LPGA
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Hull enters top 50 in Rolex Rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Katherine Hull claimed her first LPGA Tour win on Sunday and that helped her enter the top 50 in this week's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Hull jumped 40 places to No. 49 this week.
Lorena Ochoa remained No. 1 and was again followed by Sorenstam. Yani Tseng finished third behind Hull and moved up two spots to No. 3 this week.
Tseng's move bumped Suzann Pettersen and Paula Creamer down to four and five respectively.
Ji-Yai Shin, Karrie Webb, Cristie Kerr, Seon-Hwa Lee and Jeong Jang remained in the sixth through 10 spots this week.
Inbee Park and Maria Hjorth exchanged places with Park inching up to 11th. Eun-Hee Ji, Helen Alfredsson, Angela Park and Momoko Ueda held steady in 13th to 16th.
Jee Young Lee and Yuri Fudoh flip-flopped positions again this week with Lee back up to 17. Morgan Pressel remained No. 19 and Juli Inkster held steady in the 20th position.
Se Ri Pak finished second behind Hull and moved up nine places to 21st.
08/18 19:11:13 ET