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.

1. Top 80

Members in the top 80 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Points 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 season.

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 have notified the LPGA that she wanted to be included in the Career Top 20 category by November 15th of the previous season, (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.

84. Cristie Kerr

85. Ayako Uehara *

86. Na Yeon Choi

* 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 previous five (5) years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year. (Note: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Regulations Addendum, Members: (1) whose most recent Major win was in 2016 will be eligible for this category through 2022, (2) whose most recent Major win was in 2017 will be eligible for this category through 2023, (3) whose most recent Major win was in 2018 will be eligible for this category through 2024, and (4) whose most recent Major win was in 2019 will be eligible for this category through 2025.)

87. Charlotte Thomas *

88. Sung Hyun Park

89. In Kyung Kim

90. Yani Tseng *

91. Brittany Lang

92. Mirim Lee

93. Pernilla Lindberg

* Medical

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. (Note: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Regulations Addendum, 2019 Tournament Winners will be eligible for this category through 2022.)

94. Michelle Wie West **

95. Mi Jung Hur

96. Hee Young Park

97. Bronte Law

98. Cheyenne Knight

** Maternity

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 the previous three years. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of .the previous year. (Note: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Regulations Addendum, Members: (1) whose most recent year with two wins was in 2018 will be eligible for this category through 2022, (2) whose most recent year with two wins was in 2019 will be eligible for this category through 2023.)

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 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. (Note: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Regulations Addendum, Members: (1) whose most recent year with three wins was in 2017 will be eligible for this category through 2022, (2) whose most recent year with three wins with was in 2018 will be eligible for this category through 2023, and (3) whose most recent year with three wins was 2019 will be eligible for this category through 2024.)

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. (Note: Pursuant to the 2021 COVID-19 Regulations Addendum, Non-members whose most recent year with a win was in 2020 will be eligible for this category through 2022.)

8. Current Year Top 80

Members in the Top 80 of the current year’s Points 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 Points List after the Second Reshuffle Tournament. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties are broken by the Members’ positions on the 2022 Priority List as of the commitment deadline for each respective reshuffle tournament.

9. Top-10 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 2021 Symetra Tournament and Player Regulations.

99. Lilia Vu

100. Fatima Fernandez Cano

101. Casey Danielson

102. Sophia Schubert

103. Julieta Granada **

104. Ruixin Liu

105. Robynn Ree *

106. Maude-Aimee Leblanc

107. Amanda Doherty

108. Allison Emrey

109. Morgane Metraux

110. Rachel Rohanna

* Medical ** Maternity

10. Non-Member Top 40

Non-Member Professionals who, as of the conclusion of the last Official Tournament of the previous year, earned a number of Points during such year in Official Tournaments with a cut, that is equal to or greater than the number of Official Points by earned by the Member who was in 40th place on the Points List at that time. Priority based on the number of Points earned in such tournaments. Ties will be broken by the earliest time at which the Non-Member earned the number of Points 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 Points List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.

111. Paula Reto

112. Gerina Mendoza

113. Pornanong Phatlum

114. Haeji Kang

115. Maria Fassi

116. Mariajo Uribe **

117. Beatriz Recari *

118. Marissa Steen

119. Paula Creamer **

120. Katherine Kirk

121. Jodi Ewart Shadoff

122. Benyapa Niphatsophon *

123. Christina Kim

124. Ana Belac

125. Dana Finkelstein

126. Azahara Munoz

127. Lauren Coughlin

128. Annie Park

129. Candie Kung *

130. Muni He

131. Stephanie Meadow

* Medical ** Maternity

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 November 15th 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.

13. Current Year Reshuffle

After the First Reshuffle Tournament, Members in categories 14 through 19 who have earned Points 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 Points 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 Points 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 Points 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 2022 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. (Note: The Top 45 and ties is a minimum number. The final number will be determined by the LPGA.)

