'Living Legend' Ochoa: "Congratulations to Ko Jin-young"

Congratulations to Ko Jin-young, World No.1 for 159 Weeks
"You've achieved something incredible. Wishing you continued progress"

Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) congratulated Ko Jin-young for breaking her longest world No. 1 ranking record.

On the 27th (local time), she said through the LPGA Tour's social media, "I am participating in a foundation golf event today, but I realized today is a very special day," adding, "Congratulations to Ko Jin-young, and also congratulations to your caddie Dave, your family, and your team."

Lorena Ochoa

Ko Jin-young maintained her No. 1 position in the women's golf world rankings announced the day before, setting a new record of 159 weeks as the 'Number 1.' The previous record was held by Ochoa, who stayed No. 1 for 158 weeks in 2010. Especially since there are no LPGA Tour events this week, Ko is likely to maintain the world No. 1 ranking up to 160 weeks.

Coincidentally, Ko Jin-young has been working with Dave Brooker (England), who was Ochoa's caddie, since 2019. Brooker served as Ochoa's caddie from August 2006 to June 2009, collaborating on 21 of Ochoa's 27 wins. Ochoa said, "Maintaining the world No. 1 ranking for such a long time is truly amazing," and added, "I hope you continue to move forward from the top position."

Ochoa is a 'living legend' with a total of 27 wins on the LPGA Tour, including 2 major championships. She held the No. 1 world ranking for 158 consecutive weeks until May 2010, still holding the longest consecutive 'Number 1' record. Ko Jin-young has won 15 titles, including 2 majors, and maintained No. 1 for 100 consecutive weeks from July 2019 to June 2021.

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