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Sunday, December 03, 2006

REBECCA MISSES OUT AT LPGA Q SCHOOL
AFTER FINISHING OFF WITH A 77

Ireland's Rebecca Coakley had her worst round of the week - a five-over-par 77 - in the decisive fifth and final round of the LPGA Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida today.
Rebecca's earlier rounds were 71, 76, 72 and 76. She finished on 372, joint 73rd or last but one of the players who survived the fourth-round cut.
Only the leading 15 players, with totals of 359 or better gained full playing rights on next year's lucrative LPGA circuit. The next 41, with totals between 360 and 368, gained conditional status, which means they they might get into as little as two tournaments.
The top 15 celebrating in Florida tonight are headed by two South Koreans, one of whom played the tournament as an amateur but will obviously be turning professional very soon, if not already.
Hye Jung Choi collected the $6,000 first prize while 18-year-old amateur In-Kyung Kim, also from Seoul, was unable to accept anything.
Third-placed Maru Martinez (Venezuela) received the second cash prize of $5,000.

FIFTEEN WINNERS OF FULL PLAYING RIGHTS

347 (-13) Hye Jung Choi (SKo) 67 70 75 68 67, (am) In-Kyung Kim (SKo) 67 73 68 66 73.
350 Maru Martinez (Venezuela) 70 69 73 70 68.
353 Kimberley Hall (US) 70 69 73 72 69.
355 Clarissa Childs (US) 70 68 73 73 71, Angela Park (US) 70 67 71 74 73.
356 Carri Wood (US) 72 70 73 67 74, Katherine Hull (Aus) 71 70 72 69 74.
357 (am) Ji-Young Oh (SKo) 73 70 75 68 71.
358 Sarah Lynn Johnston (US) 72 73 72 71 70, Irene Cho (US) 68 72 72 73 73.
359 Aram Cho (Kor) 71 71 73 74 70, Erica Blasberg (US) 68 75 71 72 73, Ashley Hoagland (US) 70 69 71 75 74, Paige Mackenzie (US) 68 74 68 72 77.
Other final totals:
CONDITIONAL STATUS
361 Sophie Giquel (Fra) 73 74 74 70 69 (jt 18th).
365 Louise Stahle (Swe) 71 78 75 69 72 (jt 43rd).
NO CONDITIONAL STATUS
372 Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 71 76 72 76 77 (jt 73rd).