2016 TLPGA TOUR Priority List
I.
The following priority with regards to a Member's playing status for Standard
Tournament fields:
1.
The 5 highest ranked TLPGA members from the Final 2015 Women's World Golf
Rankings (1 year exemption).
2.
Winner of the Final 2015 Tour Official Money List (3 year exemption).
3.
Members who have won an Official Tournament (the year of win plus 1 year exemption,
multiple wins add 1 extra year).
4.
Members in the Top 80 and ties on the Final 2015 Tour Official Money List, and have
compete in 4 or more official tournaments in the 2015 season.
(b) (a) Up to 10 invitations including 4 by the sponsor, 4 by the tour, and 2 by the host. may
include amateurs with a handicap of 4 or less.
(b) Top 2 of the top 20 in the current year's Tour Money List at the closing date.
(c) The 1 highest ranked from the top 100 of Women's World Golf Rankings at closing date of
entry.
5.
The Top 20 finishing at the 2015 TLPGA Qualifying Tournament.
6.
In the case if the field is extended to accommodate a recognized qualifying procedure such as
the Monday Qualify or the Open Qualify.
7.
Members finishing No. 80-100 on the Final 2015 Tour Official Money List.
8.
Players finishing No. 21-40 at the 2015 TLPGA Qualifying Tournament.
9.
Members finishing No. 101-125 on the Final 2015 Tour Official Money List.
10. Players finishing No. 41-60 at the 2015 TLPGA Qualifying Tournament.
Note: Categories 8-11 will be merged as one category and a re-rank may occur during the middle of
season, with priority base on the order of the current year's Tour Money List. List will be updated
accordingly.
11. Players who compete in 4 or more official tournaments in 2015 and never earned any career
money.
12. Members in the 2015 Career Money List.
Note: A Member must compete in 4 or more official tournaments in 2015, to be included in the final
2015 Tour Official Money List.
Exception: The number may be lowered for players whose total possible numbers of starts have been
restricted to less than 4 solely due to her qualification status.
II.
Exceptions based on type of Tournament:
1.
The priority list might not apply to co-sanctioning tournaments, invitational tournaments, etc. In
these cases, other Rules and Regulations will apply.
2.
To be eligible for the priority entry status, one must be a member of Tour. If a player loses her
membership, all exemptions are lost simultaneously.
III.
Tournament Field Size:
1.
A Standard Tournament must have a minimum of 75 professional players in the field.
2.
A co-sanction tournaments must have a minimum of 30 entry allocated for TLPGA Tour
members (with exception for co-sanctioning with USLPGA) .
2016.10.28 Ver.