[Golf Topic] ‘Kyochon Champ’ Jo Ah-yeon "World Ranking 159 → 116"… Ko Jin-young ‘Number 1’

Jo Ah-yeon is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the Kyochon Honey Ladies Open. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Kyochon Champ’ Jo Ah-yeon (22, Dongbu Construction) has jumped to world ranking 116.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the morning of the 10th (Korean time), she received 0.98 points, jumping 43 spots from 159th last week. She accumulated points by winning the KLPGA Tour Kyochon Honey Ladies Open (total prize money 800 million won) held at Kingsdale Golf Club (par 72) in Chungju, Chungbuk, which ended on the 8th, with a 4-stroke victory (14 under par 202 strokes). It was her first win of the season and her third career win after a long 2 years and 8 months since the OK Savings Bank Park Seri Invitational in September 2019.

There was no change in the ‘Top 10’ as there were no LPGA Tour events last week. Ko Jin-young (27) remains 1st (9.93 points), Nelly Korda (USA) 2nd (8.26 points), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 3rd (6.35 points), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 4th (5.57 points), Minjee Lee (Australia) 5th (5.41 points), and Hataoka Nasa (Japan) 6th (5.38 points). Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo (27, Lotte) is 7th (5.10 points), Park In-bee (34, KB Financial Group) 8th (4.99 points), and Kim Se-young (29, Mediheal) 10th (4.66 points).

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