[Golf Topic] Korda: "I'm Number 1~"... Ko Jin-young 2nd Place

Nelly Korda is taking a selfie with the trophy right after winning the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Johns Creek, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…Nelly Korda (USA) has risen to 'Number 1'.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 29th (Korean time), she scored 9.92 points, jumping two spots from 3rd place last week. She accumulated points by securing a 3-stroke victory at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (total prize money $4.5 million), the third major of the 2021 LPGA Tour season, which concluded the previous day at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, USA (par 72). This marks her third win of the season and sixth career victory with back-to-back wins over two weeks.

This is the first time an American player has reached world No. 1 since Stacy Lewis in October 2014. Ko Jin-young (26) dropped to 2nd place (8.78 points). She had held the No. 1 position for nearly two years since winning the Evian Championship in July 2019. South Korea's Park In-bi (33, KB Financial Group) is 3rd (8.44 points), and Kim Se-young (28, Mediheal) is 4th (7.51 points). Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) performed well with a tie for 3rd place at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, rising from 8th place last week to 6th (6.09 points).

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