After Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa left the game to focus on family, youth mostly dominated the next decade on the LPGA.
A dozen players took a turn at No. 1 after Lorena Ochoa ended her streak of 158 weeks in May 2010.
The global nature of the tour exploded, with players like Shanshan Feng, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lydia Ko blazing trails from all corners of the world.
Golfweek takes a look back on the 10 best players of the past 10 years.
10. Brooke Henderson
A two-time winner in each of the past four seasons, Canada’s darling has been a top-10 machine in her time on tour. With nine total victories, she’s the winningest player in Canadian golf history – male or female. Won an LPGA major at age 18.
9. Suzann Pettersen
Closed out the decade, and her career, with a putt that clinched the 2019 Solheim Cup for Europe. Won nine times over the past 10 years, including her second career major. Finished in the top 6 of the world rankings half the time.
8. Cristie Kerr
Eight of her 20 career titles came in the past 10 years, including what’s now known as the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship by a record 12 shots. Mother of two spent five weeks at No. 1 in 2010. Winningest American player in Solheim Cup history.
7. Shanshan Feng
A 10-time winner on the LPGA since 2012, Feng became the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA. She’s also the first to win a major. Claimed the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Spent 23 weeks at No. 1.
6. Lexi Thompson
Won at least one LPGA title in each of the last seven years on tour. Has yet to reach No. 1 in the world but has 11 victories since 2011, including one dip into Poppy’s Pond. Claimed the 2017 Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
5. Ariya Jutanugarn
Shoulder surgery delayed her rise to the top. But once there the Thai superstar flourished, winning 10 times in three years, including two majors. Two-time Player of the Year and Vare Trophy winner has spent 23 weeks as No. 1.
4. Stacy Lewis
The last American to reach No. 1 in the world and earn LPGA Player of the Year (2012 and 2014). Won her second major title at the Home of Golf and 11 of her 12 career victories in this decade. Two-time winner of the Vare Trophy (2013, 2014).
3. Lydia Ko
Broke nearly ever “youngest-to” record in the book as a teenager. Collected 15 LPGA titles from 2012 to 2018, including two majors. Spent 104 weeks as No. 1. Olympic silver medalist.
2. Yani Tseng
Taiwan’s first No. 1 player dominated the first part of the decade, winning 13 times from 2010 to 2012. She collected four majors during that span and two LPGA Player of the Year titles before her game took an astonishing plunge.
1. Inbee Park
LPGA Hall of Famer spent 106 weeks atop the Rolex Rankings from the span of 2013 to 2018. All but one of her 19 LPGA career victories came in the last decade, including an Olympic gold medal. She won six of her seven major titles, including three in a row in 2013 in her bid for the Grand Slam.
