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Ai Miyazato grabbed another victory in the LPGA; this is her fifth title of the season and her sixth as a member of the tour. Besides, winning the Safeway Classic put her back atop the Rolex Rankings.

This is the third time Miyazato grabs the first place of the ranking.

From day one she showed her talent and managed to grab the top spot of the 54 hole event played in  Portland, Oregon; a fierce competitor, she was never intimidated by the other top players of the Rolex Rankings that played the Safeway Classic.

The Japanese golfer posted a 66 opening round; then, on Saturday, she scored 67 and, finally, on Sunday she shot 72, enough to lift the trophy and oust Cristie Kerr from the top spot of the ranking.

Nevertheless, the feat wasn't easy, by Sunday, 7 of the top 10 players of the Rolex Rankings were on the leader board: Miyazato, Kerr, Pettersen, Choi, SH Kim, IK Kim and Shin; only Paula Creamer, Yani Tseng and Anna Nordqvist couldn't make it.

With her victory, Miyazato became the top earner of the season, with $1'311,818 dollars; now, she tops the Player of the Year Award race with 172 points. Furthermore, she's the only player to win more than 3 tourneys in a single season since Lorena Ochoa grabbed seven titles and Paula Creamer won four, both in 2008.

This week, the top golfers will play in Canada with one objective in mind: to displace Miyazato from the top, which is possible since the distance between the top 5 of the rankings is slim: Ai Miyazato (11.46), Cristie Kerr (10.95), Suzann Pettersen (10.31), Jiyai Shin (10.16) and Yani Tseng (9.77).