132. Na Rin An
133. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
134. Atthaya Thitikul
135. Ruoning Yin
136. Peiyun Chien
137. Janie Jackson
138. Ayaka Furue
139. Linnea Johansson
140. Hye-Jin Choi
141. Bianca Pagdanganan
142. Dewi Weber
143. Katherine Perry-Hamski **
144. Yaeeun Hong
145. Kelly Tan
146. Emily Kristine Pedersen
147. Isi Gabsa
148. Lauren Kim
149. Jiwon Jeon *
150. Stephanie Kyriacou
151. Allisen Corpuz
152. Jennifer Chang
153. Hinako Shibuno
154. Vivian Hou
155. Agathe Laisne
156. Sanna Nuutinen
157. Alana Uriell
158. Gemma Dryburgh
159. Savannah Vilaubi
160. Olivia Cowan
161. Frida Kinhult
162. Lauren Hartlage
163. Brooke Matthews
164. Yu-Sang Hou
165. Liz Nagel
166. Haylee Harford
167. Kaitlyn Papp
168. Maddie Szeryk
169. Caroline Inglis
170. Linn Grant
171. Youngin Chun *
172. Nicole Broch Estrup
173. Weiwei Zhang
174. Gina Kim
175. Mariah Stackhouse
176. Dottie Ardina
177. Jessica Peng
178. Katie Yoo
179. Sandra Gal *
180. Sarah Jane Smith
181. Karis Davidson
     
     * Medical ** Maternity

15. Nos. 101-125

Members finishing Nos. 101-125 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Points List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.

182. Celine Herbin
183. Ssu-Chia Cheng
184. Andrea Lee
185. Lindy Duncan
186. Anne van Dam
187. Jing Yan
188. Mi Hyang Lee
189. Kristen Gillman
190. Sydnee Michaels
191. Klara Spilkova
192. Sarah Burnham
193. Esther Lee

16. Tournament Winners

Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member within the previous twentyone (21) 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. 194. Annika Sorenstam 195. Karrie Webb 196. Betsy King 197. Beth Daniel 198. Juli Inkster 199. Lorena Ochoa 200. Se Ri Pak 201. Laura Davies 202. Meg Mallon 203. Suzann Pettersen 204. Rosie Jones 205. Liselotte Neumann 206. Ai Miyazato 207. Mi Hyun Kim 208. Sherri Steinhauer 209. Rachel Hetherington 210. Helen Alfredsson 211. Hee-Won Han 212. Pat Hurst 213. Grace Park 214. Maria McBride 215. Catriona Matthew 216. Lorie Kane 217. Wendy Ward 218. Seon Hwa Lee 219. Dorothy Delasin 220. Emilee Klein 221. Wendy Doolan 222. Haru Nomura 223. Morgan Pressel 224. Jeong Jang 225. Laura Diaz 226. Sun Young Yoo 227. Meena Lee 228. Karen Stupples 229. Janice Moodie 230. Jimin Kang 231. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 232. Ji Young Oh 233. Heather Daly-Donofrio 234. Natalie Gulbis 235. Jee Young Lee 236. Heather Bowie Young 237. Leta Lindley 238. Nicole Castrale 239. Moira Dunn-Bohls 240. Ilhee Lee 241. Kim Saiki-Maloney 242. Marisa Baena 243. Kris Tamulis 244. Lee-Anne Pace 245. Silvia Cavalleri 246. Kate Golden 247. Jennifer Johnson 248. Birdie Kim 249. Meaghan Francella 250. Eunjung Yi 251. Tina Fischer

17. Tournament Winners

Tournament Winners: Members who won an Official Tournament while a Member more than twenty-one (21) 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.

