The annual LPGA qualifying school starts tomorrow and it's not for the feint of hart. 106 players will play 90 holes in five days and the top twenty will get category 11 status which gets them into pretty much any full field event. Now it's a great opportunity for the 57 players from the DFT (Duramed Futures Tour) and a very pressure packed situation for those returning to q-school like Jeehae Lee, Erica Blasberg and Nicole Hage all of whom really just took up space and tournament spots that other better players could have used this past season.
Amanda Blumenhurst seems to be the favorite going in having been the medalist in the first stage and also Tiffany Joh who was the top finisher in the DFT qualifying school. Dave Andrews a fellow Harvard grad will be the caddy for Malinda Johnson for the first few days and I would like to wish them both the very best of luck.
I think you will see the likes of Erica Blasberg and Dorothy Delassin, Nicole Hage, and especially Jeehae Lee lose their playing privileges having not done their work and taken for granted the opportunity they were given. It' a shame when this happens but some players are capable of adjusting to tour life and are driven and other content just to be there and that's the difference between the good player and this group of girls.
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