LPGA

Lorena Ochoa returned to action and to the top of the leaderboard.

Ji-Young Oh was a playoff winner Sunday at the State Farm Classic and that helped her jump 17 places to No. 59 in the latest world golf rankings.

Kim Welch, who won the latest season of the Golf Channel's "Big Break" reality show, beat Jin Young Pak in a playoff on Sunday to win the Alliance Bank Golf Classic on the Duramed Futures Tour.

Ji Young Oh got up and down for par on the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Yani Tseng and win the State Farm Classic for her first victory on the LPGA Tour.

For the second time in her career, Michelle Wie was disqualified from an LPGA Tour event.

Yani Tseng claimed her first major championship in June and has carried that momentum over to this week's State Farm Classic.

Christina Kim shot a four-under 68 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over four players midway through the State Farm Classic.

Christina Kim, winless for nearly three years, fired a nine-under 63 on Thursday to take the lead after the first round of the State Farm Classic.

Paula Creamer won the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic on Sunday, her seventh LPGA Tour victory and third of the season, but remained No. 4 in the world rankings.

Vicky Hurst collected her fourth Duramed Futures Tour title on Sunday when she came from behind to win the CIGNA Golf Classic.