'Pelican Championship Champ' Koda: "Now I'm World No. 1"

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Tittikun 2nd, Lydia Ko 3rd, Ko Jinyoung 4th
Jeon Inji 8th, Kim Hyoju 9th, Park Minji 12th Positioned

Nelly Korda is taking a selfie holding the trophy right after winning the Pelican Championship. Bel Air, USA - Photo by AFP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Nelly Korda (USA), who overcame thrombosis, has regained the world No. 1 ranking.

On the 14th (local time), Korda received 7.74 points in the women's golf world rankings announced, jumping three spots from 4th place last week. It is the first time in 10 months since January this year that Korda has become world No. 1. Korda accumulated points by winning the Pelican Championship (total prize money $2 million) on the LPGA Tour, which ended the day before at Pelican Golf Club (par 70) in Belleair, Florida, USA. This is her 8th career win, one year after winning this tournament last year, with a winner's prize of $300,000 (400 million KRW).

Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) is in 2nd place, and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) is in 3rd. Ko Jin-young (27) dropped to 4th place. Due to recent wrist injuries and other reasons, she participated in four LPGA Tour events since August, recording three missed cuts and one withdrawal, showing poor performance.

Korea's Jeon In-ji (28) is ranked 8th, and Kim Hyo-joo (27) is 9th, both making it into the 'Top 10'. Park Min-ji (24), who swept the KLPGA Tour with multiple wins and prize money titles for two consecutive years, jumped from 18th to 12th last week. This is her personal best ranking.

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