[Golf Topic] 'Daesang' Choi Hye-jin "World Ranking 24th"... Ko Jin-young 1st

Choi Hye-jin is posing with the trophy and money box immediately after winning the SK Telecom·ADT Caps Championship. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…'Daesang' Choi Hye-jin (21, Lotte) has risen to 24th in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 17th (Korean time), she earned 3.08 points, jumping six spots from 30th place last week. She accumulated points by winning the final event of the 2020 KLPGA Tour, the SK Telecom ADT Caps Championship (total prize money 1 billion KRW), held at the Old Course (par 72, 6,747 yards) of La Vie Belle Golf Club in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on the 15th, by a one-stroke margin. This was her first win of the season and her 10th career victory, including two as an amateur.

The LPGA Tour is on its autumn break, so there have been no changes in the top rankings. Ko Jin-young (25) remains number one, followed by Kim Sei-young (27, Mirae Asset), Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang (both USA), and Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) in the 'Top 5'. South Korea also has Park Sung-hyun (27) at 9th and Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) at 10th, both in the 'Top 10'. Emily Pedersen (Denmark), who competed in the Saudi Ladies Championship, the first women's golf tournament in Saudi Arabia held in Jeddah on the 16th, soared from 117th to 89th place.

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