A range of criteria was developed to identify the top 16 players on the LPGA Tour between 2010 and 2019 for the LPGA Player of the Decade bracket. Each player has been a member on Tour during the last 10 years and each has won a major championship or been ranked No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings. While several of the players have significant accomplishments outside of the decade, only their feats during the last 10 years were used to determine their eligibility and seeding.
Here is the qualifying criteria for the LPGA Player of the Decade bracket:
Number of Major Championships
Number of Victories on Tour
Rolex Player of the Year
Vare Trophy
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
Rolex Annika Major Award
Money Title
Olympic Medal
LPGA Tour Hall of Fame
Team Appearances – Solheim Cup and UL International Crown
Points were assigned to each category, with the total number of points used to determine the seeding. Players were seeded as follows:
No. 1 Inbee Park
No. 2 Yani Tseng
No. 3 Stacy Lewis
No. 4 Lydia Ko
No. 5 Ariya Jutanugarn
No. 6 Lexi Thompson
No. 7 Jin Young Ko
No. 8 Sung Hyun Park
No. 9 So Yeon Ryu
No. 10 Cristie Kerr
No. 11 Shanshan Feng
No. 12 Suzann Pettersen
No. 13 Na Yeon Choi
No. 14 Brooke Henderson
No. 15 In Gee Chun
No. 16 Michelle Wie
Voting for the LPGA Player of the Decade begins Dec. 2, 2019. Cast your vote on LPGA.com or on the LPGA's social channels.
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