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Ariya Jutanugarn moves up to No. 13 in Rolex Rankings

By The Sports Xchange
Ariya Jutanugarn. (Instagram/Ariya Jutanugarn)
Ariya Jutanugarn. (Instagram/Ariya Jutanugarn)

Ariya Jutanugarn, after winning back-to-back LPGA Tour events, moved up eight more spots to No. 13 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings released Monday.

Two weeks ago, the 20-year-old Jutanugarn became the first player from Thailand to win an event on the LPGA Tour.

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Jutanugarn followed up her first win on Sunday by firing a 4-under 67 in the final round of the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va., to capture her second career title by one shot.

New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko (13.29 point average) remains comfortably the No. 1-ranked player ahead of South Korea's Inbee Park (8.81).

Lexi Thompson (7.74) remains No. 3 as the top American and South Korea's Sei Young Kim (6.26) moved up three spots to take over No. 4. Kim finished tied for third on Sunday, two shots back.

American Stacy Lewis dropped to No. 5, followed by Canadian Brooke Henderson. They both have an average of 6.14 but Lewis has a higher overall point total based on the number of events played.

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