Who will be 2009 LPGA Player of the Year?

Blue · 01-03-2009, 09:17 AM

Vote on who you think will be 2009 LPGA Player of the Year. Voting ends April 1, 2009.

If you select "Someone else" post your pick here.

NTB · 01-03-2009, 09:57 AM

I don't think Ochoa can be replaced in one season as number one.
She will be player of the year.

cleo · 01-03-2009, 10:26 AM

It's Shin for me but it'll be very close with several players in the running. Lorena could take it again for a 4 peat but she's got to turn her game around. Her putting was almost as bad as Annika's was after she won the Mic Ultra.

asitlies3 · 01-03-2009, 10:58 AM

I believe that Lore will be playing extremely well when she starts this
year. I haven't seen her schedule yet. She should be over whatever
was bothering her. I wonder is she was or her family were threatened
in some form. This of course is speculation!

MarinePaul · 01-03-2009, 11:57 AM

I don't think Paula will replace her as the number 1 ranked player, but I think she has a great shot at POY.

Blue · 01-03-2009, 12:11 PM

The criteria for Player of the Year:

"The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending ADT Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th."

Blue · 01-03-2009, 01:36 PM

Here is some more POY data for reference.

Top 10 2008 POY Finishers

1 Ochoa 314 pts
2 Creamer 188 pts
3 Sorenstam 170 pts
4 Tseng 158 pts
5 Stanford 120 pts
6 Alredsson 100 pts
7 SH Lee 99 pts
8 I Park 86 pts
9 E-H Ji 84 pts
10 Pettersen 83 pts

Stacy Lewis, Ji-Yai Shin and Michelle Wie are in the poll but were not LPGA members last year. If they had been accumulating POY points, they would have received:

Lewis: 21 pts (8 events, points earned in 2)
Shin: 161 pts (10 events, points earned in 6)
Wie: 0 pts (7 events)

Elf · 01-03-2009, 04:15 PM

Move over Lorena. Michelle Wie for POY and many other recognitions in Golf and sports in General.

DJGOLFER59 · 01-03-2009, 11:46 PM

I think Lorena might still edge out another one but I expect Ji-Yai to be a real contender.

Looking at the POY list of last year, I never realized Stanford ranked 5th. I've said it for years now, but she has been the most underrated player for several years now. I hope she can keep up her good play.

Lorena and Ji-Yai will both win a major, I think Paula will get her first, and I think Suzann will be back in the winners circle and add another major as well.

Darkhorse for the year: Cristie Kerr.

Rusty · 01-04-2009, 08:04 PM

It looks like Ochoa with 314 pts is going to be hard to beat.

View Poll Results: Who will be 2009 LPGA Player of the Year?
Paula Creamer	5	14.29%
Seon-Hwa Lee	0	0%
Stacy Lewis	1	2.86%
Lorena Ochoa	12	34.29%
Suzann Pettersen	1	2.86%
Ji-Yai Shin	7	20.00%
Angela Stanford	0	0%
Yani Tseng	1	2.86%
Michelle Wie	6	17.14%
Someone else (post your pick in the thread)	2	5.71%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

01-03-2009, 09:17 AM	#1
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	Who will be 2009 LPGA Player of the Year? Vote on who you think will be 2009 LPGA Player of the Year. Voting ends April 1, 2009. If you select "Someone else" post your pick here. Last edited by Blue; 01-03-2009 at 06:13 PM.

01-03-2009, 09:57 AM	#2
NTB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: hot springs village arkansas Posts: 2,288 Images: 4	I don't think Ochoa can be replaced in one season as number one. She will be player of the year. __________________ God Bless America \"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.\" - William Penn

01-03-2009, 10:26 AM	#3
cleo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,494	It's Shin for me but it'll be very close with several players in the running. Lorena could take it again for a 4 peat but she's got to turn her game around. Her putting was almost as bad as Annika's was after she won the Mic Ultra. __________________ "There's no use arguing with a fool. He only rages and scoffs, and tempers flare."

01-03-2009, 11:57 AM	#5
MarinePaul Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Warren, Ohio Posts: 8,003	I don't think Paula will replace her as the number 1 ranked player, but I think she has a great shot at POY. __________________ Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you have.

01-03-2009, 10:58 AM	#4
asitlies3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bishop.Tx (Deep So.Tx.) Posts: 461	I believe that Lore will be playing extremely well when she starts this year. I haven't seen her schedule yet. She should be over whatever was bothering her. I wonder is she was or her family were threatened in some form. This of course is speculation!

01-03-2009, 12:11 PM	#6
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	The criteria for Player of the Year: "The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending ADT Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th."

01-03-2009, 01:36 PM	#7
Blue Forum Moderator Contests: Joint 3rd place overall winner 2009. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,650 Images: 6	Here is some more POY data for reference. Top 10 2008 POY Finishers 1 Ochoa 314 pts 2 Creamer 188 pts 3 Sorenstam 170 pts 4 Tseng 158 pts 5 Stanford 120 pts 6 Alredsson 100 pts 7 SH Lee 99 pts 8 I Park 86 pts 9 E-H Ji 84 pts 10 Pettersen 83 pts Stacy Lewis, Ji-Yai Shin and Michelle Wie are in the poll but were not LPGA members last year. If they had been accumulating POY points, they would have received: Lewis: 21 pts (8 events, points earned in 2) Shin: 161 pts (10 events, points earned in 6) Wie: 0 pts (7 events)

01-03-2009, 04:15 PM	#8
Elf Senior Member Contests: Poker Champ December 2010 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,525	Move over Lorena. Michelle Wie for POY and many other recognitions in Golf and sports in General.

01-03-2009, 11:46 PM	#9
DJGOLFER59 Contest Statistician Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,685	I think Lorena might still edge out another one but I expect Ji-Yai to be a real contender. Looking at the POY list of last year, I never realized Stanford ranked 5th. I've said it for years now, but she has been the most underrated player for several years now. I hope she can keep up her good play. Lorena and Ji-Yai will both win a major, I think Paula will get her first, and I think Suzann will be back in the winners circle and add another major as well. Darkhorse for the year: Cristie Kerr.

01-04-2009, 08:04 PM	#10
Rusty Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern Territory Posts: 905 Images: 79	It looks like Ochoa with 314 pts is going to be hard to beat.

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