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The Best on the LPGA Without a Major, July 2010 Edition

July 27, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best on the LPGA Without a Major, July 2010 Edition

Sometimes I do rankings, as in my Best of the LPGA and Top Young Guns lists, that evaluate performance over a single season or over a career, respectively. But when I break down the LPGA according to numbers of wins, as I do in posts you can get to vi...
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The Race for #1 in the World of Women’s Golf

July 26, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Race for #1 in the World of Women’s Golf

This post is a follow-up to yesterday's rundown of where the LPGA's various races--for money-list title, for Player of the Year, and for the Vare Trophy (for lowest scoring average)--stand. And an update of my speculations from 3 months ago on who has...
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The Best on the LPGA: 7-Up, July 2010 Revised Edition

July 25, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best on the LPGA: 7-Up, July 2010 Revised Edition

Ji-Yai Shin outduelling Morgan Pressel, Morgan Pressel, Na Yeon Choi, Lexi Thompson, and Suzann Pettersen on Sunday at the Evian Masters means that it's time to update my June ranking of the best players on the LPGA with 7 or more wins, ordered by my t...
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Another Shin Wins This Week, But T-Joh Just Missed Making It 2 in a Row

July 25, 2010
By The Constructivist
Another Shin Wins This Week, But T-Joh Just Missed Making It 2 in a Row

Futures Tour rookie Jenny Shin won The International at Concord today, going 69-67-69 to finish at -11. But guess who roared from behind to almost take her 2nd FT title in a row? None other than Tiffany Joh, who fired a bogey-free 65 in the final rou...
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4 LPGAers Break the $1M Barrier in Season Winnings at Evian; Races for POY, Vare Trophy Tight, Too

July 25, 2010
By The Constructivist
4 LPGAers Break the $1M Barrier in Season Winnings at Evian; Races for POY, Vare Trophy Tight, Too

The LPGA has just updated its money list and here's what it looks like at the top as we head toward the LPGA's final major of 2010, the Women's British Open:1. Ji-Yai Shin $1.17M (1 win in 11 starts)2. Suzann Pettersen $1.05M (0 wins in 11 starts)3. ...
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Recommended Reading: Happy Fan on Amy Yang

July 15, 2010
By The Constructivist
Recommended Reading:  Happy Fan on Amy Yang

I've been high on Amy Yang since she turned pro, mostly because of what I was reading about her at Seoul Sisters.com, picking her to finish the season the 19th-best player on tour in this year's LPGA Prognostication Derby. Well, Happy Fan, who founded...
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Paula Creamer Now #7 in the Rolex Rankings

July 12, 2010
By The Constructivist
Paula Creamer Now #7 in the Rolex Rankings

At the end of last year, Paula Creamer was ranked 6th in the Rolex Rankings, behind Lorena Ochoa, Ji-Yai Shin, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, and Ya Ni Tseng. Over the course of the 2010 season, she dipped as low as 13th in the rankings, including la...
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The Best on the LPGA: 7-Up, July 2010 Edition

July 11, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best on the LPGA: 7-Up, July 2010 Edition

With Meg Mallon retiring and Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer not just winning but dominating back-to-back majors, it's time to update my June ranking of the best players on the LPGA with 7 or more wins, ordered by my take on their likelihood of more com...
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Paula Creamer Major Breakthrough Linkfest

July 11, 2010
By The Constructivist
Paula Creamer Major Breakthrough Linkfest

I'm still trying to decide whether Paula Creamer's performance at Oakmont was actually more dominating than Cristie Kerr's at Locust Hill, and who is the best player in women's golf right now, but since I'm pretty indecisive, you're better off checking...
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The Best on the LPGA: 3- to 6-Time Winners, July 2010

July 4, 2010
By The Constructivist
The Best on the LPGA:  3- to 6-Time Winners, July 2010

I wonder if we'll keep seeing this list grow over the rest of the season or whether it'll start shrinking, as more players graduate from it than join it? In any case, it's ranked by my best guess at who's most likely to get her next win the soonest.Mo...
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