[Golf Topic] Danielle Kang: "I'm 'Number 2'~"... Yu Hae-ran 35th

Daniel Kang (right) is celebrating with his caddie immediately after winning the Drive On Championship. Toledo, Ohio, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…'Drive On Championship champ' Daniel Kang (USA) has risen to 'Number 2'.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on the 4th (Korean time), she received 5.83 points and moved up from 4th place last week to 2nd place. She accumulated points by becoming the inaugural champion at the Drive On Championship (total prize money of 1 million dollars) of the LPGA Tour, which ended the day before at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She achieved her 4th career win with a 'wire-to-wire' victory at the tournament resumed after 5 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ko Jin-young (25) maintained 1st place (7.97 points), while Nelly Korda (USA) dropped one spot to 3rd (5.63 points), and Park Sung-hyun (27) fell to 4th (5.57 points). Korea has four players in the 'Top 10': Kim Sei-young (27, Mirae Asset) at 6th (5.10 points), Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) at 10th (4.41 points). Lee Jeong-eun6 (24, Daebang Construction) is 11th (4.24 points), and Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) is 12th (4.22 points). 'Samdasoo Masters champ' Yoo Hae-ran (19, SK Networks) rose 30 places to 35th (2.26 points).