Ryu Hae-ran jumps to career-high No. 3 in women's world golf rankings

With Kim Hyo-joo at No. 4 and Kim Sei-young at No. 10, the results put three Korean golfers in the top 10 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.

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Ryu Hae-ran celebrates with her trophy after winning the Amundi Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Évian-les-Bains, France, on July 12.

Ryu Hae-ran climbed to a career-high No. 3 in the women’s world golf rankings after winning back-to-back LPGA Tour major titles.

With 8.06 points, she jumped four spots to No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, released on Tuesday. It marks her best-ever ranking, surpassing the No. 5 that she reached last year after winning the Bank of Utah Championship, formerly named the Black Desert Championship.

Ryu edged out Canada’s Brooke Henderson in a playoff to claim the top spot at the Amundi Evian Championship, which wrapped up on Sunday. The win came a month after her victory at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, giving her two major titles in a row.

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American Nelly Korda held on to the No. 1 spot, with Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul remaining at No. 2.

Kim Hyo-joo, previously ranked third, dropped to No. 4, and Kim Sei-young stayed at No. 10. The results put three Korean golfers in the world’s top 10.

Im Jin-hee, who tied for fourth at the Evian Championship, rose 10 spots from No. 35 to No. 25.

Go Ji-woo, the winner of the High1 Resort Ladies Open on the KLPGA Tour, rose 44 spots to No. 103.


BY KO BONG-JUN [kim.hayoon1@joongang.co.kr]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.


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