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LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Ariya Jutanugarn arrives for the Ricoh Women’s British feeling comfortable in her return to Rolex world No. 1.
She couldn’t say that last summer, the first time she ascended to the top of the rankings, a run that lasted two weeks.
“She did lose herself a little bit the first time, thinking and worrying about the ranking too much,” said Pia Nilsson, who teams with Lynn Marriott as Jutanugarn’s performance coaches. “She knows how she needs to go about it now. She has learned what not to do.”
Jutanugarn, 22, is fresh off a victory at a links course last week in what appears to be a move toward another dominant season.