Exemptions
Local and Sectional Qualifying

S-1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship for the last ten years
(1995 - 2004):

1995-Annika Sorenstam 2000-Karrie Webb
1996-Annika Sorenstam 2001-Karrie Webb
1997-Alison Nicholas 2002-Juli Inkster
1998-Se Ri Pak 2003-Hilary Lunke
1999-Juli Inkster 2004-Meg Mallon

S-2. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship the last two years (2003 and 2004) and runner-up from the most recent year (must be an amateur):

2004-Jane Park / Amanda McCurdy

S-3. Winners of the LPGA Championship the last five years:

2001-Karrie Webb 2004-Annika Sorenstam
2002-Se Ri Pak 2005-
2003-Annika Sorenstam  
(Note: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries.)

S-4. Winners of the Weetabix Women's British Open Championship the last five years:

2000-Sophie Gustafson 2003-Annika Sorenstam
2001-Se Ri Pak 2004-Karen Stupples
2002-Karrie Webb  

S-5. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship the last five years:

2001-Annika Sorenstam 2004-Grace Park
2002-Annika Sorenstam 2005-Annika Sorenstam
2003-Patricia Meunier-Lebouc  

S-6. Winners of the du Maurier Classic Championship the last five years:
2004-Meg Mallon

S-7. From the 2004 U.S. Women's Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place:

Meg Mallon Carin Koch Catriona Matthew
Annika Sorenstam Michelle Ellis Young Kim
Kelly Robbins Rachel Teske Rosie Jones
Jennifer Rosales Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Kate Golden
Michele Redman Paula Creamer Liselotte Neumann
Candi Kung Michelle Wie Dawn Coe-Jones
Jeong Jang Suzann Pettersen Johanna Head
Pat Hurst Mi Hyun Kim Kim Saiki
Moira Dunn Karrie Webb  

S-8. From the 2004 final official LPGA money list, the top 40 money leaders:

Annika Sorenstam Se Ri Pak Lorie Kane Stacy Prammanasudh
Grace Park Jeong Jang Pat Hurst Wendy Ward
Lorena Ochoa Juli Inkster Kim Saiki Sherri Steinhauser
Meg Mallon Catriona Matthew Michele Redman Jung Yeon Lee
Cristie Kerr Christina Kim Rosie Jones Moira Dunn
Karen Stupples Shi Hyun Ahn Laura Diaz Laura Davies
Mi-Hyun Kim Candie Kung Gloria Park Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Hee-Won Han Wendy Doolan Aree Song Kelly Robbins
Karrie Webb Rachel Teske Becky Morgan Angela Stanford
Jennifer Rosales Carin Koch Beth Daniel Heather Bowie

S-9. From the 2005 official LPGA money list, the top 35 money leaders through May 30 (must have filed an entry by May 14).
Annika Sorenstam Michele Redman Heather Bowie Emilee Klein
Cristie Kerr Candie Kung Karrie Webb Joo Mi Kim
Lorena Ochoa Carin Koch Christina Kim Karine Icher
Paula Creamer Juli Inkster Grace Park Nicole Perrot
Wendy Ward Stacy Prammanasudh Moira Dunn
Rosie Jones Jimin Kang Shi Hyun Ahn
Catriona Matthew Jennifer Rosales Liselotte Neumann
Hee-Won Han Jeong Jang Silvia Cavalleri
Gloria Park Laura Diaz Soo-Yun Kang
Jill McGill Mi-Hyun Kim Young Kim

S-10. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2004 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2005 U.S. Women's Open Championship.
       (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for players who become
       exempt after the close of entries.)

S-11. Top 3 players from the 2004 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit:

Laura Davies Trish Johnson Stephanie Arricau

S-12. Two leading money winners from the 2004 Japan LPGA Tour:

Yuri Fudoh Ai Miyazato

S-13. Special exemptions selected by the USGA.
       (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for players who become
       exempt after the close of entries.)

     


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