2020 LPGA Rookie of the Year Race

[18majors]

2 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

Interesting contest you guys are having here... even if there's no official ROY event... Can I join in next year?  Either way, people on the LPGA main thread would be wise to check up on this one since, well, here's where it all starts!   Great work 18majors!

 

Welcome on board!

 

We don't know what game we'll play next year.  Maybe you, @Newinup or @Golf Dino can give some suggestions.

[18majors]

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#32     Yealimi Noh                              $245,161

#37     Andrea Lee                               $215,567

$43     Bianca Pagdanganan              $186,266

#55     Leona Maguire                         $153,314

#65     Yui Kawamoto                          $129,145

#71     Matilda Castren                        $112,105

 

In other years, not counting superstars from KLPGA, there've been at most 3-4 rookies who finished inside Top-80. 

Because this is a pandemic year, many established players chose not to play, thus granted more opportunities to the rookies.

 

Of course, this's also a very talented rookie class.  Bianca will be a Top-5 player pretty soon; Yealimi Noh and Matilda Castren won't be far behind.

 

 

 

 

 

[HMHS]

2 hours ago, 18majors said:

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#32     Yealimi Noh                              $245,161

#37     Andrea Lee                               $215,567

$43     Bianca Pagdanganan              $186,266

#55     Leona Maguire                         $153,314

#65     Yui Kawamoto                          $129,145

#71     Matilda Castren                        $112,105

 

In other years, not counting superstars from KLPGA, there've been at most 3-4 rookies who finished inside Top-80. 

Because this is a pandemic year, many established players chose not to play, thus granted more opportunities to the rookies.

 

Of course, this's also a very talented rookie class.  Bianca will be a Top-5 player pretty soon; Yealimi Noh and Matilda Castren won't be far behind.

 

 

 

 

 

I was just about to say, t** for tat -- eg, sure there's covid to muck things around but at the same time, covid made some players choose not to play... it balances out... bottom line: props to players who take advantage of the opportunities presented them... 

[18majors]

Unfortunately, Leona Maguire, Matilda Castren and Patty Tavatanakit aren't in the field of 2020 USWO.

[18majors]

Four rookies made the cut; not surprisingly they're the four leading the rookie race:

 

Andrea Lee

Bianca Pagdanganan

Yealimi Noh

Leona Maguire

[18majors]

@Newinup@Golf Dino@Supermilo

 

1.  Yealimi Noh                              304

2.  Andrea Lee                              300

3.  Leona Maguire                         245

4.  Bianca Pagdanganan              234

5.  Matilda Castren                       167

6.  Yui Kawamoto                          161 

7.  Patty Tavatanakit                     122

8.  Esther Lee                                50

9.  Jillian Hollis                              49

10. Albane Valenzuela                  42

11. Jennifer Chang                        30

12. Jiwon Jeon                              26

13. Yujeong Son                            22

14. Haley Moore                            20

14. Linnea Johansson                   20

16. Esther Henseleit                      15

 

Contester:

1. @18majors                               465                       (Yui Kawamoto, Yealimi Noh)

2. @Golf Dino                              426                       (Patty Tavatanakit, Yealimi Noh)

3. @Newinup                              356                       (Bianca Pagdanganan, Patty Tavatanakit)

Edited October 25 by 18majors

Edited November 22, 2020 by 18majors

[18majors]

Yui Kawamoto is still scheduled to play USWO; Patty isn't qualified for USWO yet but she still may make it.

Patty is scheduled to play VOA in two weeks; @Golf Dinowill take over the lead if she finishes T20 or better.

 

Bianca is still the wild card, she could win the next 3 tournaments and earns 600 points.

 

The bottom line, nothing is decided with 3 weeks to go; we've quite a good game this year.

 

 

[18majors]

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#32     Yealimi Noh                              $252,860

#35     Andrea Lee                               $230,849

$44     Bianca Pagdanganan              $195,372

#56     Leona Maguire                         $157,756

#68     Yui Kawamoto                          $129,145

#73     Matilda Castren                        $112,105

 

Andrea Lee had the best week, she added $15,282 to her total.  Otherwise, it's been an underwhelming week for the rookies.

 

 

[HMHS]

26 minutes ago, 18majors said:

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#32     Yealimi Noh                              $252,860

#35     Andrea Lee                               $230,849

$44     Bianca Pagdanganan              $195,372

#56     Leona Maguire                         $157,756

#68     Yui Kawamoto                          $129,145

#73     Matilda Castren                        $112,105

 

Andrea Lee had the best week, she added $15,282 to her total.  Otherwise, it's been an underwhelming week for the rookies.

 

 

Kinda ironic, amongst the Qschoolers, the ones "excelling" on the money list are the ones on the lower priority ladder... 

[18majors]

24 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

Kinda ironic, amongst the Qschoolers, the ones "excelling" on the money list are the ones on the lower priority ladder... 

 

 

We don't need to look farther than the winner of Q-Series:

Muni He has earned $4,062 and ranks #169.

