With one tournament in the books for the LPGA season, it’s all coming up Korda…Jessica Korda, that is. The young American vaulted 16 spots up the Rolex Rankings into the #24 position. Naturally, by winning the year’s only event to date, she also leads most of the important LPGA statistical categories like the Money List, … Continue reading
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Rolex Rankings 5.20.2013: Jennifer Johnson, Onnarin Sattayabanphot and Yoon Kyung Heo On The Move With Wins
It’s good to be a winner. Jennifer Johnson won on the LPGA. Onnarin Sattayabanphot won on the JLPGA. Yoon Kyung Heo won on the KLPGA. All saw their Rolex Rankings take big jumps. Jennifer went from 78 to 52, a jump of 26 points. Yoon Kyung went from 65 to 51, a 14 point improvement. … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 5.6.2013 (Belated Congratulations To Cristie Kerr)
As I mentioned in the Day 3 Mutua Madrid Open tennis post, I meant to do Madison Keys and Cristie Kerr blog posts late Sunday night but fell asleep in front of my laptop…next thing I knew it was 7 AM Monday morning! LOL! So…let me just belatedly congratulate Cristie Kerr on her win at … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 3.18.2013: Stacy Lewis, The New Queen Of Golf
It’s official. We have a new #1 in the world of women’s golf. Congratulations to Stacy Lewis. Hers is a great story of perseverance, determination and triumph. Lots and lots of people around the world play golf. To ascend to world #1…to be the best at what you do…is worthy of respect and applause. Again, … Continue reading
Former #1 Jiyai Shin Moves Back Into Top 5 Of Rolex Rankings After 2012 Women’s British Open Win
Jiyai Shin moved up 5 spots in the Rolex Rankings to number 5 following her win at the 2012 Ricoh Women’s British Open, her second Major, both WBO wins. Jiyai is a former world #1 but has struggled with physical ailments the past year or so. With back to back wins, she certainly seems back … Continue reading
Lydia Ko’s Rise To #45 In Rolex Rankings No Surprise To Her Coach, Guy Wilson
Lydia Ko’s win at the CN Canadian Women’s Open has taken the golf world by storm. But to her coach Guy Wilson, who has watched her precocious rise since she was 8 years old, it is a progression of the work they have done together. Ranked #1 in the world as an amateur, Lydia has … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 6.11.2012: Shanshan Feng Up To #5, Stacy Lewis Moves To #2
There was significant movement on the Rolex Rankings, published 6.11.2012, as Shanshan Feng rode the momentum of her Major victory at the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship into the 5th spot on the Rolex Rankings. Also moving up into the #2 spot is Stacy Lewis. Making a huge jump 58 spots to #83 is amateur Hyo-Joo … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 5.21.2012: Azahara Munoz Into Top 20 With Sybase Win, Runner-Up Candie Kung Jumps Up 39 Spots
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, … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 4.2.2012: Sun Young Yoo Makes Big Leap, In Kyung Kim Into Top 5
Sun Young Yoo took the leap into Poppie’s Pond following her win at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. She also takes a leap 22 places up the Rolex Rankings to land at #15. After her heartbreaking missed 1-footer Sunday, In Kyung Kim takes small solace in a 7 place jump to #5 in the world. … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 3.19.2012: Yani Maintains #1, So Yeon Ryu Moves Into Top 20
With all the stops and starts due to inclement weather, it threw off my schedule and I didn’t do a post on the final round of the 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. So I will put pictures from the fourth round at the end of the rankings here as well as some videos throughout. … Continue reading
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