Rolex Rankings 5.21.2012: Azahara Munoz Into Top 20 With Sybase Win, Runner-Up Candie Kung Jumps Up 39 Spots

Azahara Munoz, 2012 Sybase Match Play Winner

2012 Sybase Match Play champion Azahara Munoz jumped 8 places into 19th on the Rolex Rankings following her win at Hamilton Farm Golf Club. The 2010 Rookie of the Year had been playing well lately and seemed poised for her first win on the LPGA. She was already a winner on the Ladies European Tour, where she won the 2009 Madrid Ladies Masters in her first event as a professional. 4-time LPGA winner and 2012 Sybase runner-up Candie Kung vaulted 39 places up to 63rd place. There are more photos from the championship and consolation matches at the bottom after the rankings.

RANK	CHANGE	PLAYER	COUNTRY	EVENTS	AVG PTS	TOT PTS
1	—	Yani Tseng	TPE	48	17.71	849.91
2	—	Na Yeon Choi	KOR	53	8.34	441.94
3	—	Suzann Pettersen	NOR	43	7.42	318.90
4	—	Ai Miyazato	JPN	48	7.29	349.81
5	—	Cristie Kerr	USA	46	7.07	325.03
6	+1	Stacy Lewis	USA	53	6.76	358.47
7	−1	Sun Ju Ahn	KOR	52	6.67	346.80
8	—	I.K. Kim	KOR	43	6.46	277.78
9	—	Jiyai Shin	KOR	55	6.22	342.18
10	—	Shanshan Feng	CHN	52	5.73	297.73
11	+2	Amy Yang	KOR	46	5.43	249.65
12	—	Brittany Lincicome	USA	47	5.42	254.76
13	−2	Paula Creamer	USA	44	5.39	236.99
14	—	Sun Young Yoo	KOR	47	5.31	249.75
15	—	Angela Stanford	USA	47	5.22	245.53
16	—	Ji-Hee Lee	KOR	54	5.08	274.07
17	—	Chie Arimura	JPN	58	4.68	271.41
18	—	So Yeon Ryu	KOR	51	4.56	232.74
19	+8	Azahara Munoz	ESP	52	4.51	234.58
20	—	Morgan Pressel	USA	49	4.45	218.06
21	−2	Karrie Webb	AUS	44	4.18	183.99
22	−1	Catriona Matthew	SCO	42	4.00	167.82
23	—	Sakura Yokomine	JPN	62	3.85	238.56
24	−2	Caroline Hedwall	SWE	37	3.83	141.57
25	−1	Lexi Thompson	USA	29	3.78	132.40
26	—	Mi-Jeong Jeon	KOR	60	3.66	219.57
27	−2	Inbee Park	KOR	64	3.64	233.25
28	—	Ha Neul Kim	KOR	40	3.55	141.93
29	+1	Miki Saiki	JPN	62	3.47	214.83
30	+1	Maria Hjorth	SWE	46	3.41	156.87
31	−2	Michelle Wie	USA	41	3.41	139.79
32	+6	Anna Nordqvist	SWE	48	3.38	162.22
33	−1	Se-Ri Pak	KOR	34	3.35	117.15
34	−1	Hee Kyung Seo	KOR	51	3.32	169.31
35	—	Brittany Lang	USA	47	3.30	154.93
36	−2	Mika Miyazato	JPN	55	3.29	180.70
37	−1	Hee Young Park	KOR	53	3.28	173.58
38	+1	Yukari Baba	JPN	65	3.16	205.23
39	−2	Yuri Fudoh	JPN	46	3.15	145.02
40	—	Sandra Gal	DEU	49	2.87	140.75
41	—	Shiho Oyama	JPN	38	2.81	106.83
42	—	Meena Lee	KOR	51	2.67	136.34
43	—	Bo Bae Song	KOR	44	2.58	113.51
44	+1	Ritsuko Ryu	JPN	61	2.56	156.27
45	−1	Soo-Jin Yang	KOR	38	2.53	96.00
