[Golf Topic] Jeon In-ji Achieves 3 Consecutive 'Top 10' Finishes, Now Ranked 50th in the World

Jeon In-ji is teeing off on the 3rd hole on the final day of the Drive On Championship. Ocala, Florida, USA - Photo by Getty Images/Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…‘Dumbo’ Jeon In-ji (27, KB Financial Group) has reached 50th place in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 9th (Korean time), she received 2.30 points, jumping 9 spots from 59th place last week. She performed well by finishing 4th at the Drive On Championship (total prize money $1.5 million), the third event of the 2021 LPGA Tour season, which ended the day before at Golden Ocala Golf Club in Ocala, Florida, USA. Following a 4th place finish at the season opener Diamond Resort Tournament and a tie for 8th place at last week's Gainbridge LPGA, this marks her third consecutive top 10 finish.

There were no changes in the top ranks: Ko Jin-young (26) remains 1st (9.09 points), Kim Sei-young (28, Mirae Asset) 2nd (7.73 points), Nelly Korda (USA) 3rd (7.26 points), Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) 4th (6.65 points), and Danielle Kang (USA) 5th (6.40 points). South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) is 9th (4.94 points), and Park Sung-hyun (28) is 11th (4.38 points). Jennifer Kupcho, runner-up at the Drive On Championship, rose to 12th (4.26 points), and Austin Ernst (both USA), the Drive On Championship champion, moved up to 14th (3.95 points).

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