‘130 Attempts 131 Successes’ Hanjin Seon "World Ranking 193 → 140"… Ko Jin-young ‘Number 1’
Hanjinseon Wins First Career Title at High1 Resort Women's Open, Jumps 53 Spots
Ko Jin-young 1st, Lee Min-ji 2nd, Korda 3rd, Lydia Ko 4th
Hanjin-seon is cheering immediately after winning the High1 Resort Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] “130 attempts, 131st try” Hanjin-seon (25) has soared to 140th in the world rankings.
According to the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the 22nd (local time), she jumped 53 places from 193rd last week. She accumulated points by winning her first career victory at the KLPGA Tour High1 Resort Women's Open (total prize money 800 million won) held at High1 Resort Golf Course (par 72) in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, which ended on the 21st. She debuted on the KLPGA Tour in 2017 and won for the first time in her 131st tournament.
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There was no change in the top ranks as there were no LPGA Tour events last week. Ko Jin-young (27) is 1st, Minjee Lee (Australia) 2nd, Nelly Korda (USA) 3rd, Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 4th, Brooke Henderson (Canada) 5th, Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 6th, and Lexi Thompson (USA) is 7th. Korea's Kim Hyo-joo (27) is 8th, Jeon In-ji (28) 10th, Kim Se-young (29) 12th, Park In-bee (34) 14th, and Park Min-ji (24) is 20th.
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