Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Annika Sorenstam moved back to No. 2 in the world rankings after tying for second place behind Angela Stanford at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday.
Sorenstam moved up one position this week, bumping Yani Tseng to No. 3 and pulling into the second spot behind the top-ranked Ochoa. All three will play in the season-ending ADT Championship this week, when Sorenstam will make her final appearance on the LPGA Tour ahead of her scheduled retirement at the end of the year.
Paula Creamer moved up a spot to No. 4 in the rankings, kicking Suzann Pettersen down to fifth, while Ji-Yai Shin, Cristie Kerr and Helen Alfredsson remained sixth through eighth.
Stanford was up two places to No. 9 following her second win of the season, a move that dropped Karrie Webb to 10th and knocked Seon-Hwa Lee out of the top 10.
Jeong Jang, Yuri Fudoh, Maria Hjorth, Jee Young Lee, Momoko Ueda, Hee-Won Han, Morgan Pressel, Eun-Hee Ji and Inbee Park rounded out the top 20.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Just a hunch, but don’t be surprised if Annika doesn’t hang them up after this year as she said she’s going to do. She’s having too much fun, she’s too competitive and she’s playing far too well to retire right now.
