Lydia Ko Fails to Regain 2nd Place... 0.14 Points Behind Titikun

HSBC Women's Victory Earns World Ranking Points
Korda Maintains No. 1, Lin Ruoning at 4th, Green Holds 5th
Ko Jin-young at 8th, Yoo Hae-ran 9th, Yoon In-na 25th

Lydia Ko (New Zealand) did not rise to world No. 2.

Lydia Ko (left) is being congratulated by her playing partner Gino Titikun after winning the HSBC Women's World Championship. Sentosa=AP·Yonhap News

In the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 3rd (local time), she received 7.15 points and maintained her 3rd place from the previous week. However, the gap with No. 2 Gino Titikun (Thailand, 7.29 points) narrowed to 0.14 points. Lydia Ko achieved a 4-stroke victory at the HSBC Women's World Championship (total prize money $2.4 million) of the LPGA Tour Asian Swing, held the previous day at Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72) in Singapore. This was her 23rd career win, her first in six months since the Kroger Queen City Championship last September. Titikun performed well, tying for 2nd place and retaining the No. 2 spot.

Nelly Korda (USA) surged ahead with an overwhelming 11.66 ranking points to hold the top spot. Lin Ruoning (China) ranked 4th, Hannah Green (Australia) 5th, Lilia Vu (USA) 6th, and Ayaka Furue (Japan) was positioned 7th. Among Koreans, Ko Jin-young ranked highest at 8th. Yoo Hae-ran was 9th, Yang Hee-young 13th, Yoon In-na 25th, Kim Hyo-joo 26th, Shin Ji-ae 28th, Lim Jin-hee 29th, and Kim Ah-rim was 33rd.

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