Lewis takes over as new world No. 1
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March 19, 2013, Tuesday
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STACY Lewis claimed the world No. 1 women's golf ranking by firing a final-round 8-under-par 64 to beat Japan's Ai Miyazato by three strokes at the US$1.5 million LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix on Sunday.
The 28-year-old American knocked 2012 Founders Cup champion Tseng Yani of Chinese Taipei from atop the rankings after a stay of 109 weeks with the victory and Tseng finishing in a share of 59th place, 19 strokes off the pace.
Lewis became only the second American woman to claim the top spot, after Cristie Kerr in 2010, by making birdies on three of the last four holes while Miyazato, who led most of the way, took a double bogey at 16.
World No. 1 "has a pretty good ring to it," Lewis said just one day after taking a two-stroke penalty after her round when her caddie was penalized for testing a bunker.
"It was just fitting with everything that happened yesterday that I had my back against the wall again today," Lewis said.
The 28-year-old American knocked 2012 Founders Cup champion Tseng Yani of Chinese Taipei from atop the rankings after a stay of 109 weeks with the victory and Tseng finishing in a share of 59th place, 19 strokes off the pace.
Lewis became only the second American woman to claim the top spot, after Cristie Kerr in 2010, by making birdies on three of the last four holes while Miyazato, who led most of the way, took a double bogey at 16.
World No. 1 "has a pretty good ring to it," Lewis said just one day after taking a two-stroke penalty after her round when her caddie was penalized for testing a bunker.
"It was just fitting with everything that happened yesterday that I had my back against the wall again today," Lewis said.
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