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PGA.com news services
11.27.2007
05:50 pm (ET)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A total of 17 exempt cards for the 2008 LPGA Tour season are available at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, LPGA officials have announced. Non-exempt status will be granted to the next 35 players and ties. The field of 137 golfers will compete for five days and 90 holes from Wednesday through Sunday on the Legends and Champions Courses at LPGA International. The format allows for all golfers to play both courses twice before Saturday's 72-hole cut to the top-70 and ties for Sunday's final chase for 2008 LPGA Tour status. Two sectional qualifying tournaments in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and Venice, Fla., were held to help determine the field for the finals. The top 30 finishers and ties from each sectional -- 31 from Rancho Mirage and 34 from Venice -- advanced to the final stage and join 62 current LPGA Tour members who are trying to improve or retain their playing status for 2008. The field is completed by the eligible players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list. The field features 62 international players from 22 countries outside the United States. South Korea is represented by the most international players with 16, followed by Australia (10), Sweden (5) Canada (4) and Thailand (4). Remaining countries represented include England (3), South Africa (2), Spain (2); and one player represents each of the following countries: Argentina; China; France; India; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Paraguay; Russia; Scotland; Taiwan; and Venezuela. Hye Choi and In-Kyung Kim were co-medalists at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and captured two of 15 exempt cards available for the 2007 season. Copyright 2007 PGA.com. All rights reserved.
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