Kathy Whitworth 253. Betsy Rawls 254. Nancy Lopez 255. JoAnne Carner 256. Sandra Haynie 257. Patty Sheehan 258. Pat Bradley 259. Amy Alcott 260. Jane Blalock 261. Judy Rankin 262. Marlene Hagge 263. Donna Caponi 264. Sandra Palmer 265. Hollis Stacy 266. Dottie Pepper 267. Ayako Okamoto 268. Jan Stephenson 269. Sally Little 270. Jane Geddes 271. Susie Maxwell Berning 272. Clifford Ann Creed 273. Shirley Englehorn 274. Christa Johnson 275. Mary Mills 276. Alice Miller 277. Sandra Post 278. Tammie Green 279. Danielle Ammaccapane 280. Michelle McGann 281. Debbie Austin 282. Kathy Cornelius 283. Donna Andrews 284. Val Skinner 285. Jo Ann Prentice 286. Brandie Burton 287. Deb Richard 288. Barb Mucha 289. Cindy Rarick 290. Judy Dickinson 291. Penny Hammel 292. Kathy Postlewait 293. Mary Beth Zimmerman 294. Betty Burfeindt 295. Murle Breer 296. Sue Roberts 297. Nancy Scranton 298. Sherri Turner 299. Vicki Fergon 300. Martha Nause 301. Debbie Massey 302. Maggie Will 303. Lauri Merten 304. Terry-Jo Myers 305. Donna White 306. Cathy Gerring 307. Pam Higgins 308. Gloria Ehret 309. Betsy Cullen 310. Michele Redman 311. Elaine Crosby 312. Dana Dormann 313. Gail Graham 314. Laurie Rinker 315. Jody Anschutz 316. Janet Coles 317. Anne Marie Palli 318. Jerilyn Britz 319. Kathy Guadagnino 320. Penny Pulz 321. Bonnie Lauer 322. Cindy Hill 323. Jan Ferraris 324. Margie Masters 325. Tina Barrett 326. Kris Tschetter 327. Kelli Kuehne 328. Michelle Estill 329. Jane Crafter 330. Cindy Figg-Currier 331. Jenny Lidback 332. Becky Iverson 333. Charlotta Sorenstam 334. Cindy Schreyer 335. Amy Fruhwirth 336. Missie McGeorge 337. Jackie Gallagher-Smith 338. Joan Pitcock 339. Marta Figueras-Dotti 340. Nanci Bowen 341. Allison Finney 342. Missie Berteotti 343. Cathy Johnston-Forbes 344. Kathryn Imrie 345. Mardi Lunn 346. Julie Piers 347. Barb Whitehead 348. Laurel Kean 349. Tracy Kerdyk 350. Cathy Morse 351. Lisa D’Amore 352. Carolyn Hill 353. Janet Anderson 354. Shirley Furlong 355. Lynn Adams 356. Becky Pearson 357. Dot Germain 358. Pat Meyers 359. Jennifer Wyatt 360. Anne-Catherine Tanguay ** 361. Susie McAllister 362. Patty Hayes 363. Tina Tombs 364. Lauren Howe 365. Sharon Barrett 366. Patty Jordan-Smith 367. Kathy Hite-James 368. Barbara Barrow 369. Bonnie Bryant 370. Pam Barnett 371. Jocelyne Bourassa ** Maternity

18. Nos. 126 – 150

Members finishing Nos. 126-150 (and ties) on the previous year’s season-ending Points List. Priority is based on the order of the list. Ties will be broken by the Members’ positions on the previous year’s season-ending Money List.

372. Dani Holmqvist

373. Luna Sobron Galmes

374. Tiffany Chan

375. Brooke Pancake **

376. Alena Sharp

377. Linnea Strom

378. Min Seo Kwak

379. Haley Moore

380. Kristy McPherson

381. Jackie Stoelting

382. Pavarisa Yoktuan

383. Brianna Do

384. Nuria Iturrioz

385. Louise Ridderstrom

386. Daniela Darquea

387. Jillian Hollis

** Maternity

19. Class A Members

Priority will be based on the Members’ positions on the Career Money List as of the end of the previous year. Once again it would be a rare occurrence for any of these players to appear in a LPGA event.