46	—	Christel Boeljon	NLD	51	2.45	124.77
47	—	Bo-Mee Lee	KOR	53	2.38	126.33
48	—	Mayu Hattori	JPN	65	2.33	151.57
49	+2	Sophie Gustafson	SWE	53	2.29	121.22
50	−1	Melissa Reid	ENG	47	2.27	106.71
51	−1	Song-Hee Kim	KOR	48	2.25	107.83
52	+1	Jenny Shin	KOR	35	2.22	77.61
53	−1	Momoko Ueda	JPN	63	2.18	137.07
54	+2	Kumiko Kaneda	JPN	43	2.11	90.55
55	+3	Hiromi Mogi	JPN	59	2.11	124.20
56	+1	Saiki Fujita	JPN	57	2.10	119.88
57	−2	Ayako Uehara	JPN	67	2.10	140.44
58	−4	Na Ri Kim	KOR	59	2.06	121.56
59	+2	Diana Luna	ITA	30	2.02	70.70
60	—	Chella Choi	KOR	42	2.01	84.43
61	+1	Katie Futcher	USA	46	2.01	92.29
62	−3	Juli Inkster	USA	34	2.00	70.17
63	+39	Candie Kung	TPE	49	1.98	96.88
64	+8	Vicky Hurst	USA	49	1.97	96.68
65	+2	Katherine Hull	AUS	51	1.96	100.10
66	−3	Hye-Youn Kim	KOR	38	1.96	74.35
67	+1	Rikako Morita	JPN	66	1.95	128.64
68	−4	Jimin Kang	KOR	46	1.93	88.84
69	−4	Karen Stupples	ENG	49	1.93	94.54
70	−4	Asako Fujimoto	JPN	64	1.90	121.32
71	−2	Hyun-Hwa Sim	KOR	35	1.83	63.92
72	+6	Julieta Granada	PRY	49	1.77	86.63
73	−3	Lee-Anne Pace	ZAF	53	1.76	93.21
74	+2	Karine Icher	FRA	34	1.76	61.43
75	−4	Rui Kitada	JPN	67	1.69	112.93
76	+4	Jessica Korda	USA	26	1.67	58.32
77	+2	Natalie Gulbis	USA	41	1.65	67.73
78	−4	Pornanong Phatlum	THA	44	1.63	71.94
79	−4	Beatriz Recari	ESP	49	1.63	80.07
80	−7	Akane Iijima	JPN	66	1.63	107.84
81	−4	Shin-Ae Ahn	KOR	37	1.60	59.19
82	+41	Char Young2 Kim	KOR	35	1.58	55.43
83	−1	Eun-Hee Ji	KOR	49	1.58	77.34
84	−1	Mina Harigae	USA	39	1.56	60.86
85	−4	Akiko Fukushima	JPN	45	1.53	69.02
86	−2	Nikki Campbell	AUS	56	1.50	84.15
87	−1	Li-Ying Ye	CHN	60	1.50	89.96
88	+1	Haeji Kang	KOR	41	1.49	61.26
89	−4	Lindsey Wright	AUS	44	1.49	65.68
90	+24	Mirim Lee	KOR	28	1.48	51.74
91	−3	Hee-Won Han	KOR	47	1.48	69.37
92	−5	Junko Omote	JPN	63	1.45	91.64
93	+3	Haru Nomura	JPN	45	1.45	65.35
94	+3	Hye-Yong Choi	KOR	34	1.42	49.78
95	−4	Na-Ri Lee	KOR	62	1.42	88.14
96	−2	Eun-A Lim	KOR	49	1.42	69.42
97	−4	Soo-Yun Kang	KOR	45	1.40	63.22
98	−8	Hyun-Hee Moon	KOR	34	1.40	48.99
99	+2	Yeon-ju Jung	KOR	23	1.40	48.87
100	−8	Teresa Lu	TPE	52	1.38	71.64
101	+4	Jeong-Eun 5 Lee	KOR	36	1.37	49.34
102	−7	Young Kim	KOR	53	1.37	72.53
103	−5	You-Na Park	KOR	38	1.37	51.91
104	−4	Yuko Mitsuka	JPN	40	1.36	54.25
105	+2	Karin Sjodin	SWE	31	1.36	47.45
106	−7	Ji-Woo Lee	KOR	59	1.35	79.64
107	+1	Ran Hong	KOR	37	1.34	49.59
108	−4	Mindy Kim	KOR	40	1.33	53.31
109	−6	Caroline Masson	DEU	35	1.33	46.61
110	−1	Seung-Hyun Lee	KOR	36	1.33	47.72
111	+11	Min-young2 Lee	KOR	19	1.32	46.15
