Season-ending race heats up for Rolex Player, Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year awards
With the second half of the 2009 LPGA Tour season well underway, the race is heating up for the Rolex Player of the Year and Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year awards. Both awards will officially conclude at the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship, Nov. 19-22 at The Houstonian Golf & Country Club in Richmond, Texas, near Houston. The Rolex Player of the Year and Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year are both based on points systems, which awards players points based on how they finish in each official LPGA event. All points are doubled at the four major championships - Kraft Nabisco Championship, McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, U.S. Women's Open, RICOH Women's British Open.
Rolex Player of the Year point system is based on top-10 finishes: 1st place-30 points; 2nd-12; 3rd-nine; 4th-seven; 5th-six; 6th-five; 7th-four; 8th-three; 9th-two; 10th-one.
Top-10 Rolex Player of the Year standings (as of 9/07/09)
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 114 |
| 2 | Suzann Pettersen | 107 |
| 3 | Ai Miyazato | 98 |
| 4 | Jiyai Shin | 97 |
| 5 | Angela Stanford | 85 |
| 6 | In-Kyung Kim | 83 |
| 7 | Yani Tseng Lorena Ochoa |
82 82 |
| 9 | Karrie Webb | 80 |
| 10 | Paula Creamer Brittany Lincicome |
78 78 |
The Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year point system rewards points to rookies based on their finish after making the cut. Points range from 150 for a win and five points for positions 41st through each player making the cut.
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Top-10 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year standings (as of 9/07/09)
| 1 | Jiyai Shin | 1,119 |
| 2 | Michelle Wie | 661 |
| 3 | Anna Nordqvist | 615 |
| 4 | Mika Miyazato | 400 |
| 5 | Stacy Lewis | 342 |
| 6 | Vicky Hurst | 338 |
| 7 | M.J. Hur | 290 |
| 8 | Mindy Kim | 128 |
| 9 | Haeji Kang | 126 |
| 10 | Shiho Oyama | 114 |
Topics: Press Release, Shin, Jiyai
