Ko Jin-young "No.1 for 162 Weeks"…Korda Chases by 0.02 Points
Official Weekly Women's Golf World Rankings Announced
Korda 2nd, Lydia Ko 3rd, Lilia Vu 4th
Kim Hyo-joo 8th, Jeon In-ji 22nd, Park Ji-young 42nd
Ko Jin-young (photo) has maintained her position as the world No. 1 for the 162nd consecutive week.
She scored 7.67 points in the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 17th (local time), defending her No. 1 spot. Maintaining the top position for seven consecutive weeks, she extended her longest streak at No. 1 to 162 weeks. However, Ko Jin-young allowed her competitors to close in after finishing tied for 26th at the Dana Open on the LPGA Tour, which ended on the 17th.
Nelly Korda (USA) won the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour (LET), earning a substantial number of points and ranking 2nd with 7.65 points. The difference between Ko Jin-young and Korda is only 0.02 points. Lydia Ko (New Zealand) is 3rd, Lilia Vu (USA) 4th, and Lin Xiyu (China) 5th. Lin Grant (Sweden), who won her first career victory at the Dana Open, jumped from 28th to 21st.
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In Korea, Kim Hyo-joo is ranked 8th. Jeon Ji-eun is 22nd, Shin Ji-ae 24th, Park Min-ji 26th, Choi Hye-jin 29th, Yoo Hae-ran 32nd, Lee Ye-won 40th, and Kim Se-young 41st. Park Ji-young, the champion of last week's Korean LPGA (KLPGA) Tour Ever Collagen·The Siena Queens Crown, jumped 12 places to 42nd.
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