65-Time Champion Shin Ji-ae Rises 4 Spots to 25th in World Rankings

ISPS Handa Wins Points at Australian Open
Korda, Inruening, Lydia Ko Maintain 'Top 3'
Yu Hae-ran 7th, Ko Jin-young 10th, Yoon Ina 30th

Veteran Shin Ji-ae has jumped to 25th in the world rankings.

Shin Ji-ae is smiling brightly holding the trophy right after winning the ISPS Handa Australian Open. Melbourne=AFP·Yonhap News

In the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 2nd (local time), she earned 3.26 points and rose four spots from 29th last week. She accumulated points by winning the ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open (total prize money of 3.4 million Australian dollars) held at Kingston Heath Golf Club (par 73) in Melbourne, Australia, which ended the day before. This victory marked her first win in 1 year and 6 months since the 2023 Earth Mondahmin Cup on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour, earning prize money of 289,000 Australian dollars (approximately 260 million KRW).

Shin Ji-ae has achieved 11 wins on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, 6 wins on the Ladies European Tour (LET), 30 wins on the JLPGA Tour, 21 wins on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, and 5 wins on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour. She also claimed one title on the Ladies Asian Tour. Adding all these together amounts to 74 wins, but due to co-sanctioned tournaments, her total professional wins stand at 65.

There was no change in rankings as there were no LPGA Tour events. Nelly Korda (USA), Yin Ruoning (China), Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Lilia Vu (USA), and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) maintained their positions in the ‘Top 5’. South Korea placed Yoo Hae-ran at 7th, Ko Jin-young at 10th, Yang Hee-young at 12th, and Kim Hyo-joo at 23rd. Long hitter Yoon In-na, who declared her challenge on the LPGA Tour, remained at 30th as last week.

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