Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Yani Tseng won the Women's Australian Open on Sunday, but held steady in the sixth position in this week's women's world rankings. In fact, the top nine remained unchanged from last week as Lorena Ochoa stayed put at No. 1 and was trailed by Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Tseng, Anna Nordqvist, Karrie Webb and Michelle Wie. Angela Stanford and Paula Creamer exchanged places with Stanford up to 10th. In-Kyung Kim remained No. 12, while Nos. 13-18 were also unchanged with Na Yeon Choi, Song Hee Kim, Sakura Yokomine, Catriona Matthew, Shinobu Moromizato and Chie Arimura following In-Kyung Kim. Kristy McPherson inched up one to 19th bumping Sophie Gustafson down to No. 20 this week. Yun-Jye Wei was the big mover of the week as her win on the Japan LPGA Tour helped her jump 55 places to No. 85 in the latest rankings.
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