112	−6	Tiffany Joh	USA	46	1.31	60.45
113	−1	Maiko Wakabayashi	JPN	60	1.24	74.57
114	−3	Bo Kyung Kim	KOR	37	1.24	45.85
115	−5	Pernilla Lindberg	SWE	50	1.24	61.82
116	−3	Alison Walshe	IRL	49	1.21	59.23
117	−2	Esther Lee	KOR	59	1.20	71.02
118	−2	Hyun-Ju Shin	KOR	59	1.19	69.98
119	−2	Christina Kim	USA	58	1.18	68.30
120	−2	Eun-Bi Jang	KOR	42	1.18	49.41
121	−1	Seul-A Yoon	KOR	35	1.17	41.09
122	−1	Kaori Ohe	JPN	58	1.15	66.94
123	+9	Jennifer Johnson	USA	30	1.15	40.20
124	−5	Shinobu Moromizato	JPN	60	1.14	68.53
125	−1	Kristy McPherson	USA	45	1.13	51.04
126	—	Wendy Ward	USA	44	1.13	49.64
127	−2	Becky Morgan	WAL	58	1.13	65.38
128	+3	Ryann O’Toole	USA	42	1.12	46.99
129	—	Amy Hung	TPE	47	1.11	52.22
130	−3	Amanda Blumenherst	USA	48	1.11	53.26
131	−3	Kaori Aoyama	JPN	61	1.09	66.25
132	−2	Giulia Sergas	ITA	49	1.08	53.15
133	—	Karen Lunn	AUS	53	1.05	55.85
134	+2	Jennifer Song	USA	39	1.04	40.63
135	−1	Hye Jung Choi	KOR	33	1.03	36.10
136	−1	Ah-Reum Hwang	KOR	54	1.01	54.59
137	+1	Miho Koga	JPN	38	0.99	37.67
138	+17	Hyo-Joo Kim	KOR	9	0.99	34.59
139	+1	Mihoko Iseri	JPN	53	0.98	51.98
140	+9	Yumiko Yoshida	JPN	58	0.98	56.85
141	−4	Becky Brewerton	WAL	46	0.98	44.88
142	+2	Pat Hurst	USA	42	0.96	40.21
143	−4	Gwladys Nocera	FRA	56	0.96	53.53
144	−1	Kyeong Bae	KOR	51	0.95	48.29
145	−4	Linda Wessberg	SWE	42	0.94	39.56
146	−4	Kristie Smith	AUS	36	0.94	33.70
147	+1	Belen Mozo	ESP	36	0.92	33.06
148	−1	Yuki Ichinose	JPN	59	0.92	54.07
149	−4	Ashleigh Simon	ZAF	39	0.91	35.45
150	+16	Mariajo Uribe	COL	34	0.90	31.43
151	−5	Seon-Hwa Lee	KOR	41	0.90	36.79
152	−2	Frances Bondad	AUS	49	0.90	43.89
153	−2	Florentyna Parker	ENG	43	0.89	38.21
154	—	Tamie Durdin	AUS	54	0.89	47.96
155	−2	Miki Sakai	JPN	41	0.89	36.35
156	—	Stacey Keating	AUS	33	0.88	30.82
157	−5	Mi Jung Hur	KOR	40	0.88	35.01
158	−1	Paige MacKenzie	USA	38	0.87	32.92
159	−1	Nachiyo Ohtani	JPN	45	0.86	38.80
160	−1	Midori Yoneyama	JPN	48	0.86	41.11
161	+7	Yoon-Kyung Heo	KOR	31	0.83	29.09
162	+3	So-Hee Kim	KOR	55	0.83	45.44
163	−1	Mi Hyun Kim	KOR	30	0.83	28.90
164	−3	Yeong-Ran Cho	KOR	32	0.82	28.81
165	−1	Lydia Ko	NZL	8	0.82	28.79
166	−3	Ji-Na Yim	KOR	39	0.82	31.88
167	—	Sophie Giquel-Bettan	FRA	42	0.81	34.02
168	−8	Jee Young Lee	KOR	34	0.80	28.12
169	—	Stacy Prammanasudh	USA	36	0.80	28.77
170	—	Hyun Min Byun	KOR	28	0.79	27.56
171	—	Jung Yeon Lee	KOR	28	0.78	27.36
172	—	Cindy LaCrosse	USA	43	0.77	33.26
173	—	Dewi Claire Schreefel	NLD	49	0.77	37.70
174	+6	Hye-Jin Jung	KOR	33	0.77	26.81
175	+35	Jodi Ewart	ENG	33	0.76	26.74
