[Golf Topic] Park Hyun-kyung "Leap to World Ranking 30"… Ko Jin-young 1st Place

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…'Major Queen' Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Trust, photo) has risen to 30th in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 20th (Korean time), she earned 2.36 points and improved her ranking. The U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour had frozen the world rankings since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic but recalculated them after about four months. The results of seven Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour events and one Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour event held since May were reflected.

Park Hyun-kyung jumped from 94th to 52nd after winning the major KLPGA Championship in May, and then rose to 30th after securing her second win of the season at the IS Dongseo Busan Open earlier this month. Ko Jin-young (25) remains first (8.26 points), Nelly Korda (USA) second (5.85 points), Park Sung-hyun (27) third (5.57 points), and Danielle Kang (USA) fourth (5.32 points), with no changes in the top ranks. Korea's Kim Sei-young (27, Mirae Asset) is 6th (5.10 points), and Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) is 10th (4.42 points), both in the 'Top 10.'

Following them are Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) 11th (4.24 points), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (24, Daebang Construction) 13th (4.00 points), Yoo So-yeon (30, Mediheal) 14th (3.91 points), and Hur Mi-jung (31, Daebang Construction) 20th (3.28 points). For the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, qualification was based on the world rankings as of June 2021, allowing two players per country, with up to four players if ranked within the top 15 worldwide. Based on the current rankings, Korea will be represented by Ko Jin-young, Park Sung-hyun, Kim Sei-young, and Kim Hyo-joo.

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