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Kerr trying to regain No. 1 ranking
DANVILLE, Calif. – With four of her top five closest competitors taking the week off, Cristie Kerr is poised to once again take over the No. 1 ranking in women's golf.
Keeping it might be a bigger challenge.
Kerr, Jiyai Shin and Ai Miyazato have taken turns in the top spot in what has been a wide open race this year. That's in contrast to past seasons when Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, both retired, dominated with little or no threat.
"It's been crazy and it's been fun," Kerr said Wednesday as she prepared for the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. "It's been kind of like a roller-coaster ride. It's a good time for us."
Kerr missed a chance to reclaim the top spot last week when she struggled over the final 22 holes of the Navistar LPGA Classic and ended up tying for third. Had she won, Kerr would have moved to No. 1. Instead, she jumped past Shin into second place behind Miyazato.
Miyazato, who has held the No. 1 ranking for eight straight weeks, tied for 27th at the Navistar Classic but is skipping this week's Northern California stop on the tour. Shin, Suzann Pettersen and Yani Tseng also are bypassing the tournament.
DANVILLE, Calif. – With four of her top five closest competitors taking the week off, Cristie Kerr is poised to once again take over the No. 1 ranking in women's golf.
Keeping it might be a bigger challenge.
Kerr, Jiyai Shin and Ai Miyazato have taken turns in the top spot in what has been a wide open race this year. That's in contrast to past seasons when Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, both retired, dominated with little or no threat.
"It's been crazy and it's been fun," Kerr said Wednesday as she prepared for the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. "It's been kind of like a roller-coaster ride. It's a good time for us."
Kerr missed a chance to reclaim the top spot last week when she struggled over the final 22 holes of the Navistar LPGA Classic and ended up tying for third. Had she won, Kerr would have moved to No. 1. Instead, she jumped past Shin into second place behind Miyazato.
Miyazato, who has held the No. 1 ranking for eight straight weeks, tied for 27th at the Navistar Classic but is skipping this week's Northern California stop on the tour. Shin, Suzann Pettersen and Yani Tseng also are bypassing the tournament.