How Soon Will Ji-Yai Shin Get LPGA Win #7? Can She Get to #10 in 2010?
by The Constructivist on Jan 14, 2010 4:07 AM EST
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PrintOver at Mostly Harmless, I preface my ranking of the the 15 active players on the LPGA with 3 to 6 career wins by considering what it would mean for the players on my other lists to join this one. Here are the 4 players on the top of this list who I think have the best chance of adding to their victory totals in 2010.
Most Likely to Win in 2010
1. Ji-Yai Shin (6/1): 3 of her wins, including her only major thus far, the Women's British Open, came before she was even an LPGA member, and after the end of her rookie year, she maintained her 3 wins per season rate. I'm wondering what she's capable of when she actually gets comfortable on tour. She's set her sights squarely on LPGA Player of the Year in 2010 and has told the Korean media she plans to play less on the JLPGA. Which means we can expect a minimum of 4 LPGA wins from her in the coming season. For more reasons why, check out the guest post from Tim Maitland I'm putting up at my place at lunchtime.
2. Suzann Pettersen (6/1): Just as she had to wait a long time for her 1st win, she had to wait a long time for her 6th. But she convinced me during that drought that she's truly one of the tour's elite players. While I don't see another 5-win season on her horizon, I wouldn't be surprised if she won a couple of tournaments in 2010.
3. Angela Stanford (4/0): Like Pettersen, her wins have come largely in bunches. She won twice at the end of 2008, when it seemed like she was putting herself in contention every week, then won the opening event of 2009. And even though she's endured a little bit of a drought since then--due in no small part to taking time away from golf to support her mom during her cancer treatments--she improved all her key stats from 2008 to 2009. I wouldn't at all be surprised to see her to become the top American on tour in 2010.
4. Seon Hwa Lee (4/0): Although 2009 was a down year for her in wins and winnings, her key performance stats were right around her career norms, which had been good enough to make her a top 5 threat in her 1st 3 seasons on the LPGA. The 2006 Rookie of the Year is still averaging 1 win per season, so watch out for her in 2010. Accustomed to playing 30 events a year, she'll stay sharp when the LPGA's schedule goes dark, thanks to her dual membership on the LPGA and JLPGA. I expect her to win more often there than here, but you never know.
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Is the BIG WIEZE
going to leave school early and play any of these events…I hope not, but if she does, that might have a real delaying effect on Courts prediction…STUB
Wie's already talking to her professors...
…about getting permission to play in Asia in February (and March, too?). She finished a final at Dubai, so hopefully she’ll be able to work out a similar arrangement this term. And CG, she’s taking 20 credits, so she is trying to catch up!
by The Constructivist on Jan 14, 2010 2:23 PM EST reply actions
how did you come up with this information ? school records aren’t public. 20 quarter hours is just a hair over standard (I took 18 to 22 hours every quarter before Ga State switched to semesters) – and if she’s taking that many hours, she won’t have time to practice. Especially if she is taking real Stanford classes. That’s a beast of a university with REAL academics. She’s a professional golfer – not a full time student – and you can’t catch up on three years of part time classes by taking one extra class.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
it's already out in the media
Can’t remember if I read it on Baldry at the Golfweek blog or where exactly. No time to consult my external memory drive (google)—sorry!
by The Constructivist on Jan 15, 2010 7:43 AM EST up reply actions
AHHH, but
we’re talking SUPER WIEZE here…no kryptonite around, so maybe its do -able…her schedule was posted …and re your hours, Wieze is taking time out to eat…hahaha…STUB
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