March 31, 2017; Rancho Mirage, CA, USA; Lydia Ko hits from the seventeenth course tee box during the continuation of the first round in the ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills CC - Dinah Shore Tournament Course. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Lydia Ko will relinquish her world number one ranking on Sunday, ending an 84-week reign at the top of women's golf.
The South Korea-born New Zealander is not playing this week's ShopRite LPGA Classic in New Jersey, which means she is certain to be overtaken by either Ariya Jutanugarn or Ryu So-yeon, the LPGA announced.
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