tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post3804158210121653875..comments2023-11-22T03:32:31.513-05:00Comments on Mostly Harmless: Super Soph Top 20: June 2007 EditionThe Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-50455392356307701732007-06-20T21:26:00.000-04:002007-06-20T21:26:00.000-04:00thanks for the thoughtful observations, HD. I am ...thanks for the thoughtful observations, HD. I am double counting $$ in the 2007/career totals, but that's part of my evil plan to make 2007 count more for those who played in both years. A surprising amount of the Super Sophs were on the Futures Tour for most of last year; some international golfers who played a lot last year are playing very little this year. So the double credit for 2007 money only affects the top 10 or so.<BR/><BR/>I see your point about Francella totally outclassing Lang this year. But I'm not yet convinced she can keep up the top 10 pace and improve her cut-making rate. She's one of 6 golfers with a stroke average in the 72 range on the list, so it's likely she'll keep posting top 30s and steadily add to her money total, but for me the jury's still out on whether she's ready to contend regularly as Lang seemed to be doing last season (unless my memory is way off!). As bad as Lang's been playing and scoring, somehow she's made over $135K already this season and she's still hitting lots of greens, so I see some potential for salvaging the season and avoiding the "worst sophomore jinx" label. If next month's trends mirror the season's to date, though, I'm ready to drop Lang still further down the list.<BR/><BR/>I was actually shocked myself to see how close to last season's key stats Seon Hwa Lee is. She has the third-best scoring average of the Super Sophs playing badly for her. I've been a big fan of hers since it was clear mid-season last year that Ai-chan couldn't catch her, so if even I was shocked to find out how well she's actually been scoring, I guess I can understand how the lazy and borderline racist U.S. golf media can miss that, too. But I can't for the life of me understand why both major ranking systems (besides yours, of course) place her so low. Gotta be a flaw in both formulae, 'cause there's no way she deserves to be averaging in the mid-20s.<BR/><BR/>What this exercise really made me curious about is just how good Shinobu Moromizato really is and whether she'd be performing better on the LPGA than the European Super Sophs who have won multiple times on the LET but are underachieving big time in the States. Given the woes of Riko Higashio and Moromizato's decision to stick with the JLPGA, my guess is, "not much better." Doesn't speak highly to the quality of competition on the JLPGA in any case....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-39872829696078598972007-06-20T15:42:00.000-04:002007-06-20T15:42:00.000-04:00Great stuff dude! Some assorted comments:I totall...Great stuff dude! Some assorted comments:<BR/><BR/>I totally agree that Seon Hwa Lee is "shockingly underrated". For the amount of attention she receives, you would hardly even realize she was ROY of the greatest rookie class in history (hence the Super Sophs).<BR/><BR/>Of course it depends on how much you weigh '07 results versus '06, but I would have put Francella ahead of Lang - the Brittany of '07 has, to put it mildly, sucked. She did play very well last year.<BR/><BR/>When you talk about a Super Soph's career, are you including this year's numbers? If you are and then combine that with '07 numbers to get an overall rating, you would be giving double credit for '07 accomplishments. If that's what you intended to do, that's ok but if it's an accident, your results can be skewed.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. The LPGA needs multiple rocket scientists!Hound Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551723761253381230noreply@blogger.com