[Golf Topic] 'Major Champ' Cupcho "World Ranking 53rd → 16th"... Ko Jin-young 'Number 1'

by Roh Woolae

Published 05 Apr.2022 08:11(KST)

Jennifer Kupcho is taking a selfie holding the trophy right after winning the major Chevron Championship. Rancho Mirage, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Chevron Champ’ Jennifer Kupcho (USA) has jumped to 16th place in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the morning of the 5th (Korean time), she received 3.77 points, soaring 37 spots from 53rd place last week. She accumulated points by winning the LPGA Tour 2022 season's first major, the Chevron Championship, held the previous day at Mission Hills Golf Club in Rancho Mirage, California, USA, by a 2-stroke margin. It was her thrilling first victory in 62 tournaments since debuting on the LPGA Tour in 2019.

There were no changes in the top ranks: Ko Jin-young (27) remains 1st (9.78 points), Nelly Korda (USA) 2nd (8.70 points), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 3rd (6.27 points), Minjee Lee (Australia) 4th (5.41 points), and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 5th (5.39 points). South Korea's Park In-bee (34·KB Financial Group) is 6th (5.15 points), Kim Se-young (29·Mediheal) 9th (4.93 points), Kim Hyo-joo (27·Lotte) 13th (4.30 points), Lee Jeong-eun6 (26·Daebang Construction) 22nd (3.17 points), and Park Min-ji (24·NH Investment & Securities) 26th (3.01 points).