SHANGHAI: For the first time in more than five years, Tiger Woods is no longer golf's No. 1 player. Lee Westwood of England took the top ranking Sunday, becoming the first European in 16 years to be No. 1 in the world and only the fourth player to get there without having won a major. Westwood is the first European since Nick Faldo in 1994 to be No. 1, and the 13th player to be No. 1 since the ranking system began in 1986. The final step was anticlimactic. Westwood, who has finished only one tournament since the British Open while recovering from a calf injury, knew he would go to No. 1 as long as PGA champion Martin Kaymer did not finish among the top two at the Andalucia Masters in Spain. Kaymer tied for 21st, and when the German walked off the 18th at Valderrama, celebration began in Westwood's home in England, where he shared the moment with his parents and about 20 friends. When the rankings are officially released on Monday, Westwood will be followed in the rankings by Woods, Kaymer, Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker. McDowell wins Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland shot a closing 2-over-par 74 to win the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama and complete his third victory of 2010. The Northern Irishman finished two shots ahead of compatriot Gareth Maybin, whose final round of 76 left him in a share of second with Ireland's Damien McGrane (72) and Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen (69). McDowell, who won the Wales Open and the US Open in June, is now expected to move to No. 10 when golf's latest world rankings are published Monday. Martin Kaymer, who needed a top-two finish in Spain to grab the No. 1 ranking, shot a closing 75 to finish in joint 21st place, 10 shots behind the winner. Choi wins again South Korea's Choi Na-yeon successfully defended her title at the LPGA Hana Bank Championship Sunday, shooting a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Vicky Hurst. Choi finished at 10 under on Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course and earned $270,000 for her second LPGA Tour victory of the year and fourth in two years. In July, she won the Jamie Farr Classic in a four-way playoff. Hurst closed with a 70. Second-round leader Song-Hee Kim (73) was third at 7 under, and US Women's Open champion Paula Creamer (67), second-ranked Jiyai Shin (69) and Suzann Pettersen (70) followed at 6 under. Michelle Wie shot a 70 to tie for 12th at 3 under in a group that included top-ranked Cristie Kerr (71) and 50-year
