Saturday, May 5, 2007

Who's the Best of the LPGA's Super Sophs?

With yet another candidate for Super Soph, Karen Sjodin, in contention at another 2007 LPGA event, the time has come to answer my title's question.

Super Sophs

1. Julieta Granada: 1 win (ADT Championship), 9 top 10s, #17 on Rolex Rankings, #9 2007 money list, #82 career money list ($1.87M), 71.33 2006 scoring average

2. Seon Hwa Lee: 2006 Rookie of Year, 3 international wins, 1 LPGA win (ShopRite Classic), 8 LPGA top 10s, #24 on Rolex Rankings, #33 2007 money list, #148 career money list ($1.01M), 71.30 2006 scoring average

3. Morgan Pressel: 1 major (Kraft Nabisco Championship), 14 top 10s, #4 on Rolex Rankings, #3 2007 money list, #167 career money list ($898.5K), 71.51 2006 scoring average

4. Ai Miyazato: 14 international wins, 11 LPGA top 10s, #8 on Rolex Rankings, #20 2007 money list, #202 career money list ($663.7K [+$172.2K before joining LPGA tour]), 71.22 2006 scoring average

5. Jee Young Lee: 1 international win, 1 LPGA win (CJ Bridges Classic), 9 LPGA top 10s, #18 on Rolex Rankings, #10 2007 money list, #179 career money list ($806.3K [+$208.5K before joining LPGA tour]), 71.46 2006 scoring average

6. Brittany Lang: 9 top 10s, #34 on Rolex Rankings, #47 2007 money list, #212 career money list ($598.7K [+$42.7K before joining LPGA tour]), 71.35 2006 scoring average

7. Kyeong Bae: 3 international wins, 5 LPGA top 10s, #74 on Rolex Rankings, #23 2007 money list, #255 career money list ($413.7K [+$19K before joining LPGA tour]), 72.33 2006 scoring average

8. Meaghan Francella: 1 win (MasterCard Classic), 3 top 10s, #52 on Rolex Rankings, #6 2007 money list, #285 career money list ($313.1K), 73.75 2006 scoring average

Super Sophs in Waiting

9. Karin Sjodin: 1 international win, 3 LPGA top 10s, #112 on Rolex Rankings, #46 2007 money list, #348 career money list ($185.5K), 72.81 2006 scoring average

10. Nina Reis: 5 international wins, 2 LPGA top 10s, #143 on Rolex Rankings, #110 2007 money list, #372 career money list ($158.2K), 72.91 2006 scoring average

11. Minea Blomqvist: 5 international wins, 1 LPGA top 10, #144 on Rolex Rankings, #108 2007 money list, #436 career money list ($88K [+$72.5K before joining LPGA tour]), 73.04 2006 scoring average

12. Linda Wessberg: 5 international wins, 1 LPGA top 10, #134 on Rolex Rankings, #73 2007 money list, ? career money list ($32.1K [+32.3K before joining LPGA tour]), 77.5 2006 scoring average

13. Hye Jung Choi: 2 top 10s, #159 on Rolex Rankings, #27 2007 money list, #396 career money list ($132.2K), 73.00 2006 scoring average

14. Teresa Lu: 1 top 10, #146 on Rolex Rankings, #42 2007 money list, #387 career money list ($138.1K), 72.89 2006 scoring average

15. Veronica Zorzi: 2 international wins, #91 on Rolex Rankings, #122 2007 money list, #443 career money list ($81.2K [+$22.9K before joining LPGA tour]), 72.88 2006 scoring average

Super Potential

16. Sun Young Yoo: 2 top 10s, #130 on Rolex Rankings, #79 2007 money list, #312 career money list ($259.7K), 72.53 2006 scoring average

17. Virada Nirapathpongporn: 1 top 10, #219 on Rolex Rankings, #115 2007 money list, #374 career money list ($155.7K [+$4.6K before joining LPGA tour]), 73.46 2006 scoring average

18. Katie Futcher: 1 top 10, #257 on Rolex Rankings, #114 2007 money list, #395 career money list ($132.4K [+$9K before joining LPGA tour]), 73.98 2006 scoring average

19. Na Ri Kim: #309 on Rolex Rankings, #104 2007 money list, #540 career money list ($23.7K), 76.95 2006 scoring average

20. Shinobu Moromizato: #40 on Rolex Rankings

Not Yet Super

Christi Cano, Ha Na Chae (#585 on Rolex Rankings), Rebecca Coakley (#281 on Rolex Rankings), Danielle Downey (#551 on Rolex Rankings), Cecelia Ekelundh, Allison Fouch (#449 on Rolex Rankings), Kimberly Hall, Ashley Hoagland (#292 on Rolex Rankings), Sarah Jane Kenyon (#515 on Rolex Rankings), Sarah Martin, Diana Ramage (#461 on Rolex Rankings), Libby Smith (#422 on Rolex Rankings), Louise Stahle (#209 on Rolex Rankings), D'Rae Ward (#690 on Rolex Rankings), Meredith Ward (#480 on Rolex Rankings), May Wood, Annie Young (#570 on Rolex Rankings).

1 comment:

The Constructivist said...

If the cut this week stands at +3 as I expect, that means that many of the top sophs will miss it, including Julieta Granada, Kyeong Bae, Hye Jung Choi, Linda Wessberg, Na Ri Kim, Christi Cano, Ashley Hoagland--and maybe even Brittany Lang, Nina Reis, and Kimberly Hall, who are too close to it for comfort. Granada shouldn't feel too bad--Lincicome is definitely going to miss it, and Kerr, Petterson, Jang, and Matthew are fighting for their lives.