This year’s Rolex Player of the Year will be named in just four events, but the race is far from over.

With her 10^th career win and fifth this season, Lydia Ko moved into the top spot in the points standings. Ko passed Inbee Park and currently leads her by only 30 points. That margin is just enough for Park to get a win and tie Ko at the top should she finish outside the top-10, which is quite possible given her opening round 77 on Thursday at Blue Bay. Should Ko win this season's award, she would become the fourth in the history of the LPGA Tour to win Rookie of the Year honors the year before being named Player of the Year. Here’s a look at the points breakdown for the season’s remaining events as well as the current top-10 in the standings. Click here for the complete standings.

Rolex Player of the Year - Current Standings (as of Oct. 29, 2015)

Rank	Player	Points Thru Fubon
1	Lydia Ko	273
2	Inbee Park	243
3	Lexi Thompson	134
4	Stacy Lewis	125
5	Sei Young Kim	122
6	Amy Yang	95
7	So Yeon Ryu	87
8	Brittany Lincicome	87
9	Anna Nordqvist	79
10	Suzann Pettersen	76
Thompson, Ryu and Nordqvist are not in the field this week at Blue Bay LPGA

How Points Are Awarded

Points	Finish
1	30
2	12
3	9
4	7
5	6
6	5
7	4
8	3
9	2
10	1

The race for the player of the year only seems to get closer each year. Here’s a look back at the winner and runner-up the past five years and the margin separating the two at season’s end.

2010 - 2014 Player of the Year Winners and Runner-Up

Year	Winner	Points	Runner-Up	Points	Margin
2014	Stacy Lewis	231	Inbee Park	226	5 points
2013	Inbee Park	303	Stacy Lewis	258	45 points
2012	Stacy Lewis	221	Inbee Park	168	53 points
2011	Yani Tseng	336	Stacy Lewis	126	210 points
2010	Yani Tseng	188	Cristie Kerr	182	6 points

Just 30 Points Separate Lydia Ko and Inbee Park In Rolex Player of the Year Race

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