy Yang
94. Anna Nordqvist
95. Paula Creamer *
96. In Gee Chun
* Medical
4. Winner: Members who’ve received an Official Event whereas a Member throughout the final two (2) calendar seasons or in the course of the present season.
Precedence relies on the variety of Official Event wins in the course of the earlier two (2) seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season.
97. Jasmine Suwannapura
98. Rose Zhang
99. Linnea Strom
100. Bailey Tardy
5. A number of Wins: Members who’ve received not less than two (2) Official Tournaments whereas a Member in the identical season in any of the earlier three (3) seasons.
Precedence relies on the variety of wins throughout all of the earlier three seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season.
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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.
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 relies on the variety of wins throughout all of the earlier 4 (4) seasons. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season
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7. Non-Member Win: A Non-Member who wins an Official Event in 2024 and after might be eligible for this class for the rest of the season by which she wins and for 2 consecutive seasons thereafter. A Non Member who wins a Main Championship in 2021 and after might be eligible for this class for the rest of the season by which she wins and for 5 consecutive seasons thereafter.
Precedence relies on the earliest date of such win(s). A Participant have to be eligible for and settle for LPGA membership to be included on this class.
101. Youmin Hwang
8. Present Yr High-80: Members within the High 80 of the present season’s Factors Record after the First Reshuffle Event with precedence primarily based on the order of the Factors Record.
For the remaining Official Tournaments of the season, Members within the High 80 on the present season’s Factors Record after the Second Reshuffle Event. Precedence relies on the order of the Factors Record. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the present season Precedence Record as of the Dedication Deadline for every respective reshuffle match.
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9. Epson Tour High-10: Gamers ending Nos. 1 – 10 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Epson Tour Race for the Card Factors Record
Ties might be damaged by the gamers’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Record.
102. Cheyenne Knight **
103. Melanie Inexperienced
104. Yana Wilson
105. Gina Kim
106. Sophia Schubert
107. Fatima Fernandez Cano *
108. Erika Hara
109. Briana Chacon
110. Natasha Andrea Oon *
111. Riley Smyth
112. Laetitia Beck
113. Minji Kang
114. Hailee Cooper
* Medical ** Maternity
10. Non-Member High 60: Non-Member Professionals who, as of the conclusion of the final Official Event of the earlier season, earned numerous Factors throughout such season in Official Tournaments with a reduce, 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 Record at the moment.
Precedence primarily based on the variety of Factors earned in such tournaments. Ties might 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 have to be eligible for and settle for LPGA membership to be included on this class.
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Nos. 81-100: Members ending Nos. 81-100 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Record.
Precedence relies on the order of the record. Ties might be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Record.
115. Peiyun Chien
116. Narin An
117. Mary Liu
118. Arpichaya Yubol
119. Emily Kristine Pedersen
120. Weiwei Zhang
121. Dewi Weber
122. Jeongeun Lee5
123. Ssu-Chia Cheng ***
124. Haeji Kang
125. Elizabeth Szokol
126. Celine Borge
127. Ruixin Liu
128. Kumkang Park
129. Alexa Pano
130. Aline Krauter
131. Nicole Broch Estrup **
** Maternity
*** Household Go away
12. Profession High 40: Members within the prime 40 on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season.
Precedence relies 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 High 40 Class by November fifteenth of the earlier 12 months, and (b) if a Member elects to be included within the Profession High 40 Class she might 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 could solely be within the Profession High 40 Class or the Profession High 20 Class (however not each) in her profession.
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13. LEAP: An elite beginner Participant recognized by way of the LEAP pathway previous to the beginning of, or in the course of the present season. Ties might 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.
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14. Present Season Reshuffle: After the First Reshuffle Event, Members in classes 14 by way of 19 who’ve earned Factors might be re-seeded into Class 13. Members positioned into Class 13 might be ranked within the order of their place on the present season’s Factors Record by way of the First Reshuffle Event.
Members will stay on this class till the subsequent reshuffle. After the Second Reshuffle Event, Members in classes 13, and 14 by way of 20, who’ve earned Factors might be re-seeded into Class 13. Members positioned into Class 13 might be ranked within the order of their place on the present 12 months’s Factors Record by way of the Second Reshuffle Event. 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 Record as of the Dedication Deadline for every respective reshuffle match.
