It's too early to get excited about that. There's a long way to go. In the long run, the goal for Erdmann, and every other woman in the field this week, is to play their way off the Futures Tour. These women are thankful for a place to play, but nobody wants to be a developmental tour lifer. The idea, after all, is to develop.
Progress is measured in dollars and cents, as well as birdies and bogeys.
Ill. It wasn't much, but it was enough to move her up from fourth to third on the money list. And so it goes. It's a cruel way to make a living. Only the strong survive, which is the whole idea. Erdmann has two runner-up finishes this year, including a playoff loss in the Connecticut Futures Classic.