[Golf Topic] 'Tour Championship Champ' Ko Jin-young "1.28 Point Lead to 'Number 1'~"

Ko Jin-young is taking a selfie immediately after winning the CME Group Tour Championship. Naples, Florida, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…Ko Jin-young (25) has solidified her hold on the 'Number 1' spot.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 22nd (Korean time), she received 9.05 points, widening the gap with 'Number 2' Kim Se-young (27, Mirae Asset, 7.77 points) from 0.97 points to 1.28 points. She accumulated points by achieving a 5-stroke victory (18-under 270) at the CME Group Tour Championship (total prize money $3 million), the final event of the 2020 LPGA Tour season, which concluded the previous day at Tiburon Golf Club (par 72, 6,556 yards) in Naples, Florida, USA.

This is her 7th career win, coming 1 year and 4 months after winning the CP Women's Open in August last year. Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) is 3rd (6.56 points), Nelly Korda 4th (6.34 points), Danielle Kang (both USA) 5th (6.32 points), Brooke Henderson (Canada) 6th (5.73 points), Hataoka Nasa (Japan) 7th (5.51 points), and Lee Min-ji (Australia) is 8th (5.08 points). Korea's Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) is 9th (4.90 points), Park Sung-hyun (27) 10th (4.67 points), and Lee Jeong-eun 6 (24, Daebang Construction) is 12th (4.27 points).

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