LPGA rotating at top spot without dominant player

When what is now the Rolex Rankings for women’s golfers started in 2006, the No. 1 spot was in strong hands. Annika Sorenstam grabbed it and held it for 60 weeks. When she retired in 2008, she left it in even stronger hands. Lorena Ochoa had it for a whopping 158 weeks—just over three years.

But Ochoa retired in May 2010, and left it wide open. Three different players swapped it right after that. Now since Lydia Ko lost that spot just five months ago, four different players—Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu, Sung Hyun Park and Shanshan Feng—have had it, with Feng taking it over after winning last week.