2006 LPGA Tour Rookies Class Congratulations to thirty-seven rookies, the largest class ever in the LPGA history. Out of the 37 rookies, 11 countries are being represented. Seven players are from South Korea, one from Finland, Ireland, Paraguay, Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Italy, two from Japan, four from Sweden, and 16 from the United States. Rookies Make Headlines With the Qualifying Tournament behind them, the 2006 rookies have been making waves. Several of the rookies have been "in the news". Click below to read some of these stories. Morgan Pressel Alena Sharp Libby Smith Rebecca Coakley Katie Futcher Allison Hanna Diana Ramage Ai Miyazato Julieta Granada Na Ri Kim