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Stacy Lewis is women's golf new No. 1

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 18 (UPI) -- Stacy Lewis has ended Yani Tseng's 109-week run as the world's No. 1-ranked women's golfer, taking over the top spot Monday.

Lewis had a final round 8-under-par 64 Sunday and won the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup by three strokes. It was her seventh LPGA championship -- five of which have come in the last 11 months.

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That gives her a rankings point average of 9.75, which moves her from third past Tseng and Choi Na-yeon to No. 1. She is the seventh player to hold the No. 1 position in the women's rankings.

Tseng had been No. 1 from Feb. 14, 2011, through Sunday, a total of 109 weeks that is second all-time to Lorena Ochoa's record 158 weeks atop the rankings.

Tseng's average falls to 9.13 and leaves her ranked No. 2 while Choi drops from second to third at 8.47.

Inbee Park is fourth at 7.98 followed No. 5 Feng Shanshan (6.63) and Jiyai Shin, whose average of 6.52 is sixth best.

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Ai Miyazato, in front much of the week at the Founders Cup until the charge by Lewis, goes from ninth to No. 7 this week with an average of 6.44. Suzann Pettersen (6.14) is No. 8 and Ryu So-yeon (6.04) is ninth. Both are down one place this week.

Mika Miyazato, with an average of 5.02, completes the Top 10.

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