2009 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. 1, Top 50 at End of Year
Lorena Ochoa was ranked No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings at the end of 2009. Ochoa won three tournaments on the LPGA Tour during the year: the Honda LPGA Thailand, the Corona Championship and the Navistar LPGA Classic. She led the tour in scoring average and won the LPGA Player of the Year Award. It was Ochoa's final year playing full time on the LPGA Tour.
Women's World Golf Rankings, End of 2009
These were the Top 50 golfers in the final Rolex Rankings of the calendar year 2009. For comparison's sake, the number next to the name of each golfer is her average ranking points earned per start.
1. Lorena Ochoa, Mexico, 11.75
2. Jiyai Shin, South Korea, 9.04
3. Suzann Pettersen, Norway, 7.49
4. Cristie Kerr, United States, 7.20
5. Yani Tseng, Taiwan, 7.13
6. Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, 7.03
7. Paula Creamer, United States, 7.00
8. Ai Miyazato, Japan, 6.61
9. Angela Stanford, United States, 6.49
10. Michelle Wie, United States, 6.28
11. Na Yeon Choi, South Korea, 6.03
12. I.K. Kim, South Korea, 6.03
13. Karrie Webb, Australia, 5.84
14. Song Hee Kim, South Korea, 4.82
15. Sakura Yokomine, Japan, 4.81
16. Catriona Matthew, Scotland, 4.45
17. Sophie Gustafson, Sweden, 4.11
18. Mi Jeong Jeon, South Korea, 4.06
19. Shinobu Moromizato, Japan, 4.06
20. Eun Hee Ji, South Korea, 3.94
21. Kristy McPherson, United States, 3.89
22. Chie Arimura, Japan, 3.86
23. Morgan Pressel, United States, 3.70
24. Maria Hjorth, Sweden, 3.65
25. Helen Alfredsson, Sweden, 3.59
26. Brittany Lang, United States, 3.57
27. Momoko Ueda, Japan, 3.56
28. Lindsey Wright, Australia, 3.52
29. Ji Hee Lee, South Korea, 3.29
30. Brittany Lincicome, United States, 3.23
31. Seon Hwa Lee, South Korea, 3.21
32. Bo Bae Song, South Korea, 3.19
33. Katherine Hull, Australia, 3.17
34. Sun Young Yoo, South Korea, 3.13
35. Yuri Fudoh, Japan, 3.12
36. Hee Young Park, South Korea, 2.99
37. Hee Kyung Seo, South Korea, 2.94
38. Candie Kung, Taiwan, 2.93
39. Yuko Mitsuka, Japan, 2.83
40. Hee Won Han, South Korea, 2.75
41. Miho Koga, Japan, 2.72
42. Inbee Park, South Korea, 2.58
43. Ji Young Oh, South Korea, 2.58
44. Se Ri Pak, South Korea, 2.55
45. M.J. Hur, South Korea, 2.53
46. So Yeon Ryu, South Korea, 2.49
47. Jee Young Lee, South Korea, 2.45
48. Stacy Lewis, United States, 2.26
49. Jeong Jang, South Korea, 2.25
50. Christina Kim, United States, 2.23
The above Top 50 was published by the Rolex Rankings on December 28, 2009. You can view the full rankings on that day here.
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Related article: Men's world golf rankings at the end of 2009