[18majors]

Good news for @Golf Dino, it looks like Patty Tavatanakit will make it to USWO field based on her Rolex Ranking.

 

Leona Maguire also has a chance.

 

@Newinup@Supermilo

[Golf Dino]

On 11/22/2020 at 2:50 PM, 18majors said:

 

 

We don't need to look farther than the winner of Q-Series:

Muni He has earned $4,062 and ranks #169.

 

 

But number 1 on Instagram! 😄 

[18majors]

Best rookies in the past, not including superstars from Korea, usually won 500 points or more for rookie of the year race.

 

It maybe difficult to reach that milestone in this pandemic shortened season.

Edited November 24, 2020 by 18majors

[18majors]

One rookie that's fallen on a particularly hard time is Jillian Hollis.

 

Jillian made two of three cuts before the pandemic break and was a top rookie at the time; but she's missed eight straight cuts since the restart.  Not only she missed cuts, she seems to be a permanent fixture around DFL neighborhood.

 

Jillian was a good golfer, she's a standout at University of Georgia and won twice druing her 2019 Symetra Tour campaign.  Her fall from grace is all of a sudden, similar to Yani Tseng or Dave Duval.

 

Her stats tell the story in that she's both #152 on driving distance and driving accuracy; those are numbers tough to recover from.

 

Golf is such a cruel game sometimes; no other way to describe it.

 

[18majors]

@Newinup  @Golf Dino  @Supermilo

 

At the end of Volunteers of America Classic on December 6, 2020

 

1.  Yealimi Noh                              384

2.  Andrea Lee                              305

3.  Leona Maguire                         270

4.  Bianca Pagdanganan              239

5.  Matilda Castren                       167

6.  Yui Kawamoto                          161 

7.  Patty Tavatanakit                     127

8.  Esther Lee                                50

9.  Jillian Hollis                              49

10. Albane Valenzuela                  42

11. Jennifer Chang                        30

12. Jiwon Jeon                              26

13. Haley Moore                            25

14. Yujeong Son                            22

15. Linnea Johansson                   20

16. Esther Henseleit                      15

 

Contester:

1. @18majors                               545                       (Yui Kawamoto, Yealimi Noh)

2. @Golf Dino                              511                       (Patty Tavatanakit, Yealimi Noh)

3. @Newinup                              366                       (Bianca Pagdanganan, Patty Tavatanakit)

Edited December 6, 2020 by 18majors

[18majors]

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#21     Yealimi Noh                              $373,569

#36     Andrea Lee                               $236,138

$50     Bianca Pagdanganan              $198,586

#56     Leona Maguire                         $172,258

#69     Yui Kawamoto                          $129,445

#77     Matilda Castren                        $112,105

[18majors]

@Newinup @Golf Dino @Supermilo

 

 

At the end of US Women's Open on December 14, 2020

 

1.  Yealimi Noh                              404

2.  Andrea Lee                              305

3.  Leona Maguire                         270

4.  Bianca Pagdanganan              239

5.  Yui Kawamoto                          171

6.  Matilda Castren                       167

7.  Patty Tavatanakit                     127

8.  Esther Lee                                50

9.  Jillian Hollis                              49

10. Albane Valenzuela                  42

11. Jennifer Chang                        30

12. Jiwon Jeon                              26

13. Haley Moore                            25

14. Yujeong Son                            22

15. Linnea Johansson                   20

16. Esther Henseleit                      15

 

Contester:

1. @18majors                               575                       (Yui Kawamoto, Yealimi Noh)

2. @Golf Dino                              531                       (Patty Tavatanakit, Yealimi Noh)

3. @Newinup                              366                       (Bianca Pagdanganan, Patty Tavatanakit)

 

 

Edited December 14, 2020 by 18majors

[18majors]

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#23    Yealimi Noh                              $400,636

#42    Andrea Lee                               $236,138

$59     Bianca Pagdanganan              $198,586

#64     Leona Maguire                         $172,258

#69     Yui Kawamoto                          $141,576

 

Edited December 14, 2020 by 18majors

[HMHS]

1 hour ago, 18majors said:

Rookies who're inside Top-80 2020 Official Money List:

 

#23    Yealimi Noh                              $400,636

#42    Andrea Lee                               $236,138

$59     Bianca Pagdanganan              $198,586

#64     Leona Maguire                         $172,258

#69     Yui Kawamoto                          $141,576

 

 

My $1 question is -- what does the LPGA do about this "achievement" for priority "re-ranking" in 2021? -- esp Lee and Pagdanganan who are quite low on the totem pole...  I wonder if there's others who are top 80 money list in 2020 who are low on the playing/tournament entry totem pole that aren't rookies... 

[18majors]

33 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

 

My $1 question is -- what does the LPGA do about this "achievement" for priority "re-ranking" in 2021? -- esp Lee and Pagdanganan who are quite low on the totem pole...  I wonder if there's others who are top 80 money list in 2020 who are low on the playing/tournament entry totem pole that aren't rookies... 

