Broken Arrow, Okla. ? After topping the world rankings, Lorena Ochoa got a chance to celebrate in front of friends and family in her home country. This week, it’s Stacy Prammanasudh’s turn to showcase her game at home.

Off to the best start of her professional career, Prammanasudh returned to the Tulsa area this week for the SemGroup Championship at Cedar Ridge Country Club.

The former University of Tulsa star won her second career LPGA Tour title earlier this season and ranks behind only Ochoa in top-10 finishes (five), birdies (94) and the highest percentage of her rounds under par (64) this year. She’s in the top five in the player of the year, money and ADT points standings.

“It definitely has been a good start,” Prammanasudh said Thursday. “I cannot complain about my previous performances. But it is a long season, and I’m not trying to get ahead of myself. You’ve just got to try to continue what you’ve been doing well and work on what you haven’t been doing well in the past.”

Originally from Enid in northwestern Oklahoma, Prammanasudh had only six top-10 finishes in the first three years of her career before matching that total in 2006. She needs only one more to equal that total again this season.

“Obviously, I go into every event trying to win, and so does everybody else,” Prammanasudh said. “But it’s a very difficult thing to do, keep winning. You’ve just got to work hard and stay patient.”

Playing at what’s essentially her home course, Prammanasudh expects “a few extracurricular things” this week that she doesn’t get at other tour stops.

She’s counting on a few extra autograph seekers and perhaps more “Stacy P” followers than usual – something Ochoa experienced with her fans last week when she made her debut at No. 1 and contended for the title at the Corona Morelia Championship in Mexico.