Who's the Best Player Without an LPGA Win?

by The Constructivist on Jun 8, 2009 8:37 AM EDT

Who's the best on the LPGA without a win? Here's the official Mostly Harmless guide.

Most Likely to Win This Season

1. Na Yeon Choi: She hasn't missed a cut in her 38 LPGA starts and has 5 top 3s in less than 2 full seasons. Her 16th-hole eagle last Friday to keep her streak alive shows what she's made of.

2. Jee Young Lee: She's a big hitter and a good putter, so why hasn't she followed up her non-member win in Korea yet? She has the most top 10s in her generation with 27 in less than 4 full seasons, and she notched her 7th top 3 this past week..

3. Angela Park: She has 8 top 3s but only 17 more finishes in the top 20 in less than 3 full seasons.

4. Michelle Wie: If you count her non-member starts, she has 10 top 3s and 16 top 10s in 55 starts; if you count only this year, she has 2 top 3s and 3 top 10s in 8 starts. Either way, these are impressive stats. But as her weak finish this past weekend shows, she needs to become more consistent.

5. Ai Miyazato: She's averaging just over 1 top 10 every 4 starts on the LPGA in less than 4 full seasons, but has only 4 top 3s to her name as an LPGA member (she finished 2nd at the Mizuno Classic in 2004 as a non-member). She was playing well enough to win the State Farm, but finished 1 shot out of a tie for 3rd.

6. Brittany Lang: In 13 more starts than Miyazato, she has 2 fewer top 10s and the same number of top 3s.

7. Song-Hee Kim: This Futures Tour sensation got off to a slow start on the LPGA, but now has 11 top 10s and 4 top 3s in less than 3 full LPGA seasons.

8. Jane Park: This NCAA star has finally settled into life on tour well, but she's been plagued by back problems this season. Still, even with limited status her rookie season, she already has 3 top 3s and 6 top 10s in just under 40 starts as a member.

For the rest of the top 20, head on over to Mostly Harmless and argue with me there--or here!

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No way Michelle Wie gets a win this year…wouldn’t surprise me if it takes more than 2 years for her to post her first win.

Miyazato baffles me. She isn’t overly long or overly short – but she can’t put 4 rounds together, and doesn’t make the tough shots when she needs them. Was the competition in Japan weaker than anybody thought ?

Vicky Hurst will win before Michelle Wie.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 8, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions

Of course, I’m biased to Brittany Lang, but I would say Choi or A. Park first.

Email me any comments or questions at ryan@thegolfnewsnet.com.

by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 8, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

does your GF know about this crush on Lang ? :-D

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jun 8, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

haha, I wouldn’t really call it a crush cause I don’t think I find her hot. I think I just kind of root for her despite her being a dookie.

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by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 8, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

everyone on this list can win any given week

Nothing against Louise Friberg, Meaghan Francella, or the other 1-time winners, or even 2-time winners like Ji Young Oh, but certainly the top 8 and probably the rest of my top 20 are better players than them. It’s just very hard to win on the LPGA, even for those who have had a lot of success elsewhere.

by The Constructivist on Jun 8, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

Jee Young Lee's win counts

Jee Young Lee doesn’t belong on this list. She wasn’t a member when she won but it was a win on the LPGA Tour nonetheless. Take her off and replace her with Lindsey Wright.

by golph on Jun 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions

Wright's in my top 20...

…but as long as the LPGA distinguishes between non-member and member wins, I will. Note that they’re calling Ji-Yai Shin a Rolex First-Time Winner in 2009, despite her 3 non-member wins in 2008. I agree that Lee’s win counts (and Ueda’s, for that matter) and clarify in my original post at MH that I was talking about member wins. I was thinking of taking them off the list, but then MW would be ranked higher! So I kept both on.

by The Constructivist on Jun 10, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions