[Golf Topic] Minji Lee "I'm 'Number 7'~"... Jeongeun6 Lee 'World Ranking 14th'

Im Ji-min is taking a selfie holding the trophy right after winning the Amundi Evian Championship. Evian-les-Bains, France=Getty Images/Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Evian Champ’ Minjee Lee (Australia) has jumped to 7th place in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 27th (Korean time), she received 5.83 points, jumping 7 spots from 14th place last week. On the previous day, at the Evian Golf Club (par 72) in Evian-les-Bains, France, where the fourth major of the LPGA Tour, the Amundi Evian Championship, concluded, she shot 7 under par on the final day, tying with Jeongeun Lee6 (25, Daebang Construction), and then secured the victory with a birdie on the first hole of the playoff. This is her 6th career win, her first in 2 years and 3 months since the 2019 LA Open.

There were no changes in the top ranks such as Nelly Korda (USA) 1st (9.96 points), Ko Jin-young (26) 2nd (9.00 points), Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) 3rd (8.12 points), and Kim Sei-young (28, Mediheal) 4th (7.39 points). Danielle Kang (USA, 6.17 points) pushed Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte, 6.13 points) down to 6th place and rose to 5th. Brooke Henderson (Canada) is 8th (5.79 points), Yuka Saso (Philippines) 9th (5.66 points), and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) is 10th (5.63 points). Jeongeun Lee6 jumped 12 spots to 14th place (4.22 points).

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