Hur up to No. 65 in the world with win

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Mi Jung Hur set a 72-hole scoring record at last week’s Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic to earn a 4-shot victory, and that win propelled her up 29 spots to No. 65 in this week’s world rankings.

Three of Hur’s four rounds were in the 60s, including a final-round, 6-under 66. She finished the week at 21-under-par 267 and it was her second victory on the LPGA Tour.

Stacy Lewis remained the top player in the world and the rest of the top nine – Inbee Park, Lydia Ko, Suzann Pettersen, Karrie Webb, So Yeon Ryu, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson and Shanshan Feng – all stayed put as well.

Anna Nordqvist jumped one spot and into the top 10 at No. 10, while Hyo-Joo Kim fell one to No. 11. Cristie Kerr, Na Yeong Choi and Paula Creamer remained Nos. 12-14, while Azahara Munoz and Ha Na Jang swapped spots, with Munoz up to No. 15.

Lizette Salas, Angela Stanford, Amy Yang and Sun Ju Ahn also stayed the same as they rounded out the top 20. They are 17-20, respectively.

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