Becky Morgan 372. Jill McGill 373. Kristy McPherson 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. Beth Bauer 403. Pamela Wright 404. Stephanie Louden 405. Na On Min 406. Ashli Bunch 407. Caroline Keggi 408. Laura Baugh 409. Dewi Claire Schreefel 410. Young-A Yang 411. Paige Mackenzie 412. Katie M. Burnett 413. Myra Blackwelder 414. Leslie Spalding 415. Mindy Kim 416. Jill Briles-Hinton 417. Cindy LaCrosse 418. Amanda Blumenherst 419. Paula Reto 420. Allison Duncan 421. Vickie Odegard 422. Amelia Lewis 423. Audra Burks 424. Siew-Ai Lim 425. Carri Wood 426. Dori Carter 427. Luciana Bemvenuti 428. Stephanie Farwig 429. Anna Acker-Macosko 430. Candy Hannemann 431. Lori West 432. Lynn Connelly 433. Joanna Klatten 434. Leigh Ann Mills 435. Kim Shipman 436. Marilyn Lovander 437. Cathy Marino 438. Allison Hanna 439. Sara Sanders 440. Deedee Lasker 441. Laurie Brower 442. Ellie Gibson 443. Kim Hall 444. Amy Read 445. Susan Sanders 446. Jenna Daniels 447. Nina Foust 448. Lee Ann Walker 449. Simin Feng 450. Sue Ertl 451. Angie Ridgeway 452. Marlene Floyd 453. Laetitia Beck 454. Marci Bozarth 455. Janice Gibson 456. Kathryn Young-Robyn 457. Annette DeLuca 458. Patricia Baxter-Johnson 459. Meredith Duncan 460. Barbara Moxness 461. Jennifer Feldott-Hall 462. Heather Drew 463. Kathy McMullen 464. Nicole Jeray 465. M. J. Smith 466. Karen Noble 467. Sue Ginter 468. Mindy Moore 469. Pamela Kerrigan 470. Mary Dwyer 471. Beverly Klass 472. Sue Thomas 473. Kay Cockerill 474. Angela Jerman-Ormsby 475. Erika Wicoff 476. Jane Rah 477. Beth Stone 478. Jennifer Hanna 479. Sarah McGuire 480. Nicky Le Roux 481. Sherrin Smyers 482. Kate Rogerson 483. Kim Bauer 484. Gina Hull 485. Nancy White 486. Dianne Dailey 487. Therese Hession 488. Barbara Mizrahie 489. Carole Charbonnier 490. LeAnn Cassaday 491. Michelle Dobek 492. Mary Murphy 493. Nancy Taylor 494. Noelle Daghe 495. Cathy Mant 496. Cathy Mockett 497. Cathy Sherk 498. Gerda Boykin 499. Mardell Wilkins 500. Joan Joyce 501. Laura Hurlbut 502. Jeannette Kohlhaas 503. Linda Hunt 504. Donna Wilkins 505. Catherine Duggan 506. Loretta Alderete 507. Shirley Spork 508. Marty Dickerson 509. Sue Fogleman 510. Jackie Bertsch 511. Pamela Allen 512. Amelia Rorer 513. Terri Hancock 514. Kelly Leadbetter 515. Sue Daniels 516. Kathy Farrer 517. Debbie Skinner 518. Renee Powell 519. Sharron Moran 520. Janet Le Pera 521. Brenda Hocott 522. Cindy Ferro 523. Carla Glasgow 524. H. B. Duntz-Macarthur 525. Joyce Benson 526. Susan Johnson 527. Mary Bryan 528. Linda Galloway 529. Becky Larson

2022 Priority List Reshuffles

The LPGA will have two Priority List reshuffles during the 2022 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.

Feature Photo

Jin Young Ko at the 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. All photos by LPGA Tour credentialed photographer Ben Harpring