Korea鈥檚 Ryu up to No. 1 with Arkansas win
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RYU So-yeon seized the world No. 1 ranking on Sunday as she closed with a 2-under-par 69 at the Northwest Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Arkansas, for her 15th career international title.
Ryu, who won her second major championship in April at the ANA Inspiration, finished the 54-hole LPGA Tour event at 18-under 195 for a two-shot win over South Korean compatriot Amy Yang and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn.
“Dreams come true. I always dreamed about it. I cannot believe it,” said Ryu.
This is the first time in her career that Ryu has reached No. 1, having just slipped past Ariya Jutanugarn, the younger sister of Moriya, when the numbers were calculated on Sunday night.
“First of all, I really appreciate everyone who has been supportive of me, to make me the No. 1 player in the world,” she said. “That’s finally made my dream. This is going to be my first week as the No. 1 player in the world. I know it’s going to be a lot of pressure and I know I can handle a lot of different things.”
Yang fired a 7-under 64 to reach 16-under as she tied Moriya (66) for second at the Pinnacle Country Club course.
Americans Michelle Wie (64) and Stacy Lewis (69) finished in a tie for fourth while Aussie Minjee Lee and Park In-bee of South Korea both shot 67 to finish at 12-under 201, six shots adrift of Ryu.
Ryu is the first to win twice this season, the previous 15 tournaments having produced 15 different winners.
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