After yet another meltdown in a major, I was starting to wonder if Lorena Ochoa would break through. She answered that question in the British Open.
Her win solidified her status as the No. 1 female player in the world and gave her a major boost in the Golf's Women's Ultimate Playday. She moved up 20 spots and seems poised to win a string of these.
A final note. No. 20 on the list, Beth Daniel, retired from competitive golf after the British.
With all the majors in the books, here are the current top 54 professional female players:
On the first tee
1. Mickey Wright, 1958-1973, 575.40
2. Annika Sorenstam, 1995-2006, 541.42
3. Karrie Webb, 1996-2007, 474.80
On the second tee
4. Pat Bradley, 1977-1996, 460.93
5. Julie Inkster, 1984-2006, 458.05
6. Kathy Whitworth, 1963-1984, 453.10
On the third tee
7. Patty Berg, 1937-1965, 441.50
8. Patty Sheehan, 1981-1997, 400.62
9. Louise Suggs, 1946-1969, 377.64
On the fourth tee
10. Amy Alcott, 1976-1994, 358.22
11. Sandra Haynie, 1963-1983, 353.00
12. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, 1940-1954, 350.00
On the fifth tee
13. Betsy Rawls, 1951-1969, 329.09
14. JoAnne Carner, 1970-1992, 321.85
15. Meg Mallon, 1990-2004, 321.63
On the sixth tee
16. Laura Davies, 1987-2005, 303.42
17. Nancy Lopez, 1975-1997, 298.88
18. Se Ri Pak, 1998-2007, 293.17
On the seventh tee
19. Donna Caponi, 1969-1982, 266.85
20. Beth Daniel, 1980-2006, 266.30
21. Susan Maxwell Berning, 1965-1979, 242.50
On the eigth tee
22. Mary Mills, 1963-1974, 232.45
23. Clifford-Ann Creed, 1963-1976, 230.20
24. Carol Mann, 1963-1975, 226.50
On the ninth tee
25. Dottie Pepper, 1988-2001, 221.25
26. Sandra Palmer, 1967-1986, 220.00
27. Jan Stephenson, 1976-2000, 216.25
On the 10th tee
28. Marilyn Smith, 1963-1972, 211.45
29. Hollis Stacy, 1976-1996, 207.51
30. Sally Little, 1975-1988, 205.47
On the 11th tee
31. Ayako Okamoto, 1983-1993, 204.93
32. Rosie Jones, 1983-2005, 200.53
33. Liselotte Neumann, 1988-2005, 198.45
On the 12th tee
34. Jane Geddes, 1985-1996, 178.30
35. Lorena Ochoa, 2002-2007, 173.73
36. Tammie Green, 1989-1998, 173.10
On the 13th tee
37. Kelly Robbins, 1994-2004, 158.80
38. Brandie Burton, 1991-2001, 151.00
39. Cristie Kerr, 1999-2007, 150.62
On the 14th tee
40. Grace Park, 1999-2005, 136.60
41. Sherri Steinhauer, 1992-2006, 134.08
42. Jane Blalock, 1971-1980, 132.00
On the 15th tee
43. Judy Rankin, 1964-1979, 130.58
44. Judy Kimball-Simon, 1962-1967, 130.38
45. Beverly Hanson, 1955-1958, 130.00
On the 16th tee
46. Betty Jameson, 1942-1954, 130.00
47. Shirley Englehorn, 1963-1970, 124.25
48. Chris Johnson, 1983-2000, 122.50
On the 17th tee
49. Marlene Hagge, 1956-1972, 122.00
50. Nancy Scranton, 1986-2000, 120.50
51. Donna Andrews, 1992-1998, 116.93
On the 18th tee
52. Pat Hurst, 1996-2006, 116.90
53. Helen Alfreddson, 1992-2006, 116.83
54. Colleen Walker, 1987-1997, 116.80
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