Women's British Open winner Miyu Yamashita jumped from 15th to sixth in the latest world golf rankings announced Monday, placing highest among the Japanese.The 24-year-old secured her first U.S. LPGA Tour win at the fifth and final major of the year by two strokes at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, where the tour rookie became the second Japanese winner of the tournament after Hinako Shibuno in 2019.Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand moved up a place to top the rankings as Nelly Korda of the United States dropped to second. Lydia Ko of New Zealand remains third.Rio Takeda was 11th, Mao Saigo 12th and Aya…READ FULL ARTICLE