Minjee Lee is set to miss the LPGA Tour Championship for the first time since 2014 after a horror season.
Lee's world ranking has dropped from third to 24th, her equal-lowest standing in 11 years.
Cassie Porter, Grace Kim, Karis Davidson and Robyn Choi are all hoping to join Hannah Green at the Tour Championship in Naples from November 19-22.
Minjee Lee will miss the LPGA's rich and prestigious Tour Championship for the first time in more than a decade after calling an end to her deflating 2026 season.
Australia's triple major champion has opted out of The ANNIKA, the all-important penultimate event of the year starting on Thursday, rendering Lee no chance of scraping into next week's $US11 million ($16 million) showpiece in Florida.
Lee hasn't missed the season-ending championship since 2014.
But after slumping from third in the world rankings last October to 24th, her equal-lowest standing in 11 years, the WA superstar has opted for a reset following her last-place finish at the Japan Classic on Sunday.
Battling swing issues, the 30-year-old has slumped to 79th in the season-long point standings, with only the top 60 to qualify for the Tour Championship in Naples from November 19-22.
The 11-times LPGA Tour winner tied for 13th last year, with her best result in the event being a share…
