[Golf Topic] 'Olympic Gold' Korda "1.74 Point Lead in 'Number 1' Race~"

Nelly Korda is cheering on the podium immediately after winning the women's golf at the Tokyo Olympics. Saitama, Japan = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○… Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda (USA) is dominating as the overwhelming ‘Number 1’.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the morning of the 10th (Korean time), she scored 10.04 points to maintain her No. 1 position. She leads world No. 2 Ko Jin-young (26, 8.75 points) by 1.74 points. On the 7th, she won the 2020 Tokyo Olympic women's golf at Kasumigaseki Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (par 71, 6,648 yards) by one stroke (17 under par, 267 strokes). Following three wins this year on the U.S. LPGA Tour, including one major, she added the Olympic gold medal.

Korea’s Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) remains in 3rd place (7.78 points), Kim Sei-young (28, Mediheal) in 4th (7.38 points), and Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) holds 6th place (5.90 points). Danielle Kang (USA) is 5th (6.03 points), and Brooke Henderson (Canada) is 7th (5.73 points). Olympic bronze medalist Lydia Ko (New Zealand) climbed two spots to 9th (5.66 points), re-entering the ‘Top 10’. Olympic silver medalist Inami Mone (Japan) jumped four places to 24th (3.48 points).

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