Blue Bay Champion Imhyang Lee Climbs from 83rd to 60th in World Rankings
by Roh Woolae
Published 11 Mar.2026 08:33(KST)
First LPGA Tour Win Points in 9 Years
Thitikul, Korda, and Hull Hold World Rankings 1-3
Minjee Lee 4th, Lydia Ko 6th, Kim Hyojoo 7th
Imhyang Lee has climbed to 60th in the world rankings.
On March 10 (local time), the women's golf weekly world rankings were announced, and she earned 1.65 points, jumping 23 places from 83rd last week. She accumulated ranking points by winning the Blue Bay LPGA on the LPGA Tour (total prize money of 2.6 million dollars) held at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course (par 72) in Hainan, China, on March 8.
Imhyang is cheering right after winning the Blue Bay LPGA on the LPGA Tour. Hainan = Xinhua News Agency
원본보기 아이콘Imhyang Lee captured her first championship trophy in over nine years since the 2017 Scottish Open in July. This was her third career win, and she received 390,000 dollars (approximately 580 million won) in prize money.
There were no changes at the top of the rankings. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), Nelly Korda (USA), Charley Hull (England), Minjee Lee (Australia), and Miyu Yamashita (Japan) maintained their positions in the top five. Lydia Ko (New Zealand) is ranked 6th, Kim Hyojoo 7th, Kim Seiyoung 11th, Yoo Haeran 13th, Choi Hyejin 15th, Kim Arim 27th, and Hwang Yoomin 30th.
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