Ochoa Takes No. 1 Away from Sorenstam

There's a new No. 1 in the world of women's golf, and that player is Lorena Ochoa. Despite the fact the LPGA didn't play last week, in the new Rolex Women's World Rankings released today Ochoa moved up to No. 1, ahead of Sorenstam who dropped to No. 2. Here's the Top 10:

1. Lorena Ochoa, 12.84 points
2. Annika Sorenstam, 12.7
3. Karrie Webb, 10.81
4. Morgan Pressel, 7.17
5. Cristie Kerr, 6.7
6. Paula Creamer, 6.53
7. Ai Miyazato, 6.17
8. Juli Inkster, 6.12
9. Jeong Jang, 5.7
10. Shiho Oyama, 5.15

The women's rankings are compiled using a rolling 2-year period, with recent weeks weighted more heavily. So as one week dropped out of the formula and last week's off week was added in, the math produced Ochoa as No. 1.

This has been a long time coming; Ochoa, despite some late stumbles in big tournaments, has been the biggest winner and best player on the LPGA Tour for most of the past year. With Sorenstam out with a back injury for at least another 3-4 weeks, it's likely she could drop to No. 3 behind Karrie Webb. But not likely she'll drop much farther than that, unless she's out of action for a longer period of time.

A few more players from the latest ranking:

11. Se Ri Pak
12. Brittany Lincicome
13. Stacy Prammanasudh
18. Julieta Granada
20. Michelle Wie
28. Natalie Gulbis

The full rankings are available on LPGA.com.

See also:

• Lorena Ochoa profile
• Annika Sorenstam profile