WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Lydia Ko has reigned as Rolex world No. 1 for 101 weeks, the last 82 in a row.
Ariya Jutanugarn is coming off a five-victory season as the LPGA Player of the Year.
So Yeon Ryu won the first major championship of the year and leads the LPGA in money winnings, scoring, greens in regulation and Rolex Player of the Year points.
Nobody, though, has taken charge of the year. In fact, Ko and Jutanugarn are looking for their first victories of 2017.
That is the year’s early storyline going into this week’s Kingsmill Championship.