Stats & Facts - "Volume 8"

The LPGA will be idle this coming week, the second of a two-week break. The tour will resume the following weekend in New Jersey with the playing of the Sybase Match Play Championship. This will mark the start of a very important stretch. The Ladies will play six tournaments in an eight-week period that will include two major championships. I think most will agree that the first eight tournaments of this year have certainly brought us many exciting finishes. We have seen 3 playoffs, 3 Yani Tseng victories, and 3 American winners. With 19 tournaments still to be played, I am looking forward to what could be the most exciting year in a very long time.


I would like to use this break to focus on some of the key statistics of this 2012 season.

Rolex Player of the Year Standings: (winner receives a Hall of Fame point)

1. Yani Tseng -  118 points
2. Sun Young Yoo - 79
3. Ai Miyazato - 65
4. Stacy Lewis - 63
5. So Yeon Ryu - 33
6. Hee Kyeong Seo - 31
7. Three players tied with - 30

Vare Trophy Standings: (winner receives a Hall of Fame point)

1. Yani Tseng - 69.54 (strokes per round)
2. Ai Miyazato - 69.75
3. Na Yeon Choi - 70.54
4. Jiyai Shin - 70.68
5. Shanshan Feng - 70.83
6. Stacy Lewis - 70.83
7. Se Ri Pak - 70.85
8. So Yeon Ryu - 71.11

Rolex Rookie of the Year Standings:

1. So Yeon Ryu - 353 points
2. Lexi Thompson - 222
3. Lizette Salas - 48
4. Mo Martin 46
5. Sydnee Michaels - 44
6. Cydney Clanton - 42
7. Numa Gulyanamitta - 34

Solheim Cup Points:

1. Stacy Lewis - 212 points
2. Angela Stanford - 137
3. Brittany Lincicome - 130
4. Cristie Kerr - 117
5. Paula Creamer - 87
6. Brittany Lang - 79
7. Katie Futcher - 71
8. Michelle Wie - 53
9. Morgan Pressel - 51
10. Natalie Gulbis - 47

Most consecutive tournaments without a missed cut:

1. Karrie Webb - 32
2. Paula Creamer - 27
3. Jiyai Shin - 25
4. Yani Tseng - 23
5. Azahara Munoz - 23

Most consecutive missed cuts : ( must have an active priority ranking)

1. Izzy Beisiegel - 20
2. Michelle Ellis - 13
3. Nicole Hage, Meridith Duncan, Tanya Dergal - 8

Other Tidbits: 

• The LPGA announced this week that the 2017 United States Open will be held at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. It also announced the 2013 Canadian Open will be held at the Royal Mayfair in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• The Sybase Match Play Championship will go about picking their matchups very differently than they have in previous years. Instead of picking from a hat, all players will be seeded by their standings in next week's Rolex Rankings. The #1 seed will play #64, #2 will play #63 and so on. Everyone get your charts ready, as this will be done just like the NCAA does "March Madness."

Red Hot:

• Azahara Munoz has finished 12th, 15th, 2nd, and 4th in her last four tournaments.
• Natalie Gulbis has two top-ten finishes in her last three events.

Ice Cold:

• Mindy Kim has failed to make the cut in her last four tournaments.
• Kristy McPherson has missed her last four cuts.
• Amy Hung has already missed five cuts this year.

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