176	+2	Rye-Jung Lee	KOR	19	0.76	26.54
177	−3	Hiromi Takesue	JPN	58	0.76	43.87
178	−1	Onnarin Sattayabanphot	THA	43	0.75	32.35
179	−4	Laura Davies	ENG	66	0.75	49.33
180	−4	Mie Nakata	JPN	50	0.74	37.23
181	−2	Kris Tamulis	USA	33	0.74	25.83
182	−1	Sarah Kemp	AUS	49	0.73	35.91
183	−1	Beth Allen	USA	47	0.72	33.80
184	—	Minea Blomqvist	FIN	39	0.70	27.35
185	−2	Satsuki Ohshiro	JPN	37	0.70	25.89
186	−1	Carin Koch	SWE	27	0.70	24.35
187	+9	Megumi Kido	JPN	58	0.69	39.82
188	+3	Erika Kikuchi	JPN	51	0.69	34.97
189	−3	SOO-HWA Jang	KOR	31	0.68	23.89
190	+4	Chae-Young Yoon		35	0.68	23.83
191	−4	Lorie Kane	CAN	39	0.68	26.56
192	−3	Airi Saitoh	JPN	18	0.68	23.81
193	−5	Heather Bowie Young	USA	37	0.68	25.06
194	−2	Yeo-Jin Kang	KOR	58	0.67	38.69
195	−2	Virginie Lagoutte-Clement	FRA	43	0.66	28.44
196	−1	Ursula Wikstrom	FIN	38	0.65	24.75
197	−7	Yoon-Ji Cho	KOR	30	0.65	22.65
198	−1	Nikki Garrett	AUS	46	0.64	29.39
199	−1	Gerina Mendoza	USA	33	0.64	22.28
200	+19	Gloria Park	KOR	29	0.62	21.67
201	—	Ilhee Lee	KOR	41	0.62	25.32
202	−2	Yunhee Cho	KOR	29	0.62	21.58
203	−4	Hyun-Ji Kim	KOR	31	0.62	21.54
204	−2	Marianne Skarpnord	NOR	38	0.61	23.18
205	−1	Joanna Klatten	FRA	25	0.61	21.25
206	−3	Hyeon-Ju Lee	KOR	31	0.60	21.00
207	−2	So-Young 2 Kim	KOR	34	0.60	20.92
208	−2	Carlota Ciganda	ESP	11	0.60	20.87
209	−2	Felicity Johnson	ENG	50	0.59	29.67
210	−1	Chiharu Tsunekawa	JPN	47	0.59	27.83
211	+20	Mamiko Higa	JPN	12	0.59	20.53
212	+3	Bo-Mi Suh	KOR	36	0.58	21.04
213	+17	Sung-Ah Yim	KOR	29	0.58	20.43
214	−6	Alena Sharp	CAN	38	0.58	22.15
215	−3	Jade Schaeffer	FRA	27	0.58	20.29
216	+7	Erina Hara	JPN	59	0.58	34.13
217	−6	Anne-Lise Caudal	FRA	42	0.58	24.21
218	−4	Louise Stahle	SWE	35	0.57	19.88
219	+6	Grace Park	KOR	27	0.57	19.85
220	−3	Miki Uehara	JPN	31	0.56	19.55
221	+6	Hee-Kyung Bae	KOR	21	0.56	19.55
222	−9	Shi-Hyun Ahn	KOR	23	0.56	19.53
223	−5	Caroline Afonso	FRA	39	0.55	21.59
224	−8	Trish Johnson	ENG	39	0.55	21.55
225	−4	Ariya Jutanugarn	THA	6	0.55	19.12
226	—	Yuko Fukuda	JPN	42	0.55	22.92
227	−5	Myung-Hwan Lee	KOR	19	0.54	19.04
228	−8	Nobuko Kizawa	JPN	30	0.54	18.96
229	−5	Jin-Young Pak	KOR	26	0.54	18.78
230	−2	Carly Booth	SCO	35	0.53	18.56
231	−2	Meaghan Francella	USA	36	0.53	18.99
232	+4	Yui Kawahara	JPN	61	0.52	31.81
233	−1	Ae-Ree Pyun	KOR	30	0.51	17.70
234	−1	Jae-Eun Chung	KOR	23	0.51	17.69
235	−1	Hannah Jun	USA	47	0.50	23.64
236	−1	Stefania Croce	ITA	33	0.50	17.47
237	—	Young-Ae Ham	KOR	32	0.49	17.29
238	+8	Jin Eui Hong	KOR	19	0.49	17.16
239	+1	Mayumi Shimomura	JPN	54	0.49	26.42