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15. High-25 Remaining Qualifying: Gamers ending Nos. 1-25 (and ties) on the earlier 12 months’s LPGA Q-Sequence.
Ties might be damaged within the following order: lowest last spherical; lowest fifth spherical; lowest 4th spherical; and so on. till the tie is damaged. If gamers stay tied, ties might be damaged by a match of rating playing cards starting with the 18th gap of the ultimate spherical and dealing backwards.
132. Helen Briem
133. Soo Bin Joo
134. Lizette Salas *
135. Ryann O’Toole
136. Mohan Du
137. Perrine Delacour
138. Juniper Jang
139. Laney Frye
140. Dongeun Lee
141. Polly Mack
142. Nastasia Nadaud
143. Camille Boyd
144. Kokona Sakurai
145. Leah John
146. Chiara Tamburlini
147. Yu Liu
148. Lauren Walsh
149. Emma McMyler
150. Jiaze Solar
151. Carolina Lopez-Chacarra
152. Maude-Aimee Leblanc
153. Frida Kinhult
154. Jing Yan *
155. Carolina Melgrati
156. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham
157. Isi Gabsa
158. Jodi Ewart Shadoff
159. Erica Shepherd
160. Yuna Nishimura
161. Ana Belac
162. Mimi Rhodes
163. Hinako Shibuno
* Medical
16. Factors #101-125 & Epson 11-15: Members ending Nos. 101-125 (and ties) and Epson 11-15 on the earlier season-ending Factors Record.
Precedence relies on the order of the record. Ties might be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Record.
164. Pornanong Phatlum
165. Anne Chen
166. Isabella Fierro
167. Yahui Zhang
168. Michelle Zhang
169. Carla Tejedo Mulet
170. Azahara Munoz
171. Brianna Do
172. Hira Naveed
173. Jessica Porvasnik
174. Jiwon Jeon
175. Caley McGinty
176. Kate Smith-Stroh
177. Jeongeun Lee6
178. Sung Hyun Park
179. Morgane Metraux
180. Olivia Cowan
181. Caroline Inglis
182. Bianca Pagdanganan
183. Bronte Regulation
17. Event Winners: Members who received an Official Event whereas a Member throughout the earlier twenty one (21) seasons.
Precedence relies on the variety of wins. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season. 184. Annika Sorenstam 185. Karrie Webb 186. Juli Inkster 187. Lorena Ochoa 188. Se Ri Pak 189. Inbee Park 190. Cristie Kerr 191. Meg Mallon 192. Suzann Pettersen 193. Yani Tseng 194. Stacy Lewis 195. Liselotte Neumann 196. Na Yeon Choi 197. Brittany Lincicome 198. Ai Miyazato 199. Mi Hyun Kim 200. Sherri Steinhauer 201. Angela Stanford 202. In Kyung Kim 203. So Yeon Ryu 204. Eun-Hee Ji 205. Danielle Kang 206. Hee-Received Han 207. Pat Hurst 208. Grace Park 209. Michelle Wie West 210. Maria McBride 211. Catriona Matthew 212. Mi Jung Hur 213. Candie Kung 214. Wendy Ward 215. Seon Hwa Lee 216. Christina Kim 217. Hee Younger Park 218. Katherine Kirk 219. Mirim Lee 220. Ally Ewing 221. Wendy Doolan 222. Haru Moon 223. Morgan Pressel 224. Brittany Lang 225. Jeong Jang 226. Caroline Masson 227. Marina Alex 228. Solar Younger Yoo 229. Karen Stupples 230. Jimin Kang 231. Ji Younger Oh 232. Heather Daly-Donofrio 233. Sandra Gal 234. Natalie Gulbis 235. Julieta Granada 236. Jee Younger Lee 237. Pernilla Lindberg 238. Mo Martin 239. Heather Bowie Younger 240. Leta Lindley 241. Nicole Castrale 242. Moira Dunn-Bohls 243. Kim Saiki-Maloney 244. Lee-Anne Tempo 245. Marisa Baena 246. Kris Tamulis 247. Annie Park 248. Matilda Castren 249. Mel Reid 250. Cydney Clanton 251. Silvia Cavalleri 252. Jennifer Johnson 253. Birdie Kim 254. Meaghan Francella 255. Eunjung Yi
