Women's World Golf Rankings - Historical Rankings

Historical Rankings

Annika Sörenstam of Sweden topped the first set of rankings, which was released on Tuesday 21 February 2006. Paula Creamer (United States); Michelle Wie (United States); Yuri Fudoh (Japan); and Cristie Kerr (United States) took the other places in the top 5. The top one hundred players in the initial rankings came from the following countries:

  • 25: South Korea
  • 23: Japan
  • 21: United States
  • 6: Australia, Sweden
  • 5: United Kingdom (England 3; Scotland 2)
  • 4: Taiwan
  • 2: France
  • 1: Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Philippines
Initial Top Ten
Rank Player Country Ave. points
1 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 18.47
2 Paula Creamer United States 9.65
3 Michelle Wie United States 9.24
4 Yuri Fudoh Japan 7.37
5 Cristie Kerr United States 6.94
6 Ai Miyazato Japan 6.58
7 Lorena Ochoa Mexico 6.10
8 Jeong Jang South Korea 4.91
9 Hee-Won Han South Korea 4.49
10 Juli Inkster United States 4.11
Initial top ten after 2 August 2006 formula change
Rank Player Country Ave. points
1 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 17.41
2 Lorena Ochoa Mexico 9.87
3 Karrie Webb Australia 9.39
4 Paula Creamer United States 8.13
5 Cristie Kerr United States 8.04
6 Juli Inkster United States 7.75
7 Michelle Wie United States 6.83
8 Jeong Jang South Korea 6.09
9 Yuri Fudoh Japan 5.98
10 Ai Miyazato Japan 5.79

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