Yang Hee-young Rises to Korea's No. 3 Ranking [Paris Olympics]

Women's Weekly Golf World Rankings Rise by One Spot
Korda 1st, Boo 2nd, Ko Jin-young 4th
Kim Hyo-joo 12th, Yoon In-na 52nd, An Na-rin 64th

Yang Hee-young will take the stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics as the world No. 3.

Yang Hee-young is taking a commemorative photo in front of the Olympic rings after finishing a practice round for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [Paris=Yonhap News]

In the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 5th (local time), she earned 5.56 points, rising one spot from 4th place last week to 3rd. She secured her Olympic ticket to Paris dramatically by winning the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June. Currently, she ranks 5th in the LPGA Tour money list, 7th in Player of the Year standings, and tied for 2nd in the Rolex Annika Major Award.

Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu (both from the United States) maintained their positions at 1st and 2nd respectively. Ko Jin-young dropped one spot to 4th. Kim Hyo-joo remained steady at 12th place. Yoon In-na, last week's winner of the KLPGA Tour Jeju Samdasoo Masters, jumped 22 spots to 52nd. Anna Rine, runner-up at the LPGA Tour Portland Classic, is ranked 64th. Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand), champion of the Portland Classic, made a huge leap of 46 spots to 86th place.

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