[tonyj5]

We are just about a week away from the beginning of the 2017 season.

With 35 tournaments on the schedule (including the Solheim Cup), this year promises to to be one of the most exciting ever.

With the LPGA getting more and more talented each and every year, it is very difficult to narrow this down to just 40 players.

I am going strictly by where I think they will finish on the 2017 money list.

Here are by top 40 picks for the 2017 season: (last year's actual money list finish is in parenthesis)

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: My Top 40 Player of the Year Predictions for 2017