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Sei Young Kim remains No. 5 in Rolex Rankings despite win

By The Sports Xchange
Sei Young Kim of Korea. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Sei Young Kim of Korea. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Sei Young Kim of South Korea remained fifth in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings released Monday despite winning the Meijer LPGA Classic for her second victory of the year.

Kim, 23, captured her fifth LPGA Tour title by making a birdie on the first playoff hole to beat Carlota Ciganda in Belmont, Mich., on Sunday. Ciganda, from Spain, moved up 19 spots to No. 35 with her runner-up finish.

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Lydia Ko, a 19-year-old from New Zealand, remains comfortably the No. 1-ranked player with a 14.06-point average as the top eight spots are unchanged from the previous week.

Brooke Henderson, an 18-year-old Canadian, is second at 8.85, followed by South Korea's Inbee Park (8.20). Lexi Thompson (7.77) is No. 4 as the top American, followed by Kim (7.18.)

American Stacy Lewis dropped one spot to No. 10.

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