Lee Ye-won "Now I'm the Number 1 in Korea~"

First No.1 in KLPGA Tour K Ranking
End of Park Minji's 134-Week Reign, 'New Face'
Park Minji 2nd, Kim Suji 3rd, Lim Jinhee 4th

Lee Ye-won has risen to become the 'No. 1 in Korea.'

The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour announced on the 18th that "Lee Ye-won has reached No. 1 for the first time in the K-Ranking, the KLPGA Tour's unique ranking system." Lee Ye-won climbed to 4th place after winning the Lotte Rent-a-Car Women’s Open in April. Since then, after claiming the Doosan Construction We’ve Championship in August and moving up to 2nd place, she continuously chased Park Min-ji and succeeded in overtaking her by the end of the year.

Lee Ye-won has now become the new face of the KLPGA Tour. She secured three wins this season, including one major victory. She ranks first in prize money (?1,424,820,000), points for the Player of the Year award (651 points), and scoring average (70.71 strokes). Lee Ye-won expressed, "I am proud to be ranked No. 1 in the K-Ranking for the first time. Although breaking the record for the longest consecutive No. 1 ranking will not be easy, I will strive to maintain this position by consistently performing well."

Park Min-ji, who held the No. 1 spot for 134 consecutive weeks, dropped to 2nd place. Since first reaching No. 1 in the K-Ranking in May 2021, she maintained the top position for two years and seven months but stepped down due to Lee Ye-won’s rising momentum. Kim Su-ji, champion of the major Hanwha Classic, is ranked 3rd, and multiple winner Lim Jin-hee is in 4th place. Introduced in 2019, the K-Ranking is a ranking system based on results from the KLPGA Tour, Dream (2nd tier) Tour, and Jump (3rd tier) Tour. It is announced every Monday.

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