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The Best of the LPGA: July 2010 Edition

July 20, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the LPGA:  July 2010 Edition

It's Evian Masters week, so you know what that means here at Mostly Harmless, right? Well, after Whine About My Game Monday, it's time to kick off Ai Miyazato's First LPGA Title Defense Celebration Week with an update to my June ranking of the Best of...
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The Best of the LPGA: June 2010 Edition

June 10, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the LPGA: June 2010 Edition

The State Farm Classic is here, so it's time to update my end-of-year ranking of the Best of the LPGA. As usual, I'll be combining the LPGA money list (through the Sybase Match Play Championship), Hound Dog's latest ranking (which focuses exclusively ...
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The Best of the Young Guns: June 2010 Edition

June 8, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the Young Guns:  June 2010 Edition

Now that we're heading into the meat of the LPGA's schedule, it's high time to put together my rankings of the classes of 2006, 2007, and 2008 to see who the very best of the Young Guns generation are and what their prospects are for the rest of 2010. ...
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The Best of the Young Guns: Class of 2008, May 2010 Edition

June 2, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the Young Guns:  Class of 2008, May 2010 Edition

It's like The Tale of Two Cities for the youngest class in the Young Guns generation. Their top 6 can play with anyone in the world, while the rest of the class is struggling to stay on or get back onto the LPGA.Simply the Best1. Ya Ni Tseng. Winnin...
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The Best of the Young Guns: Class of 2007, May 2010 Edition

May 28, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the Young Guns:  Class of 2007, May 2010 Edition

The '06ers, the oldest rookie class in the LPGA's Young Guns generation, have a new top gun in Ai Miyazato. Let's take a look at the class of 2007 to see what's new with their careers, shall we? For the vast majority of the class, it's not a pretty...
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The Best of the Young Guns: Class of 2006, May 2010 Edition

May 26, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best of the Young Guns:  Class of 2006, May 2010 Edition

With the LPGA's season about to shift into high gear, the time is right to update my rankings of the Young Guns generation, the rookie classes of 2006, 2007, and 2008. With Annika and Lorena retired, Paula and Suzann battling injuries, and Cristie and Angela finding it difficult to return...
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LPGA Break Points: 2000-2009

February 12, 2010
By The Constructivist
LPGA Break Points:  2000-2009

Last January I looked at the season-by-season winnings of the #1, #2, #5, #10, #20, #30, #50, #80, #100, and #125 players on the LPGA from 2000 to 2008. Why these positions on the money list? The top 50 on the money list typically get into the late-s...
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Recommended Reading: Hound Dog LPGA Is the Place to Be

February 5, 2010
By The Constructivist
Recommended Reading:  Hound Dog LPGA Is the Place to Be

One of key reasons I continue to blog on women's golf is the company I keep by doing so. I've been learning a lot from my commenters and fellow bloggers for years, but with the posts that I'm going to recommend for you today, I'm confident that I'll k...
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Pathways to Success on the LPGA

February 3, 2010
By The Constructivist
Pathways to Success on the LPGA

Hannah Yun and I have already started working on Part II of our interview, but I wanted to elaborate here today on one of my questions to her. I had been thinking about how I would revise my criteria for LPGA success post from September 2008, which su...
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Recommended Reading: tatkins’s Frankenstats

January 25, 2010
By The Constructivist
Recommended Reading:  tatkins’s Frankenstats

Since the end of the 2009 season, I've been trying to provide useful tools for those who want to prepare for the 2010 LPGA Prognostication Derby. You can check the various Hitchhikers' Guides on the sidebar if you're so inclined. But I can't recommen...
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