The Rolex #1 Up for Grabs AGAIN?

Yes, a mere week after Stacy Lewis snatched the number one spot in the ratings from Inbee Park, the pinnacle spot may want to exchange fingers all over again.

But the hazard isn't Inbee. It's Lydia Ko.

Alright, right here's the deal: You might suppose that Inbee would have the exceptional danger to retake #1 because she's in the direction of Stacy than Lydia is. Here are the present day factor standings:

1. 10.33 -- Stacy Lewis, 55
2. 9.52 -- Inbee Park, 59
3. 9.21 -- Lydia Ko, 32

The trick is the 2nd number beside each name, which represents the number of events each player has played in during the ranking period. Because Lydia counts 27 fewer tournaments than Inbee -- a loophole in the rankings caused by Lydia's short professional career -- any ranking points Lydia gains this week will be worth roughly twice as much as the ones Inbee gains. Within the year Lydia's tournament total should rectify this problem. (Bear in mind that #5 Karrie Webb only counts 43 events, so this isn't unusual.)

What this means is that Lydia can take over the number one spot if she wins the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic and Stacy finishes in eighth place or worse. However, I wouldn't bet on that. This is simplest the Manulife's 3rd 12 months, and Stacy completed T5 and T6 in the first .

Doesn't look that promising for Lydia... But it truly is why they play the match.

The Manulife will be broadcast on GC starting at noon ET today . Both of the previous winners needed playoffs to win and last year's winning score was -26, so this could end up being a real shootout.