[Golf Topic] 'Meyer Champ' Cupcho "I am World Ranking 9"… 'Major Queen' Lim Heejeong 'Number 34'

Jennifer Kupcho is taking a selfie holding the trophy immediately after winning the Meijer Classic. Grand Rapids, USA = Getty Images / Multivitz Photo by Multivitz

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Myer Classic champ’ Jennifer Kupcho (USA) has entered the ‘Top 10’.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the morning of the 21st (Korean time), she received 4.64 points, jumping 7 places from 16th last week to 8th. At the Myer Classic of the LPGA Tour held the day before at Blythefield Golf Club in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (par 72, 6,556 yards), she defeated ‘Number 2’ Nelly Korda (USA) and ‘Drive On champ’ Leona Maguire (Ireland) in a playoff to accumulate ranking points.

This is her second career win in two months since the major Chevron Championship in April. There was no change in the top ranks. Ko Jin-young (27) remains 1st (9.65 points), Korda 2nd (8.52 points), Minjee Lee (Australia) 3rd (7.58 points), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 4th (6.54 points), and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 5th (5.98 points). For Korea, Kim Hyo-joo (27) is 10th (4.59 points), Park In-bee (34) 11th (4.46 points), and Kim Se-young (29) 12th (4.21 points). ‘Korean Women’s Open champ’ Lim Hee-jeong (22) jumped 13 places to 34th (2.50 points).

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