240	+12	Yoo Lim Choi	KOR	14	0.49	17.06
241	−2	Sarah Jane Smith	AUS	42	0.48	20.30
242	−1	Leta Lindley	USA	25	0.48	16.75
243	+17	Lala Anai	JPN	41	0.48	19.57
244	+9	Kaori Yamamoto	JPN	28	0.47	16.50
245	—	Tania Elosegui	ESP	40	0.47	18.82
246	−2	Reilley Rankin	USA	33	0.47	16.46
247	—	Rachel Jennings	ENG	23	0.47	16.41
248	−5	Ikue Asama	JPN	58	0.47	27.17
249	−7	Na-On Min	KOR	34	0.47	16.37
250	−2	Ji-Hae Jang	KOR	24	0.46	16.06
251	−1	Vikki Laing	SCO	46	0.46	21.09
252	+34	Je-yoon Yang	KOR	15	0.46	16.00
253	+3	Yuko Saitoh	JPN	43	0.45	19.52
254	−5	Megumi Shimokawa	JPN	39	0.45	17.61
255	−1	Lizette Salas	USA	13	0.45	15.74
256	−18	Jung-Min Lee		17	0.45	15.72
257	−6	Chie Sakai	JPN	40	0.44	17.59
258	+5	Sei-Young Kim	KOR	17	0.44	15.32
259	−2	Nontaya Srisawang	THA	29	0.44	15.25
260	−5	Cho hui Kim	KOR	29	0.43	15.20
261	−3	Stacy Bregman	ZAF	38	0.43	16.50
262	−3	Georgina Simpson	ENG	40	0.43	17.23
263	+1	Mika Takushima	JPN	49	0.42	20.69
264	−2	Anja Monke	DEU	37	0.42	15.53
265	—	Holly Aitchison	GBR	32	0.42	14.62
266	—	Cassandra Kirkland	FRA	37	0.41	15.34
267	−6	Jin Joo Hong	KOR	30	0.41	14.49
268	—	Yui Mukaiyama	JPN	45	0.41	18.40
269	—	Bree Arthur	AUS	37	0.40	14.96
270	—	Nana Akahori	JPN	35	0.40	14.04
271	—	Veronica Zorzi	ITA	39	0.40	15.46
272	−5	Maria Hernandez	ESP	33	0.40	13.85
273	+3	Natsu Nagai	JPN	57	0.39	22.47
274	−2	Kylie Walker	SCO	48	0.39	18.84
275	−2	Jennifer Rosales	PHL	29	0.39	13.52
276	−2	Ha-na Jang	KOR	15	0.38	13.44
277	—	Seul-Ki Hong	KOR	12	0.38	13.31
278	+1	Shiho Toyonaga	JPN	21	0.38	13.29
279	−1	Hae-Won Jeong	KOR	28	0.38	13.21
280	—	Danielle Kang	USA	11	0.38	13.20
281	−6	Iben Tinning	DNK	13	0.38	13.19
282	−1	Ya Huei Lu	TPE	33	0.38	13.15
283	+10	Hee-Won Jung	KOR	27	0.37	13.01
284	−2	Min-Joo Kang	KOR	15	0.37	13.00
285	−1	Jae-Hee Bae	KOR	36	0.37	13.33
286	−3	Stephanie Na	AUS	35	0.37	12.81
287	−2	Jessica Shepley	CAN	35	0.36	12.53
288	−1	Rebecca Hudson	ENG	36	0.36	12.78
289	—	Rebecca Artis	AUS	43	0.35	15.17
290	+2	Tandi Cuningham	ZAF	37	0.35	12.92
291	−1	Kim Dana	NZL	29	0.35	12.16
292	−1	Malene Jorgensen	DNK	36	0.35	12.47
293	−5	Michele Redman	USA	18	0.35	12.11
294	—	Aiko Yoshida	JPN	29	0.34	12.06
295	+1	Yun-Jye Wei	TPE	51	0.34	17.54
296	−1	Marcy Hart	USA	18	0.34	11.97
297	—	Bo-Bea Kim	KOR	28	0.33	11.40
298	—	Kym Larratt	ENG	37	0.32	11.87
299	+2	Jessica Speechley	AUS	9	0.32	11.20
300	—	Vicky Thomas	AUS	11	0.32	11.19

AZAHARA MUNOZ

congratulated by fellow Spanish golfer, Belen Mozo

CANDIE KUNG

MORGAN PRESSEL

VICKY HURST