[Golf Topic] ‘US Women’s Open Champ’ Minjee Lee "I’m ‘Number 3’~"… Hyejin Choi Jumps 11 Spots to 27th

Im Ji is taking a selfie holding the trophy immediately after achieving the lowest score victory at the US Women's Open. Southern Pines (USA) = Getty Images / Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘US Women’s Open Champion’ Minjee Lee (Australia) has risen to 3rd place in the world rankings.

On the morning of the 7th (Korean time), in the officially announced weekly women’s golf world rankings, she received 7.79 points, pushing Lydia Ko (New Zealand, 6.39 points) down to 4th place and moving up one spot. She accumulated points by achieving a 4-stroke victory (13-under 271) at the US Women’s Open, a major on the LPGA Tour with a total prize of 10 million dollars, which concluded the previous day at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (par 71, 6,638 yards) in Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA.

This is her second win of the season and eighth career victory, coming three weeks after the Cognizant Founders Cup on the 16th of last month. Minjee Lee broke the 72-hole lowest score record (272) held by Juli Inkster (USA), Annika S?renstam (Sweden), and Jeon In-ji (28, KB Financial Group). She is the third Australian to win the US Women’s Open, following Jan Stephenson (1983) and Karrie Webb (2000, 2001). Since winning the Evian Championship in July last year, she has been crowned ‘Major Queen’ for two consecutive years.

Ko Jin-young (27) remains 1st, Nelly Korda (USA) 2nd, Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 5th, Lexi Thompson (USA) 6th, and Hataoka Nasa (Japan) holds 7th place. South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo (27, Lotte) is 8th, Park In-bee (34, KB Financial Group) 9th, and Kim Se-young (29, Mediheal) 10th. Choi Hye-jin (23, Lotte), who finished 3rd at the US Women’s Open, jumped 11 places to 27th. Seong Yu-jin (22, Hanwha Q CELLS), winner of the KLPGA Tour Lotte Open, soared 42 places to 104th.

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