Lydia Ko (New Zealand), the winner of the 2024 LPGA Tour’s opening game, has risen to ninth place in the world.
In the world ranking of women’s golf announced on Sunday (Korea time), Ko has risen to ninth place with a ranking point of 4.81 points. The figure represents a three-step increase from last week.
He won the Hilton Grand Vocation Stonion of Champions (total prize money of $1.5 million) in the opening game of the 2024 season of the LPGA Tour at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, on the 22nd.
She topped the list for the first time in about 14 months after the CME Group Tour Championship in 2022. She achieved her 20th career LPGA Tour victory at the age of 27. She became the 15th player to have 20 or more wins on the LPGA Tour, and the 7th player to have 20 wins on the LPGA Tour before the age of 27.
Having swept the golf world since she was an amateur golf genius, Ko enjoyed a splendid year in 2022. She has won three championships including the CME Group Tour Championship, the final game of this season, and received the Bear Trophy (fewest par prize). She has also signed a 100-year family contract with Chung Joon, the son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young, who was mentally helpful to her.
However, the year 2023 has not been a good year. She seemed to continue her momentum by winning the Saudi International Ladies Professional Golf Tour (LET) that she participated in for the first time after her honeymoon, but she only made it to the top 10 for three times. She failed to make it to the top 70 in CME points and failed to defend herself in the CME Group Tour Championship, in which only the top 70 players participate. 월카지노
The “genius girl” aimed for revival. With the victory at the Grant Thornton Invitational in December last year with Jason Day of Australia, she won the title at this year’s event, signaling her comeback.
Notably, she started off the season in a good mood by winning the championship, and her expectations for the Paris Olympics this year and her entry into the Hall of Fame are also nearing. Ko acquired a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She aims to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics to create a “medal collection.” She has only one point left until she enters the Hall of Fame. If she wins one more game from now on, she will be able to enter the hall.
Meanwhile, Lilia Boo (USA), In Luoning (China), and Celine Butier (France) remained in first to third place, while Nelly Korda (USA) and Lee Min-ji (Australia) switched places from fourth to fifth.
Ko Jin-young and Kim Hyo-joo ranked sixth and seventh, followed by Lydia Ko, who ranked ninth, and Ataya Thitikul of Thailand and Lin Shiyu of China. Rose Zhang of the U.S. jumped three notches to 21st, while Ally Ewing of the U.S. ranked 31st, Lee Ye-won and Park Min-ji ranked 32nd and 33rd, respectively. Jeon In-ji ranked 38th, while Kim Su-ji ranked 37th.
