[Golf Topic] ‘Kia Classic Champ’ Park In-bee "I’m the ‘Number 2’~"

Park In-bee is smiling at the moment her victory is confirmed on the final day of the Kia Classic. Carlsbad, California, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Golf Queen’ Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) has risen to ‘Number 2’.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 30th (Korean time), she received 8.25 points, jumping two spots from 4th place last week. She accumulated a large number of points by winning the LPGA Tour Kia Classic (total prize money $1.8 million) held the day before at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California, USA (par 72, 6,609 yards) by 5 strokes (4-under 274). This is her 21st LPGA Tour victory in 13 months since winning the Australian Women's Open in February last year.

Park In-bee first reached world No. 1 in April 2013, and her most recent time as ‘Number 1’ was 2 years and 8 months ago in July 2018. Ko Jin-young (26) remains firmly at No. 1 (9.45 points), while Kim Sei-young (28, Mediheal) dropped one spot to 3rd (7.61 points). Korean players sweeping the world rankings from 1st to 3rd happened for the first time in history in October 2019 with Ko Jin-young, Park Sung-hyun (28), and Lee Jeong-eun 6 (25, Daebang Construction). Recently, last month, Ko Jin-young, Kim Sei-young, and Park In-bee occupied the top three spots.

Nelly Korda is 4th (7.50 points), Danielle Kang 5th (6.47 points), Lexi Thompson (both USA) 6th (5.56 points), Brooke Henderson (Canada) 7th (5.54 points), and Hataoka Nasa (Japan) is 8th (5.18 points). Korea has Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) at 9th (5.15 points), Park Sung-hyun at 12th (4.12 points), and Lee Jeong-eun 6 at 13th (3.84 points). Amy Olson (USA), who tied for 2nd place with Thompson at the Kia Classic, jumped an impressive 15 spots to 24th (3.23 points).

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