Ko Jin-young Advances to World No. 3 with LPGA Tour Title Defense
Rising Two Spots from 5th Place Last Week in Jeonju
Entering the 'Top 3' for the First Time in 4 Months Since November Last Year
Ko Jin-young (28) successfully defended her title on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, rising to 3rd place in the world rankings.
![Ko Jin-young is smiling while holding the trophy after winning her second consecutive victory at the LPGA Tour HSBC World Championship, which concluded on the 5th at the Tanjong Course of Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. <br>[Image source=AFP Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023030707510345053_1678143062.jpg)
Ko Jin-young is smiling while holding the trophy after winning her second consecutive victory at the LPGA Tour HSBC World Championship, which concluded on the 5th at the Tanjong Course of Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.
[Image source=AFP Yonhap News]
On the 7th (Korean time), Ko Jin-young jumped two spots from 5th to 3rd in the weekly women's golf world rankings announced, with a rating of 7.38 points. She claimed the top spot with a final total of 17-under-par 271 at the LPGA Tour HSBC Women's World Championship (total prize money $1.8 million), held at the Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72) in Singapore on the 5th. This marked her second consecutive victory at this tournament following last year, bringing her total LPGA Tour wins to 14.
Ko Jin-young's entry into the top 3 of the world rankings is the first time in four months since November 7 last year. Having dominated women's golf, she experienced a slump due to a wrist injury after the major Evian Championship in July last year. She dropped from her long-held world No. 1 ranking to 5th place since October last year. This victory ended an 18-tournament winless streak for Korean female players and laid the groundwork for a rebound in the world rankings.
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Lydia Ko (New Zealand) maintained her world No. 1 position for the 15th consecutive week with a rating of 8.59 points. Nelly Korda (USA) held onto 2nd place with 8.10 points. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) remained 4th with 5.95 points, while Minjee Lee (Australia) dropped from 3rd to 5th with 5.84 points, overtaken by Ko Jin-young. Among Korean players, Jeon In-ji was 8th (4.69 points) and Kim Hyo-joo was 9th (4.43 points), with no changes in their rankings.
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