PHOENIX – The world No. 1 ranking can be a heavy weight.
It can be an onerous satchel of expectations the longer a player carries it, twisting reality to where winning is more relief than joy.
Lydia Ko carries the No. 1 ranking into the Bank of Hope Founders Cup this week, the 73rd week in a row she has been on top.
Only Lorena Ochoa (158) and Yani Tseng (109) have carried it over more consecutive weeks.
There was wear and tear in that long haul for both Ochoa and Tseng.