 

The only other players whose priority is higher than #150 and inside Top-80 in money are Kelly Tan and Christina Kim.

 

Kelly is #150 in priority and #52 in money; Christina is #151 in priority and #70 in money.

 

What Bianca and Andrea have done is very rare and they should be proud of it.

[18majors]

Rookies who made it to CME Tour Championship

 

PAGDANGANAN AND NOH AMONG ROOKIES LOOKING TO MAKE A SPLASH IN NAPLES

 

"The CME Group Tour Championship is the reward of a hard-fought season, and through the ups and downs of 2020, this week in Naples, Fla. was the goal for many. It’s even sweeter for those playing in their first season finale, including four 2020 rookies – Andrea Lee, Leona Maguire, Bianca Pagdanganan and Yealimi Noh. "

[18majors]

Yealimi Noh shot a final round 80 to drop out of sight; but USWO has dramatically raised her profile.

 

Exhibit A:

LPGA players to watch at the 2020 CME Group Tour Championship

Birthdate: July 26, 2001
Hometown: San Francisco
Resides: Concord, California
LPGA Career Victories: 0
Race to CME Globe rank: 14

 

 

Exhibit B:

She's the 18th betting favorite; ahead of Amy Olson, Georgia Hall and Mel Reid.

CME betting odds

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by 18majors

[North Texas]

3 hours ago, 18majors said:

Yealimi Noh shot a final round 80 to drop out of sight; but USWO has dramatically increased her profile.

 

Exhibit A:

LPGA players to watch at the 2020 CME Group Tour Championship

Birthdate: July 26, 2001
Hometown: San Francisco
Resides: Concord, California
LPGA Career Victories: 0
Race to CME Globe rank: 14

 

 

Exhibit B:

She's the 18th betting favorite; ahead of Amy Olson, Georgia Hall and Mel Reid.

CME betting odds

 

 

Hopefully no one has bet on Amy Olson since she isn't playing this week. 

[18majors]

4 hours ago, North Texas said:

 

Hopefully no one has bet on Amy Olson since she isn't playing this week. 

 

The race is down to Leona Maguire, Andrea Lee and Yealimi Noh.

 

Bianca can't win the race even if she wins the tournament; she'd have 389 points.

 

 

[18majors]

@Newinup @Golf Dino @Supermilo

 

It's fun that ROY race isn't decided until the last round of the year.  Should we try something again for 2021 season?

 

My suggestion:

 

Pick three players who'll win the most combined money for 2021?

The player pool are:

 

Albane Valenzuela

Patty Tavatanakit

Matilda Castren

Yui Kawamoto

Bianca Pagdanganan

Leona Maguire

Andrea Lee

Yealimi Noh

Edited December 17, 2020 by 18majors

[HMHS]

6 minutes ago, 18majors said:

@Newinup @Golf Dino @Supermilo

 

It's fun that ROY race isn't decided until the last round of the year.  Should we try something again for 2021 season?

sure thing... the question is what format?  (this time ill make sure i am fully aware of playing opportunities -- eg priority ranking LOL)

Edited December 17, 2020 by HMHS

[18majors]

2 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

sure thing... the question is what format?  (this time ill make sure i am fully aware of playing opportunities -- eg priority ranking LOL)

 

We won't pick our players until early 2021 when we know how priority is assigned.

 

We also need to know whether Yui Kawamoto will come to play the entire season.

[18majors]

@Argonne69  @Stooch  @agolf1  @ChronicSlicer  @Lobby  @BadgerLin @MagicClassic407

 

Will you guys be interested in joining the competition in 2021?  Please recommend the competition format you'd like to use.

Edited December 17, 2020 by 18majors

[Stooch]

@18majors correct me if I'm wrong but we are gonna have much of a rookie class next season are we?

 

My recommendation is maybe expand things and have a format where before the first event or season starts ( if not counting opening Tournament of Champion) while the rolex rankings are looked in.

1) we get to pick 2 players that start in the top 10

2) we get to pick 3 players from 11-45

3) we get to pick 3 players from 46-90

4) we get to pick 1 rookie

 

We have those 9 players to earn points throughout the season and the above numbers can be adjust to whatever everybody wants, as it's more of a guideline. 

[18majors]

9 minutes ago, Stooch said:

@18majors correct me if I'm wrong but we are gonna have much of a rookie class next season are we?

 

My recommendation is maybe expand things and have a format where before the first event or season starts ( if not counting opening Tournament of Champion) while the rolex rankings are looked in.

1) we get to pick 2 players that start in the top 10

2) we get to pick 3 players from 11-45

3) we get to pick 3 players from 46-90

4) we get to pick 1 rookie

 

We have those 9 players to earn points throughout the season and the above numbers can be adjust to whatever everybody wants, as it's more of a guideline. 

 

This sounds good, let's see whether there're other recommendations!