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Biggest movers: Lang on the rise after major win

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look at the players who made moves up - and down - the various ranking systems in the world of golf.

Here's a look at this week's Biggest Movers, as Brittany Lang makes her major breakthrough and Alex Noren returns to golf's upper echelon:

• Brittany Lang rose 20 spots in the Rolex Rankings to No. 20 after winning the U.S. Women's Open in a three-hole playoff for her first major title.
• The woman she defeated, Anna Nordqvist, jumped four spots to No.