LORENA TAKES OVER WORLD NO 1 POSITION
FROM SIDELINED ANNIKA
Mexico's Lorena Ochoa, 25, has taken over from Annika Sorenstam at the top of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings - even though there was no LPGA Tour event at the weekend.
Annika had held the No 1 spot since the rankings were introduced on February 20 last year.
It's all done by computers.
Ochoa's total number of events calculated by the Rolex Rankings' two-year rolling calendar dropped from 51 to 50. Her 642.19 total points now average to 12.84 – up from 12.75 on April 16 – while Sorenstam has 546.22 points in 43 events for an average of 12.70.
Performances in the most-recent 13-week period are given more weight than those beyond that time period.
Lorena is certain to hold down the top spot in the Rolex Rankings for some time as Sorenstam, on the sidelines with a back injury, is not expected to play again until late in May.