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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Brittany Lincicome's victory at the LPGA's Canadian Women's Open moves her into the Top 10 of the world women's golf rankings.
Lincicome used a final-round 70 to overtake third-round leader Michelle Wie and collect her fifth LPGA title and second this year. She won the ShopRite LPGA Classic in June in New Jersey.
That lifts her from 15th to 10th in the world rankings. It also pushes Stacy Lewis from 10th to 11th. Lewis had the round of the day Sunday with a 5-under 67 and that pulled her into a tie for second with Wie but her rankings average slipped behind Lincicome's. Wie goes from 14th to 12th in the rankings.
Yani Tseng remains the top-ranked women's golfer. Her rankings points average is 15.43, with Suzann Pettersen second at 12.27 and Cristie Kerr, who tied for fourth at the Canadian Open, third with an average of 11.46.
Jiyai Shin (9.08 average) and Choi Na-yeon (8.83) keep their Nos. 4 and 5 rankings, respectively, after tying for sixth in Canada. Ahn Sun-ju (8.02) is ranked sixth and Ai Miyazato (7.59) is seventh.
Kim In-kyung (7.38) remains eighth ahead of No. 9 Paula Creamer (7.22). Lincicome's average is 7.07 and Lewis' is 6.97.
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