18. Event Winners: Members who received an Official Event whereas a Member greater than twenty-one (21) seasons prior.
Precedence relies on the variety of wins. Ties are damaged by the Members’ positions on the Profession Cash Record as of the tip of the earlier season. 256. Nancy Lopez 257. JoAnne Carner 258. Sandra Haynie 259. Patty Sheehan 260. Betsy King 261. Beth Daniel 262. Pat Bradley 263. Amy Alcott 264. Jane Blalock 265. Judy Rankin 266. Donna Caponi 267. Laura Davies 268. Sandra Palmer 269. Hollis Stacy 270. Dottie Pepper 271. Jan Stephenson 272. Sally Little 273. Rosie Jones 274. Jane Geddes 275. Clifford Ann Creed 276. Christa Johnson 277. Mary Mills 278. Alice Miller 279. Rachel Hetherington 280. Sandra Put up 281. Tammie Inexperienced 282. Danielle Ammaccapane 283. Michelle McGann 284. Debbie Austin 285. Kathy Cornelius 286. Donna Andrews 287. Val Skinner 288. Brandie Burton 289. Deb Richard 290. Barb Mucha 291. Lorie Kane 292. Cindy Rarick 293. Judy Dickinson 294. Dorothy Delasin 295. Penny Hammel 296. Kathy Postlewait 297. Mary Beth Zimmerman 298. Betty Burfeindt 299. Murle Breer 300. Sue Roberts 301. Emilee Klein 302. Nancy Scranton 303. Sherri Turner 304. Vicki Fergon 305. Martha Nause 306. Debbie Massey 307. Lauri Merten 308. Terry-Jo Myers 309. Donna White 310. Cathy Gerring 311. Pam Higgins 312. Gloria Ehret 313. Betsy Cullen 314. Laura Diaz 315. Janice Moodie 316. Michele Redman 317. Elaine Crosby 318. Dana Dormann 319. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 320. Gail Graham 321. Laurie Rinker 322. Jody Anschutz 323. Janet Coles 324. Anne Marie Palli 325. Jerilyn Britz 326. Kathy Guadagnino 327. Bonnie Lauer 328. Cindy Hill 329. Jan Ferraris 330. Tina Barrett 331. Kris Tschetter 332. Kelli Kuehne 333. Michelle Estill 334. Jane Crafter 335. Cindy Figg-Currier 336. Jenny Lidback 337. Becky Iverson 338. Charlotta Sorenstam 339. Cindy Schreyer 340. Kate Golden 341. Amy Fruhwirth 342. Missie McGeorge 343. Joan Pitcock 344. Marta Figueras-Dotti 345. Nanci Bowen 346. Allison Finney 347. Missie Berteotti 348. Cathy Johnston-Forbes 349. Kathryn Imrie 350. Mardi Lunn 351. Julie Piers 352. Barb Whitehead 353. Laurel Kean 354. Tracy Kerdyk 355. Cathy Morse 356. Lisa D’Amore 357. Carolyn Hill 358. Janet Anderson 359. Shirley Furlong 360. Lynn Adams 361. Becky Pearson 362. Dot Germain 363. Tina Fischer 364. Pat Meyers 365. Jennifer Wyatt 366. Susie McAllister 367. Patty Hayes 368. Tina Tombs 369. Lauren Howe 370. Sharon Barrett 371. Patty Jordan-Smith 372. Barbara Barrow 373. Bonnie Bryant 374. Pam Barnett
19. Factors #126-150: Members ending Nos. 126-150 (and ties) on the earlier season-ending Factors Record.
Precedence relies on the order of the record. Ties might be damaged by the Members’ positions on the earlier season-ending Cash Record.
375. Emma Talley **
376. Xiaowen Yin
377. Gigi Stoll
378. Lauren Hartlage
379. Muni He
380. Amanda Doherty
381. Jaravee Boonchant
382. Mariel Galdiano
383. Madison Younger
384. Sofia Garcia
385. Wichanee Meechai
386. Savannah Grewal
387. Adela Cernousek
388. Daniela Darquea
389. Sophia Popov
390. Alena Sharp
** Maternity
2026 Reshuffles
The LPGA may have two Precedence Record reshuffles in the course of the 2026 season. The primary one is often on the finish of Might, and the second on the finish of July. Gamers who begin the season with a poor precedence rating and play properly within the few alternatives that they get to tee it up may have the possibility to be reshuffled into enjoying rather more repeatedly.
Characteristic Picture: Jeeno Thitikul – courtesy golf.com
